tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post6810159938892545325..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Congrats, Iceland. Really. (Courtney McKinney-Whitaker)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-17125524148647083472018-01-05T13:05:07.362-05:002018-01-05T13:05:07.362-05:00So nice when a book exceeds your expectations! I l...So nice when a book exceeds your expectations! I love a surprise like that.Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-28431217550105279882018-01-01T18:07:45.131-05:002018-01-01T18:07:45.131-05:00I am currently reading An Old Fashioned Christmas,...I am currently reading An Old Fashioned Christmas, a collection of nine Christian Historical Romances by nine different authors. It was a gift for Christmas a year ago, and I'm just getting around to it. I was braced for the stories to be hokey, but they're actually delightful.ARHuelsenbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354822926728541963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-84749421723737674642017-12-30T10:04:48.381-05:002017-12-30T10:04:48.381-05:00Happy New Year, Janet!Happy New Year, Janet!Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-66435902050143842382017-12-29T21:21:22.475-05:002017-12-29T21:21:22.475-05:00Fun post! Thanks for all the tips, will check some...Fun post! Thanks for all the tips, will check some of the books/anthologies out, especially Holly's new release. Happy new year to you and yours.Janet Raye Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159139395228572310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-9852712744136702642017-12-29T14:23:22.520-05:002017-12-29T14:23:22.520-05:00Nice! Nice! Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-43824574128496033562017-12-29T14:22:33.320-05:002017-12-29T14:22:33.320-05:00:-) Great to know we still have hope for second ac...:-) Great to know we still have hope for second acts!Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-41759716412392979412017-12-28T16:48:22.007-05:002017-12-28T16:48:22.007-05:00Hey, thanks for reading RUBY, Courtney! So glad yo...Hey, thanks for reading RUBY, Courtney! So glad you enjoyed it.Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-53393953677254759662017-12-28T16:25:31.041-05:002017-12-28T16:25:31.041-05:00My favorite read of 2017, which I just finished to...My favorite read of 2017, which I just finished today: The Jane Austen Project. My head is struggling to leave that world!Mary Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207891254900502488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-80817866884710920092017-12-27T20:01:41.414-05:002017-12-27T20:01:41.414-05:00On your recommendation, I started the Lord Peter W...On your recommendation, I started the Lord Peter Whimsey series, which is so fun. I have read maybe one P.D. James, but always intended to read more. Let me know what you think! Also, good for your sister. That sounds so fun--how does she get kids to do that on Christmas Eve? What is her secret??Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-29866386040494364302017-12-27T18:48:42.193-05:002017-12-27T18:48:42.193-05:00My sister has started the jolabokaflod with her fa...My sister has started the jolabokaflod with her family, and it is the most peaceful, magical feeling! This winter, I'm returning to mysteries by picking up P.D. James!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542932662763290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-10237745559710524072017-12-27T13:12:54.650-05:002017-12-27T13:12:54.650-05:00I don't own it, but I feel like I have read it...I don't own it, but I feel like I have read it. I think it came out while I was a children's librarian and I read it then. I love a spooky Christmas story.Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-50201465509237079272017-12-27T12:18:17.443-05:002017-12-27T12:18:17.443-05:00I can't post a pic here but believe me when I ...I can't post a pic here but believe me when I say we have a STACK of holiday books at my house! My favorite is a beautiful book called "Kringle" by Tony Abbott. I bought it purely on a whim because of its gorgeousness (gold-tipped pages! glorious art!) and my kids love the spooky Christmas story (a 12 yr old Kris Kringle and goblins!). I think we're the only family who owns it, though. Maryanne Fantalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994781978527097313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-84431228995540545532017-12-27T11:37:14.313-05:002017-12-27T11:37:14.313-05:00Oh, I have never read that. I'll have to add i...Oh, I have never read that. I'll have to add it to my list!Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-80086092561848679722017-12-27T10:42:38.823-05:002017-12-27T10:42:38.823-05:00I too admire this Icelandic tradition, Courtney! M...I too admire this Icelandic tradition, Courtney! Maybe next year. Thanks for the list of Christmas-y reads. My favorite story to read this time of year is "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote.Jen Doktorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143138396478408692noreply@blogger.com