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What’s on Your Nightstand — August

August 26, 2008 by Jennifer

What's On Your Nightstand

I was thrilled with our first month’s Nightstand carnival. I hope that you took the opportunity to visit some of the other participants. I know I heard from a few of you that you really enjoyed the chance to share your love of books with others.

So another month is here. You can participate in What’s on Your Nightstand? in several ways. You can cover one or all of these topics:

  1. Take a picture or simply give a list of the stack of books that you are in the process of reading or planning to read (it might be on your nightstand, on a bookshelf, or like me, under your bed).
  2. Give short reviews of the book or books that you read that month.
  3. Tell about what you are reading and why. I love to read the backstory on books. Did someone give it to you? Are you trying out a new genre at the recommendation of a friend (or website)? Did you stumble across a new author in a used bookstore?
  4. Fill us in on your reading habits. When are you reading these books? Is one reserved for bedtime reading? Does one stay in your car to be read while you are waiting? Do you read just one book at a time?

If you’ve followed someone else’s post over here, and it’s past Tuesday, feel free to go ahead and link up. I will close the linky on September 10. If you want to participate after that, save it for next month and join in then.

September has five Tuesdays. Next month you will find us here on the fourth Tuesday, September 23 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern.

In the meantime, you can join us for our other Tuesday features:

  1. 1st Tuesday: Classics Bookclub
  2. 2nd Tuesday: Children’s Classics
  3. 3rd Tuesday: Kids’ Picks (similar to Nightstand — what your children have enjoyed recently!) More info coming soon.
  4. 4th Tuesday: What’s on Your Nightstand?


Links are now closed. Please join us on September 23 for the September edition of the carnival.

What’s on Your Nightstand? Participants

1. Jennifer, Snapshot
2. Katrina (Callapidder Days)
3. Carrie (Reading to Know)
4. [email protected]&Bows
5. [email protected]\’ Press
6. Kimberly/Mom in the City
7. Shannon (Muzbee Crazy)
8. Monica @ Paper Bridges
9. Nancy @ Life With My Boys
10. Heather (Age 30 – A Year of Books)
11. Lisa writes…
12. Lisa
13. Alessandra (Out of the Blue)
14. Rachel Langston
15. Julie
16. Melissa @ Breath of Life
17. Barbara H.
18. Christin
19. [email protected] Kindred Spirit\’s Thoughts
20. Corinne
21. Not-so Domestic Goddess
22. Gail
23. [email protected] with Three
24. Michele @ Life in the Old Pueblo
25. Nise\’
26. Leya (Wandeca Reads)
27. [email protected]
28. Robinznest
29. [email protected]
30. Lindsay (The Whitcomb Family)
31. Carolyn
32. Alyce (Flute Mom)
33. My Friend Amy
34. Kayren @ Everything\’s Coming Up Daisies
35. MizB @ Should Be Reading
36. Sarah M. (Library Hospital)
37. Jen at mommablogsalot
38. Angie @ Never A Dull Moment
39. Jill @ Find us Faithful
40. Jana (sidetrack\’d)
41. Bluestocking(The Bluestocking Guide) correct link
42. Holly
43. Jennifer @ Quiverfull Family
44. Jyl
45. Julie
46. Lori @ Barefoot in High Heels
47. Mark @ Random Ramblings from So Cal
48. Brittanie
49. Amy N.
50. Julie@ the Surrendered Scribe
51. Beautiful Letdown
52. What About Mom (Twilight Saga Review)
53. The Well-Rounded Woman
54. mari
55. Timothy Sternberg
56. Elizabeth Channel
57. twomoms and a little lady
58. Krista – welcome to married life
59. Karla@ More of Him; Less of Me
60. AnaT(AnecasWorld)
61. [email protected]\’s Scribbles
62. Marg
63. Fonda
64. Allisons Attic
65. J. Kaye\’s Book Blog
66. Janet
67. unfinishedperson
68. Trish @ Another Piece of the Puzzle
69. Darlene
70. Sarah
71. Robin of My Two Blessings
72. Lori @ Daisy Blue\’s Diary
73. A Novel Menagerie

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Comments

  1. Kimberly/Mom in the City says

    August 26, 2008 at 8:17 am

    This month “Dinner with Dad” is on my nightstand (if I had one!). It’s a great, nonfiction book about a dad committing to dinner with the family for 5 nights a week and committing to cook 2 1/2 of those nights.

  2. Nancy says

    August 26, 2008 at 8:36 am

    Posted from my vacation this week.

    http://lifewithmyboys.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/august-nightstand/

  3. Rachel Langston says

    August 26, 2008 at 9:12 am

    Between the Olympics and the political conventions, I am not getting NEARLY as much reading time after the kids go to bed as I would like. Hopefully, by next month, I’ll be back on schedule.

    Rachel Langston

  4. Lisa says

    August 26, 2008 at 9:17 am

    Fun meme! I have a stack of books on my nightstand. I haven’t been tackling books as quickly as before, but am making my way through the pile.

  5. Not-so Domestic Goddess says

    August 26, 2008 at 9:51 am

    My post is up and I’m looking forward to reading about what everyone else is reading.

  6. Jill at findfaithful says

    August 26, 2008 at 11:03 am

    First time participant. This was fun!!

  7. Jen E says

    August 26, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    Just posted about why my nightstand’s just not that into me… I maybe had too much fun with this. haha

  8. Jennifer says

    August 26, 2008 at 5:47 pm

    Wow, the month went fast, and some of my books from last month haven’t been read yet! Ooopsie! A few naughty books grabbed me and derailed my reading schedule. I’m sure you can sympathize!

  9. Jyl says

    August 26, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    I just finished reading Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible. I feel like a late bloomer. So many people have recommended it to me over the years, but for whatever reason I just now got around to reading it. Apart from the fact that Kingsolver is simply an amazing author, this book is just dynamite.

    I love how she organized the books by chapters dedicated to each child or parent. Her ability to switch tones and personalities within and between chapters is astounding. But, the thing I liked the most was the subject matter. I have lived in third-world countries and have experienced the some of what she expresses–either in my own actions or by observing the actions of others.

    Most poignant to me was reading this at night while on vacation in D.C. and touring the sites by day. The stark contrast between the freedom we enjoy in the US and our over abundance and the Congo’s scarce resources shows that there is beauty in all walks of life and you really do have to stand in someone’s shoes to understand their perspective.

    Oh! I could go on and on. So now, the question is: What is on my bookshelf or nightstand? All the rest of Kingsolver’s books. The day after putting down this book, I ran over to B&N and purchased her entire library of books and am now starting into The Bean Trees. I am sooooo excited.

  10. Julie says

    August 26, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    I just discovered your site and would love to participate in “what’s on your nightstand”.
    I look fwd to checking out your blog!

  11. Lori says

    August 26, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    My first “bloggy carnival”! Thanks for the opportunity to link to you!

    Lori
    http://www.barefootinhighheels.wordpress.com

  12. Julie says

    August 26, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    I just found this via Twitter. I wrote this post last week but it seemed so close to what you were looking for and readers seemed to find potential reads from it, I thought it was worth sharing.

    So glad I found this!

  13. Casey says

    August 26, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    What a great way to get book recommendations! I love this idea. Heck, I love this blog!

  14. Elizabeth Channel says

    August 26, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    This is so much fun! I’m running off to take my picture now. Thanks!

  15. Ana says

    August 27, 2008 at 3:38 am

    This is great fun! Off to go visit the other nightstands! 😉

  16. Fonda says

    August 27, 2008 at 11:35 am

    My first carnival and I am a day late!

    I enjoy visiting everyone else’s nightstands for ideas.

  17. Allison says

    August 27, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    I’m a first timer here and love it! I love reading what everyone has next to them to read!

  18. J. Kaye says

    August 27, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    My nightstand is lacking compared to last month, but I am getting more organized. Much of that has to do with this monthly event. Thank you for hosting it. My list is here.

  19. Janet says

    August 28, 2008 at 9:59 am

    I’m joining in a few days late… Hope that’s okay! Thank you for hosting this. It’s fun to take stock of the last month.

  20. Jyl says

    August 28, 2008 at 10:11 am

    OK… I just want to let everyone know that I really did mean to start reading The Bean Trees by Kingsolver. So, in my attempt, I take the kids and my book to McDonald’s. They can play while I read. Win-Win! Then another 2 stragglers jump in on the fun and soon, I am up to my eyeballs in kids. By the time I get the kids fed and discard all of the trash into the bin, I realize that along with the empty kid’s meal boxes and ketchup-stained napkins, went my book. I truly thought about reaching in and trying to grab it. But ewwwwwww! So, I am off to B&N to deepen their pockets with my money. See! I should strengthen my resolve to avoid fast-food restaurants :).

  21. Trish says

    August 28, 2008 at 10:59 am

    A couple of day late, but I did get my post up! Looking forward to reading everybody’s recommendations. 🙂

  22. Lori Drumm says

    September 5, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    What a great idea! Finally, a reason for that stack of books on my nightstand! LOL

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