The BookFetish Blog

This weekend, I read the first in a new trilogy by Debora Geary, Witches on Parole. I like Geary’s other “Witch” books, so I eagerly jumped into this one… and recognized myself in a scary way. If you want to read Geary’s book without spoilers, stop reading now. While this post isn’t a book review, […]

We’ve known for nearly four years now how the story of Harry Potter ends.  The book came out on 21 July 2007, and just six days shy of four years later, the final film in the saga will debut. It’s a bittersweet time for many of us fans.  I didn’t grow up with Harry.  I […]

‘Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?’- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows A few days after Christmas last year, I had a visit with my dad.  We talked in the middle of the night, in my living room.  Aside from […]

  If music is my religion, then U2 is the church at which I unfailingly worship. Much like the special edition U2 iPod a few years ago, I am the target market for a memoir by someone who also loves my favorite band. In I’m A Fan, Eric Shivvers’ recounts his introduction to and subsequent […]

My Uncle Travis died tonight.  As someone who has a plethora of aunts and uncles, it’s a bit shocking to me how hard this news has hit me. I think it’s because my own father died nearly 13 years ago, and my Uncle Travis has been one who I’ve looked to as a bit of […]