I first heard about Bookcrossing.com from my Scottish reading friend, Allison M. She writes in her blog about releasing three books "into the wild" on her holiday to Poland recently. I had never heard of Bookcrossing before, but love the way Allison describes it. It seems like such a serendipitous way to share books and follow the new path they take. I learned that Bookcrossing allows readers to register any book they please and then leave it on a park bench, a café table or

Mary Stewart Moment #1 I had a delightful and unexpected “Mary Stewart" moment this week—a perfect way to celebrate the author’s birthday anniversary on September 17th. In my previous blog post here, I’d named Mary Stewart as my favorite author to reread. Hiking along a trail a few days ago, I stopped to admire a butterfly. Fortunately, I had my camera with me and the butterfly obligingly posed for a series of pictures. Returning home, I meant to do some research and see what