a random stack of books by one of my chairs
darcy from art and sole has launched a 2013 challenge titled the artful readers club. she has invited us to choose 12 books to read over the course of a year, write a review on each one when we have finished reading it, and then do a corresponding art journal page for the story.
i love to read and write and create so this is right up my alley. i had to wait until i came home from vacation over the holidays to list my books because i have so many waiting in the wings to be read and needed to go through them in order to form my list. here it is (in no particular order):
*this story takes place in my hometown although it is not called such in this piece of fiction; plus, it was on time magazine's list of best novels.
*my aunt gave me this book. i am planning to read it in february since it is about the heart. <3 nbsp="nbsp" p="p">
*another book my aunt gave me and highly recommended. it looks like a novel i can really dive into.
*i ordered this book after reading an interview the author gave in the sun magazine.
*i have had this laying around so long that i'm not even sure where i got it! if you lent it to me, please let me know. :-)
*my aunt (again!) gave me this book which was also recommended by my high school english teacher.
*one of my friends (years ago!) loaned me this book and i would love to get it read and returned to her. plus, what a great title!
*i love the gentle but wise words of Pema Chodron and am looking forward to reading this book.
*i bought this at our used bookstore because it just looked interesting!
*another recommendation by my high school english teacher. this book takes place in montana, where i have spent lots of time with family.
*i didn't see the movie but love horses so i bought a copy of the book at a local used book store.
*the author is an old high school classmate of mine. he is working on a new novel so i figured i'd better get this one read so i can be ready for his latest when it comes out.
whew! so, if you are still with me, that's my list. i am looking forward to seeing what other club members have chosen and how they will describe/depict their reading experiences.
great list, only heard of one of them so it will be interesting to see your reviews on them all.
ReplyDeleteApart from War Horse I haven't heard of any on your list and have read none of them so will look forward to your reviews and art :-) This challenge is going to make my wishlist grow a mile long :-)
ReplyDeleteFabulous list Laurie... and love that you gave a little insight into each of your books... looking forward to your reviews and hearing more...
ReplyDeleteJenny ♥
Nice!! You know reading is close to my heart! I haven't read any of these so I look forward to your reviews. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list.
ReplyDeleteRinda
Wish I had a aunt like that! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful list, looking forward to your reviews! ♥
I saw this on Carmen's blog and was very tempted to join in. What's stopping me just at the minute is that I don't have 12 books in the house I haven't read and I can't justify buying too many more just at the minute! I might have to be an interested bystander and I'm looking forward to following along
ReplyDeleteA great list, I look forward to reading your reviews and seeing what you do for your artistic interpretation....
ReplyDeleteOh that's an interesting list, will be interested to see what you create from reading them!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a pretty interesting list. Have fun reading them!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your responses, especially with the Pema Chodron one! Thanks for dropping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteAli
A great list I have only read one on it... War Horse.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading your reviews and seeing your artwork.
What a great list. Looking forward to your reviews and your art.
ReplyDeleteNeat project! I love the idea of creating a piece of art inspired by the books I read, but I've never actually tried it! Can't wait to see your progress.
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