Hi, I'm Betsy and this is my life.
So...I was in a TikTok hole as is wont to happen at least to myself, and a girl popped in with something she had found on another girl's TikTok. It looked like a book and it was called The UItimate Reading Challenge. Almost immediately I went out to find it and then because I had... Continue Reading →
If you could live inside a book, which book would you pick? Which world would you pick? I have a couple that would be on my shortlist of worlds/ books to live in. 1 The Starless Sea - How lovely to live in a subterranean library under the earth. Surrounded by books and cats and... Continue Reading →
As the pandemic was ramping up last June I saw an announcement from Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, saying that members of her book club would be receiving an autographed copy of her new book, Broken, as one of their books. I immediately signed up for The Fantastic Strangelings Book Club. I have not regretted... Continue Reading →
I am a reader who often has multiple books that I am juggling, or on my to be read (TBR) list. I thought I would share the current books that sit there currently. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix : This is one I am currently reading and it is... Continue Reading →
So, in Columbus we have this amazing bookstore called The Book Loft. It is a 32 room amazing monstrosity of a bookstore that is rambling and confusing in the best way. My friend told me that once former President Clinton wanted to shop there, so the secret service came in to check it out and... Continue Reading →
I finally finished The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern on Christmas. I was looking forward to this book immensely because I absolutely loved The Night Circus. In fact I re-listen to the audio book of The Night Circus every couple of months; it is read by Jim Dale who brings such life and sympathy to... Continue Reading →
I have certain books that I read/ listen to on audiobook every year around the holidays. It just doesn't feel like Christmas/ Yule without them. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris - This book includes the famous Santaland Diaries and is a must read if you haven't. I highly recommend getting the audiobook because David... Continue Reading →
This was another work heavy week for school, and I had to write quite a bit for various prompts, which means I wrote almost not at all for NaNoWriMo. This weekend is the Evening of Writing Uncontrollably at the Wagnalls Memorial Library in Lithopolis, Ohio. I am super excited about it and hope I can... Continue Reading →
I have lived through five full days of NaNoWriMo! Woo-hoo! 8,693 words written, absolutely no fits had, zero editing, and having a pretty great time. I have been encouraged by family, fellow writers and several text messages from my brother in law who is living vicariously through me. I have no idea if what I... Continue Reading →
This afternoon Seth and I headed downtown to the Palace Theatre for An Evening with David Sedaris. Last year around October we saw him for the first time, and got to meet him and have him autograph books for us. My friend from high school, Julie, works for the bookstore that always sponsors his appearances... Continue Reading →
I Am The Weird Girl 