Sunday, January 23, 2011

Sunday Salon- Projects New and Old

So as you might have seen yesterday, I'm participating in Bloggiesta this weekend, taking the opportunity to work on my new blogging project, a movie review blog called Marie's Movies. I've been debating doing a movie review blog for a while; my friends Andy and Amanda have such a good one that I've been a little intimidated but I decided to go for it.

I'm going to post as often as I watch a movie or have something to say and I'm hoping that having the blog will motivate me to catch up on my viewing. I've loved the movies almost as long as I've loved books- I remember wanting to be a film critic when I was about 10 years old watching Siskel & Ebert on PBS Sunday mornings. So I think this will be fun.

Of course if you'd like to visit my new blog and become a follower I would love you to bits. :-) I'm going to try to put together a giveaway in the next week or two as well.

Reading-wise, I'm almost done with Richard Harvell's The Bells which started off slow for me but which I'm enjoying very much now as I round the final corner. It picked up a lot about 1/3 of the way through, but I'll have a detailed review when I finish. I started Sholem Aleichem's Wandering Stars a week or two ago and I will admit that I'm not loving it. I will probably finish; it's a fun read, but it's going to take me a while. I'm hoping it too will pick up. After The Bells I'll probably try Yael Hedaya's Eden next. Next month, after I read a Booker Prize winner per my pledge, I'll dip into some 2011 releases, probably starting with The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard.

Speaking of Hannah Pittard, I had the pleasure of meeting her yesterday at a tweetup at local indie Porter Square Books. HarperCollins rep Anne DeCourcey introduced a group of us (mostly booksellers and two bloggers, Dawn of She is Too Fond of Books and myself) to Ms. Pittard, who was charming and funny. Her book isn't even out yet and it's already doing really well- its Indiespensable edition at Powell's has sold out, and it's a First Edition club choice for two major bookstores in this area alone, Odyssey Books and the Harvard Book Store. Looks like she has a bright literary future!

What are you reading today? What are you looking forward to next month?

More Sunday Salon here.

12 comments:

Literary Feline said...

A movie blog sounds like a great idea, Marie! I've subscribed through Google Reader.

I am glad you had a nice time meeting Hannah Pittard. :-)

I hope to spend part of today reading Tigerheart by Peter David. So far I am enjoying it.

Have a great week!

Harvee said...

I think I'll go borrow a movie today. You convinced me :)

New projects are always good!

Book Surprises

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

Can't wait to read your review of The Bells; loved it. I'm off to check out your movie blog. Have a great week Marie, and get ready for the biggest storm ever on Wed/Thurs.

rhapsodyinbooks said...

Good luck! I'm off to the new blog as well!

bermudaonion said...

Good luck with your new blog! I'm jealous that you and Dawn have such fun events to go to.

Anonymous said...

I'm probably going to be reading Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie, the second of a series set in ancient Brittaina, although that might change. Plus I'll be keeping up with the two NFL playoff games, especially the one with my Steelers.

Anonymous said...

Good luck with the movie blog!
~~Lorri

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

Fun! It is always nice to challenge ourselves by trying something new.

Good luck, Marie!

nomadreader said...

What fun! I keep my movie reviews on the same blog as my book reviews, but I've fallen into a pattern so far in 2011 with movie review on Mondays and Friday, which I'm liking.

Erin said...

Good luck with the new blog! As movies really aren't my thing, I'll probably stick to The Boston Bibliophile, but I wish you the best in your new endeavor!

I have a copy of The Fates Will Find Their Way waiting for me and am looking forward to reading it. I'll be curious to hear what you think of it.

Anonymous said...

Your new blog sounds like a great idea! I will be checking it out.

I've had The Bells on my TBR list. I'm looking forward to your review to see your thoughts.

Have a great week!

ImageNations said...

I would follow the movie blog. I love movies, just yesterday I was re-watching 2012. But I have found the two hobbies (movies and books) to be antagonistic. How do you balance them? As a result I decreased my movies to increase my reading. lol. If I do both... disaster.