Recent Book Activity

Thanks to all the people that have been there for me over the last six months. I'm still looking for a job (anyone need a project manager in Houston?), but I'm slowly starting to get back with the program. There are still several rings that have gotten stuck with me, but I have another twenty or so to mail out this week (7/7/04). Thanks again for all of your support during my time of need!


I have been an avid reader ever since I was a little girl. My favorite authors include, but certainly aren't limited to, Stephen King, Laurell K. Hamilton, Clive Barker, H. P. Lovecraft, David Eddings, Pam Houston, Douglas Adams, Janet Evanovich, J. K. Rowling, David Sedaris, and Christopher Moore.

I have a blog (an online journal of sorts) - Neurotic Fishbowl - where you can find out more about me than you'd probably want to know. I also have a book review blog - BiblioBlog - where I review what I've read since January of 2002. I also have a never ending list of books that I've bought and need to read and books that I'm planning on buying.

If you're so inclined, feel free to send me something from my BC Wish List. I'm interested in trading and receiving books from all states, so take a look and see if you can help me out. Any book on my shelf with an @ symbol at the beginning of its title is available for immedite RABCK or trade, so PM me if anything interests you.

You can see all my books displayed on one page here.


My Bookrings/rays
These are the bookrings/rays that I've organized. I plan on having several more, so check back often! Please PM me your location (city, state or city, country) and shipping preference (US, international, etc.) to join.

• The Alienist by Caleb Carr
  
• Anonymous Rex: A Detective Story by Eric Garcia
  
• Casual Rex: A Novel by Eric Garcia
  
• The Day After Tomorrow by Allan Folsom
  
• Fear Nothing by Dean R. Koontz
  
• Girls' Poker Night: A Novel of High Stakes by Jill A. Davis
  
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur S. Golden
  
• Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell
  
• Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror edited by Douglas E. Winter
  
• Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon

• 24 Hours by Greg Iles, organized by starbytes
  
• Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn, organized by tho
  
• Affinity by Sarah Waters, organized by lightwavz
  
• After Life by Rhian Ellis, organized by senorag
  
• Afterwords: Stories and Reports from 9/11 and Beyond by Edward Gorman, organized by ellymae58
  
• The Anatomist by Federico Andahazi, organized by tho
  
• Another Song About the King by Kathryn Glasgow Stern, organized by Ella-Mae
  
• The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen, organized by Eskielover
  
• Apocalipstick by Sue Margolis, organized by Seferim
  
• April Witch by Majgull Axelsson, organized by magicwritinggal
  
• The Arabian Nights by Husain Haddawy, organized by sugarkane
  
• As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg, organized by Seferim
  
• Assassin's Game by Stephen Johnson, organized by sj-arizona
  
• Babyville by Jane Green, organized by bookaholic1346
  
• The Bachelor's Cat: A Love Story by Lynn Hoffman, organized by LadyGothic
  
• Baudolino by Umberto Eco, organized by SalDragski
  
• Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper, organized by Deerskin
  
• Behaving Badly by Isabel Wolff, organized by BlossomU
  
• Behaving Like Adults by Anna Maxted, organized by allbookedup
  
• The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 by Dave Eggers, organized by septy
  
• The Best Ghost Stories of H. Russell Wakefield by H. Russell Wakefield, organized by GoryDetails
  
• Black and Blue: A Novel by Anna Quindlen, organized by Jas330
  
• Black Hearts, Ivory Bones edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, organized by sarajenni
  
• Black Moon by Jack Williamson, organized by jamieh2003
  
• Blood Lust by Rhys Wilcox, organized by Zorga
  
• Blood Thirst by L. Wolf, organized by LadyGothic
  
• Bluebird Cafe by Carmel Bird, organized by Zmrzlina
  
• The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan, organized by sarajenni
  
• The Book of the New Sun: Shadow and Claw (Fantasy Masterworks) by Gene Wolfe, organized by booklemur
  
• The Book of the New Sun: Sword and Citadel (Fantasy Masterworks) by Gene Wolfe, organized by booklemur
  
• The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton, organized by KAT123
  
• The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum, organized by Tzurriz (Received 11/11/03)
  
• The Boy Next Door by Meggin Cabot, organized by blacksheeps99
  
• The Boyfriend School by Sarah Bird, organized by sugarkane
  
• A Brace of Bloodhounds by Virginia Lanier, organized by fruitbat
  
• The Bridegroom by Ha Jin, organized by Betsy-STL
  
• Broken Music: A Memoir by Sting, organized by Genevalove
  
• The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh, organized by YowlYY
  
• Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella, organized by vi0let
  
• Candles on Bay Street: A Novel by K. C. McKinnon, organized by iagal
  
• Cannibals of the Fine Light by Simon Brown, organized by Zmrzlina
  
• Cat's Crossing by Bill Cameron, organized by N8an
  
• The Catswold Portal by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, organized by GoryDetails
  
• Cause Celeb by Helen Fielding, organized by mmz18407
  
• The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty, organized by Zmrzlina
  
• The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, organized by jmg49
  
• The Commitments by Roddy Doyle, organized by radar-bookie
  
• The Companions: A Novel by Sheri S. Tepper, organized by Tyressia
  
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, organized by jmg49
  
• Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady by Florence King, organized by kayters
  
• Cool Dead People by Jane O'Boyle, organized by ellymae58
  
• Cousins by Patricia Grace, organized by FutureCat
  
• The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, organized by DrBrown
  
• Cry Wolf by Tami Hoag, organized by Sissyrun
  
• Come to Me: Stories by Amy Bloom, organized by jkate
  
• A Cup of Light by Nicole Mones, organized by Zmrzlina
  
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, organized by psychjo
  
• Dancing Girls: And Other Stories by Margaret Atwood, organized by septy
  
• The Dark: New Ghost Stories by Ellen Datlow, organized by Guinneth
  
• Darker Than You Think by Jack Williamson, organized by jamieh2003
  
• Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende, organized by tho
  
• Daughters of Decadence by edited Elaine Showalter, organized by rmg
  
• Dead Famous by Ben Elton, organized by menita
  
• Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds by Nancy Martin, organized by vraciousrdr
  
• Dead Sleep by Greg Iles, organized by starbytes
  
• Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs, organized by YowlYY (Received 11/02/03)
  
• Death in Bloodhound Red by Virginia Lanier, organized by fruitbat
  
• Deerskin by Robin McKinley, organized by Deerskin
  
• The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger, organized by PrairieFirefly
  
• Diary: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk, organized by sophie100
  
• The Dice Man by Luke Rhineheart, organized by SwissToni
  
• The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer, organized by Shelbycat
  
• The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst, organized by carlissa
  
• Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller, organized by jennyscott
  
• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis, organized by mellion108
  
• Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, organized by karendawn
  
• Dreaming Water by Gail Tsukiyama, organized by jackshome
  
• Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatima Mernissi, organized by letra
  
• Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz, organized by magicwritinggal
  
• Durable Goods by Elizabeth Berg, organized by ellymae58
  
• Einstein's Dreams by Alan P. Lightman, organized by jmg49
  
• The Embrace : A True Vampire Story by Aphrodite Jones, organized by First-Noel
  
• Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard, organized by felicia-fairy
  
• The Enchantment of Lily Dahl: A Novel by Siri Hustvedt, organized by Flashgirl
  
• Eragon (Inheritance, Book I) by Christopher Paolini, organized by WWestWind
  
• Escape from Auschwitz: I Cannot Forgive by Rudolph Vrba and Alan Bestic, organized by ResQgeek
  
• Everything Is Illuminated : A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, organized by Kernow8
  
• A Face at the Window by Dennis McFarland, organized by eireannaigh
  
• Fair Peril by Nancy Springer, organized by magicwritinggal
  
• Faking It by Jennifer Cruise, organized by MsPooh
  
• Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier, organized by Robbiesmum
  
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas by Hunter S. Thompson, organized by kangu
  
• Felicia's Journey by William Trevor, organized by starbytes
  
• The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk, organized by therubycanary
  
• Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, organized by swan-scot
  
• Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris, organized by savannahblue
  
• The Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor, organized by GoryDetails
  
• The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary & Sewing Circle by Lois Battle, organized by mellion108
  
• Florida Road Kill by Tim Dorsey, organized by CasualReader
  
• Fluke Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore, organized by JennyO
  
• The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland, organized by Flashgirl
  
• Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks, organized by lightwavz
  
• Getting Over Jack Wagner by Elise Juska, organized by pgsahm
  
• The Ghatti's Tale (Finder-Seekers, Book One) by Gayle Greeno, organized by shaunesay
  
• Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland, organized by cyber-pixie
  
• A Girl's Best Friend by Elizabeth Young, organized by ShyAnn
  
• The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh, organized by sonnenblume
  
• Good Harbor by Ann Diamont, organized by SpikesMom
  
• Good Intentions by Agnes Desarthe, organized by Blossy
  
• Good-time Charlie by Vivian Cristol, organized by Lizabeth86
  
• The Gravel Drive by Kirk Martin, organized by missJAS
  
• The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser, organized by JuniperHill
  
• The Halloween Man by Douglas Clegg, organized by mellion108
  
• Happiness by Will Furgeson, organized by anderal
  
• Harry's War by D. Edward Bradley, organized by jenny-lou-who
  
• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, organized by weeblet
  
• Heartstone by Phillip Margolin, organized by Booknose (Received 10/24/03)
  
• Hello Darling, Are You Working? by Rupert Everett, organized by Jaremeister
  
• Hell's Kitchen by Jeffery Deaver, organized by Ench
  
• The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi, organized by jkate
  
• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby, organized by lennonchick78
  
• The Hippopatomus Marsh by Pauline Gedge organized by jamieh2003
  
• The Horus Road by Pauline Gedge organized by jamieh2003
  
• Hotel World by Ali Smith, organized by symphonicca
  
• The Hour Before Dark by Douglas Clegg, organized by DiamondLight
  
• House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III, organized by SalDragski
  
• The House on Bloodhound Lane by Virginia Lanier, organized by fruitbat
  
• How to Cook a Tart by Peter Crowther, organized by mellion108
  
• How to Murder a Millionaire by Nancy Collins, organized by kayters
  
• Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson, organized by DrBrown (Received 11/11/03)
  
• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, organized by CrazyPooka
  
• I Don't Know How She Does It: The Life of Kate Reddy, Working Mother by Allison Pearson, organized by savannahblue
  
• I Never Believed In Ghosts Until... by USA Weekend, organized by pgsahm
  
• The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro, organized by bookaholic1346
  
• Incubus by Ann Arensberg, organized by 16stepper
  
• Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn, organized by DraigAthar
  
• Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor: Being the First Jane Austen Mystery by Stephanie Barron, organized by JPandJo
  
• Jenna Starborn by Sharon Shinn, organized by karendawn
  
• Junk Male by Brian Gallagher, organized by pgsahm
  
• King Rat by China Mieville, organized by tangledthreads
  
• Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain, organized by gumshoe007
  
• The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman, organized by bassoony
  
• Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes, organized by Hawkette
  
• The Law of Love by Laura Esquivel, organized by Flashgirl
  
• Letters for Emily by Camron Wright, organized by ellymae58
  
• The Life Stone of Singing Bird by Melody Henion Stevenson, organized by senorag (Received 10/21/03)
  
• The List of 7 by Mark Frost, organized by jamieh2003
  
• The Little Friend by Donna Tartt, organized by jawin
  
• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, organized by Deerskin
  
• Long John Silver: The True and Eventful History of My Life of Liberty and Adventure As a Gentleman of Fortune and Enemy to Mankind by Bjorn Larsson, organized by Andycap14
  
• Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde, organized by krin511
  
• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, organized by Flashgirl
  
• Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen, organized by FraniJo
  
• Magician by Raymond E. Feist, organized by nakmeister
  
• The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold, organized by GoryDetails
  
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, organized by aaxxiiss
  
• Me and Edith Head by Sara Ryan, organized by Lilybert
  
• Mefisto by John Banville, organized by JPandJo
  
• Misconception by Robert L. Shapiro, organized by tamugrad02
  
• Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross, organized by magicwritinggal
  
• The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter, organized by silk-trails
  
• Moonheart by Charles de Lint, organized by LisaJane
  
• The Mushroom Man by Sophie Powell, organized by Zmrzlina
  
• Music of Chance by Paul Auster, organized by yvonnep
  
• My Little Blue Dress by Bruno Maddox, organized by tootshelling
  
• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, organized by Ella-Mae
  
• The Night Before by Lisa Jackson, organized by MsPooh
  
• A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny, organized by Red644
  
• The Nightwalker by Jack Williamson, organized by jamieh2003
  
• The Oasis by Pauline Gedge organized by jamieh2003
  
• Obake: Ghost Stories in Hawaii by Glen Grant, organized by fanclub
  
• An Ocean in Iowa by Peter Hedges, organized by AnitaNovel
  
• Once Upon a Crime: Fairy Tales for Mystery Lovers by Edward Gorman, organized by ellymae58
  
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, organized by Genevalove
  
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory, organized by monast
  
• Out of the Blue by Isabell Wolff, organized by avanta7
  
• The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin, organized by pgsahm
  
• Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik, organized by Kernow8
  
• Parting Gifts by Charlotte Allen, organized by MsPooh
  
• The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland, organized by fizzfred
  
• A Perfect Execution by Tim Binding, organized by eireannaigh
  
• The Permanox Redemption by Henniker Keene, organized by therubycanary
  
• Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi, organized by kristamd
  
• Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, organized by Lindlec
  
• Pushing 30 by Whitney Gaskell, organized by eriko1908
  
• Read This and Tell Me What It Says: Stories by A. Manette Ansay, organized by jkate
  
• Red Angel by Andrew Harper, organized by mellion108
  
• Red-Tails in Love: A Wildlife Drama in Central Park by Marie Winn, organized by lshsmom
  
• Resurrection Dreams by Richard Laymon, organized by Jaremeister
  
• Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, organized by sarajenni (Received 10/23/03)
  
• Saints Perserve Us by Kathryn Lively, organized by livelywriter
  
• Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai, organized by symphonicca
  
• Santa Steps Out by Robert Devereaux, organized by Jaremeister
  
• The Santaroga Barrier by Frank Herbert, organized by caligula03
  
• Scottish Fairy Tales by Lomond Books, organized by Xana
  
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt, organized by Jas330
  
• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, organized tanabata
  
• The Seeds of Time by John Wyndham, organized by rmg
  
• Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson, organized by YowlYY
  
• Shadowmancer by G.P. Taylor, organized by loopy1
  
• Silk by Alessandro Baricco, organized by beckys
  
• The Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee, organized by PDB11
  
• The 6 Messiahs by Mark Frost, organized by jamieh2003
  
• The Snow Garden by Christopher Rice, organized by grover3d
  
• Snow White, Blood Red edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, organized by sarajenni
  
• So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson, organized by JDT
  
• Something's Wrong With Your Scale: A Romantic Comedy by Van Whitfield, organized by First-Noel
  
• The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John Le Carre, organized by nakmeister
  
• Stolen by Kelley Armstrong, organized by Quest-Kraven
  
• Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir, organized by magicwritinggal
  
• Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell, organized by fflloorr
  
• Story Hour by Sara Henderson Hay, organized by GoryDetails
  
• The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen, organized by Jas330
  
• Swagbelly: A Novel for Today's Gentleman by D. J. Levien, organized by saffista
  
• Tales from Sanctuary, the Vampire Sex Bar by Stephen Andrew Lee, organized by Arwen-Galadriel
  
• Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg, organized by jkate
  
• Talking to the Dead by Helen Dunmore, organized by tangledthreads
  
• Tell No One by Harlan Coben, organized by Jas330
  
• Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler, organized by WarEagle78
  
• Thirtynothing by Lisa Jewell, organized by lucycat
  
• Three in a Bed by Carmen Reid, organized by nikel27
  
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, organized by Dusties
  
• Tithe by Holly Black, organized by merlynreid
  
• Too Close to the Falls: A Memoir by Catherine Gildiner, organized by Miss-Efficiency
  
• Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, organized by MSO
  
• Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach, organized by tara-K
  
• Under The Duvet by Marian Keyes, organized by jkate
  
• The Vampire Sextette edited by Marvin Kaye,organized by LaurieS
  
• The Van by Roddy Doyle, organized by radar-bookie
  
• Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh, organized by Shylock
  
• The Virgin's Knot by Holly Payne, organized by JPandJo
  
• Virtue by Serena Mackesy, organized by TramGirl
  
• The Venetian's Wife by Nick Bantock, organized by 16stepper
  
• Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho, organized ellymae58
  
• Wacky Chicks by Simon Doonan, organized by Zmrzlina
  
• Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress by Debra Ginsberg, organized by gumshoe007
  
• Wake Up by Tim Pears, organized by tangledthreads
  
• Wanderlust: A Novel of Sex and Sensibility by Chris Dyer, organized by kayters (waiting on an address)
  
• What She Saw In... by Lucinda Rosenfeld, organized by pgsahm
  
• What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg, organized by bookaddict22
  
• When Night Falls by Linda Anderson, organized by orangekiss
  
• When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka, organized by alrescate
  
• Whispers in the Sand by Barbara Erskine, organized by dragonfly4
  
• White Oleander by Janet Fitch, organized by Jass330 (Received 10/14/03)
  
• White Teeth by Zadie Smith, organized by tutmarie
  
• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, organized by 16stepper
  
• Windchill Summer: A Novel by Norris Church Mailer, organized by jkate
  
• Wisconsin Death Trip by Michael Lesy, organized by Lilybert
  
• The Woman Most Likely To... by Jennifer Greene, organized by jkate
  
• Wonder When You'll Miss Me by Amanda Davis, organized by skcreader
  
• Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players by Stefan Fatsis, organized by Jas330
  
• Words Like Weeds, Book One: Ring Around the Moon by Anya Weinstein, organized by Kaitiaki
  
• The World According to Garp by John Irving, organized by pgsahm
  
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, organized by sarajenni