The Geekish Reader

For those of you who don't know Isalys one half of Book Soulmates ... Let me introduce you! Hi, I'm Isalys *waves enthusiastically* In case you're wondering how to pronounce my name...it's [ee-sa-lees]. I was made in America with Cuban parts, lol. My culture has always been a big part of my life so I consider myself as much Cuban as I am American. I'm a tax baby...born on April 15. I am a passionate person.  I try to never half-ass things and believe that hard-work pays off. I also believe that laughter is the best medicine. I love all things British, I am a self-proclaimed Grammarian (like you didn't know that) and have a deeply rooted love for History. I have twin brothers who are 9 yrs younger than me. They've cost me a lot of money over the years, after all what else are big sisters for other than bailing you out of whatever shenanigans you get yourself into...but I love 'em anyway! On Oct 24, 2004 I married my gringo, Philip....

Hooray!! It's my birthday!!  One of the things that everyone gets asked close to their birthday is "what do you want?"  So, I thought I'd share with you some of the things that are on my wishlist ! 1) the newest by Mercedes Lackey - I have the rest of the 500 Kingdom series on my book case and I totally love it.  This one would bring me up to date with the series! 2) & 3) again another series that I love the "Sugar Maple" series by Barbara Bretton.  This is a paranormal romance with a mystery twist. 4) this goes along with my Titanic obsession.  I've been eyeing this book for months on Amazon. 5) it's Julia Quinn!! Enough Said! Yeah so I have a thing for historical romances.... LOL ------------------------------------------------------------------- I love history, so I thought it would be fun over the course of the next few days to share with you some of the fascinating things that happened on th...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VANESSA!! If you don't Vanessa, she's one half of the Book Soulmates! Make sure to go on over and check out an awesome month long event they have going on! Tomorrow I'll be visiting the ladies and sharing some of my fave indies! ----------------- I love history, so I thought it would be fun over the course of the next few days to share with you some of the fascinating things that happened on that day in history! (via Wikipedia )  1111 – Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor . 1519 – Catherine de' Medici is born, wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589) 1570 – Guy Fawkes is born, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) 1613 – Samuel Argall captures Native American princess Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia to ransom her for some English prisoners held by her father . She is brought to Henricus as hostage. 1743 – Thomas Jefferson is born, American politician; 1st United States Secretary of State , 2nd ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUBY!! (make sure to go check out her blog today she has an amazing hop going on to celebrate!) ----------------- I love history, so I thought it would be fun over the course of the next few days to share with you some of the fascinating things that happened on that day in history! (via Wikipedia ) 1204 – The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city , which they completely occupy the following day. 1606 – The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of Great Britain . 1861 – American Civil War : The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter , in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina . 1917 – World War I : Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans . 1940 – Herbie Hancock is born, American musician and composer 1945 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd Pres...

Welcome to the MEGA BIRTHDAY WEEK EXTRAVAGANZA! First off I’d like to thank my fellow Aries birthday buddies Isalys & Vanessa (from Book Soulmates ) and Ruby (from Ruby Reads ) for helping me organize this event! We found out earlier this year that all our birthdays fall one after the other Ruby on the 12th, Vanessa on the 13th, myself on the 14th and Isalys on the 15th!  It seems appropriate to have some sort of mega style event to celebrate! Over the course of the next few days, there will be giveaways, guest posts, lists of favorites and much much more! So stay tuned for all the birthday fun! To start things off… I’m giving away BOOKS!  Yup, that’s right.. I’m giving away books – three of them to be exact! All three of these fabulous books share book birthdays with us fellow April babies! Do you want to know what books I picked? Pretty great aren’t they? So here’s the deal – three lucky people are going to get one of these books!  All you have to do i...

30 days from today In a little more then a week   In a few days   TOMORROW!!! (April 14th, 2011) - I will be turning 30 years old! So in honor of that momentus event I am going to giveaway three - yes you read that right!  THREE books! Each book represents three things that I love - knitting, books and cooking. You will have a choice of 1 of 3 books - this is open to International residents (as long as the Book Depository ships to your location!) Please fill out the form below! One entry per person please. Giveaway is open until Thursday April 14th, 2011 (midnight EST) Winners will be announced on Friday April 15th. *********************** Book Option #1 Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond The Pioneer Woman Cooks is a homespun collection of photography, rural stories, and scrumptious recipes that have defined my experience in the country. I share many of the delicious cowboy-tested recipes I've learned to make during my years as an accidental ra...