Happy Anniversary, 19th Amendment!

I'm a day late, but the day that people w/ uteruses were identified as actual, you know, citizens, is worth commemorating.

Happy Birthday To Kill a Mockingbird...Birthday Party?

So I read this article in the New York Times about all the parties going on for the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird.  I feel like we have to jump on the bandwagon and organize an FBC to celebrate the book.  Let's pick a date, plan on re-reading it (or at least watching the movie)!

Also call me a nit-pick but the article mentions Monroeville, AL is also called the "literary capital of Alabama" because Harper Lee grew up there but fails to mention Truman Capote also lived there (NEXT DOOR TO HARPER LEE) which I imagine also adds to its literary posterity.  I've been on quite a Capote kick lately so reading To Kill a Mockingbird this summer works in quite nicely since Harper Lee was working on this during the time she was helping Truman Capote write In Cold Blood.  They were extremely close childhood friends and in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is meant to represent Lee and Dill is meant to represent Capote.  Capote's first novel Other Voices, Other Rooms also has a character based on Lee. SO MANY CONNECTIONS!!!

Book Review: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

This book was given to me by mom and it was quite a nice read. Authors Shaffer and Barrows create an charming community in Guernsey that I, along with the protagonist Juliet, long to join. I think I was most enchanted by the fact that the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society follows the same meeting decorum of the FBC: they all read a book that appeals to them, come and pitch their book to the group,  exchange the ones they like, and eat as much food (even during war time) as they can. This book was a bit of a history lesson for me, in that I never knew that the Channel Islands, part of English Commonwealth, were occupied by Germany during WWII. At the center of the novel is the brace Elizabeth McKenna who is quick to stand up to German soliders, stands on principle and as a result becomes a lifeboat for others on the island during the Occumpation of Guernsey. The book is written as a series of letters from an author in London to her editor, her best friend, and the people of Guernsey. While the storyline is quite predictable and superficial, the character development is well done entertaining and overall this book is a delightful read. Once again, I may be biased because I would like to think the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie society and FBC are sister groups :)

Fun article about the original fly girls

Here is the link. (Also, this is my first post! Yeah! Conquering html!)