http://booksforgrownups.roxysbestof.com Just another Roxy's Best of... weblog Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:08:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On a rainy Saturday at our beach house in Bay Head, I decided it was the perfect time for a rundown on Roxy's recent beach reads, all of which I've picked up for 50 cents at the Anchor & Palette Gallery in Bay Head, New Jersey. All proceeds go to the ... http://booksforgrownups.roxysbestof.com/2009/08/30/books/roxys-favorite-50-cent-beach-reads/ Almost a year ago, I read "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger and really enjoyed it (see the post here).  Now my BlogHer advertising widget tells me there's a movie coming out.  I should be honest with my readers and admit that the last time I saw a movie ... http://booksforgrownups.roxysbestof.com/2009/08/02/general/now-theres-a-movie-the-time-travelers-wife-comes-out-august-14th-2009/ I just finished The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger and highly recommend it. I don't think I'd even put it in my usual category of "shameful page turners" with Jodi Picoult, James Patterson and Nicholas Sparks. From the book jacket: Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story ... http://booksforgrownups.roxysbestof.com/2008/09/25/entertainment/roxys-been-reading-again-the-time-travelers-wife-by-audrey-niffenegger/ Yesterday, Rex and I headed in to our NYC office, and my current hardcover page turner, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, was too heavy to lug onto the train. So I picked up Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide by Lucy Calkins with Lydia Bellino, at the recommendation ... http://booksforgrownups.roxysbestof.com/2008/09/10/kid-stuff/roxys-reads-raising-lifelong-learners-a-parent%e2%80%99s-guide-by-lucy-calkins-with-lydia-bellino/