Happy Sunday everyone! This Sunday finds me relaxing a bit. I had a very busy week, which culminated in a small party we threw last night. My husband and I love to drink great beer, so we invited some friends over and had a “beer snob” party! I went slightly crazy with food prep, but in the end, we all tried some wonderful beer and had a great time. I’m hoping the beer snob party will be a regular occurrence!
We had a big event in our corner of the world last week – the opening of an independent bookstore! One More Page Books opened its doors last week, and I’m so excited to have an easily reachable indie. Jenn from Jenn’s Bookshelves has already been by there, and I’m hoping to make it there next week.
I had a pretty good reading week this week. One thing I’ve noticed, I’ve been reading a lot of South Asian books this year so far. I’m currently reading The Storyteller of Marrakesh by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya, and I’ve finished Suits: A Woman on Wall Street by Nina Godiwalla, Where the Dog Star Never Glows by Tara Masih, Haunting Jasmine by Anjali Banerjee, Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity by Sam Miller, and Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup. I wanted to average one South Asian book per week this year, but so far I’ve been doing a lot better than that!
Next week, I’ll be running a short series on copyright infringement in conjunction with Jennifer at Literate Housewife. I’ve been having to deal with an inordinate amount of it lately, mostly from spam blogs, but from a couple of legitimate sources as well, so I thought it would be helpful if I shared the knowledge I’ve gathered. Look for the posts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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Your party sounds like so much fun! I’ll be interested in the copyright infringement post – I get hit by the spam blogs quite often.
Your party sounds like so much fun! I’ll be interested in the copyright infringement post – I get hit by the spam blogs quite often.
I think maybe some of our past parties could be classified as wine snob parties! I will definitely look forward to your info on copyright infringement. I’ve found a few evil-doers myself.
I think maybe some of our past parties could be classified as wine snob parties! I will definitely look forward to your info on copyright infringement. I’ve found a few evil-doers myself.
I love snob parties, be there for beer, wine or food snobs! I’m also looking forward to your copyright posts.
I love snob parties, be there for beer, wine or food snobs! I’m also looking forward to your copyright posts.
Sure wish I lived close enough to crash your party! Sounds like a great success.
And great job on your reading — I refuse to fail the South Asian this year.
Sure wish I lived close enough to crash your party! Sounds like a great success.
And great job on your reading — I refuse to fail the South Asian this year.
Ooh, a local indie! That is exciting news. And your beer snob party sounds great. I’m very interested in your series on copyright infringement; it’s something I too have had to deal with. =/
Ooh, a local indie! That is exciting news. And your beer snob party sounds great. I’m very interested in your series on copyright infringement; it’s something I too have had to deal with. =/