Busy week, work-wise, meaning slow week, blogging-wise, but I'm always thrilled to participate in the weekly Book Blogger Hop and Follow Friday memes.
This week's Book Blogger Hop question:
What book are you most looking forward to seeing published in 2011? Why are you anticipating that book?
I think I'm going to have to pull from a previous Waiting-on-Wednesday meme post about Anne Patchett's State of Wonder, being published in June 2011. Having been given Bel Canto by a best friend, the publication of State of Wonder not only provides me with a (hopefully) enraptured new reading experience, but will give the added pleasure of sharing yet another wonderful book with my best friend(s).
This week's Follow Friday question:
What is/was your favorite subject in school?
This was and still is a tie between English and that category known as "Social Studies". In terms of Social Studies, I don't just mean history, because dates are the bane of my existence, and I don't just mean sociology, because I'm interested in more than social systems; I mean the two of them put together. When I was in 8th grade, my classmates both hated and loved me for my ability to ask a seemingly innocuous question that the teacher would then spend 25 minutes answering; loved it if they wanted to goof off in class, hated it if they just wanted to move on to the next topic. I remember in my yearbook for that year, my Social Studies teacher wrote something about me doing well with a career in English and being so insulted because I wanted to be an Anthropologist and teach cultural studies. I can't say he was wrong, though, as I currently work in publishing. In terms of English, well, when you read as much as I do, it's sort of a natural fit. I double-majored in college, English with a focus in children's literature, Anthropology with a focus in Native American studies, wrote two theses, and though I now have an MFA in Writing Literature for Children, still dream of getting my dual JD/PhD in Legal Anthropology. I'm young, there's still plenty of time for many new careers.
What book are you most looking forward to seeing published in 2011? Why are you anticipating that book?
I think I'm going to have to pull from a previous Waiting-on-Wednesday meme post about Anne Patchett's State of Wonder, being published in June 2011. Having been given Bel Canto by a best friend, the publication of State of Wonder not only provides me with a (hopefully) enraptured new reading experience, but will give the added pleasure of sharing yet another wonderful book with my best friend(s).
This week's Follow Friday question:What is/was your favorite subject in school?
This was and still is a tie between English and that category known as "Social Studies". In terms of Social Studies, I don't just mean history, because dates are the bane of my existence, and I don't just mean sociology, because I'm interested in more than social systems; I mean the two of them put together. When I was in 8th grade, my classmates both hated and loved me for my ability to ask a seemingly innocuous question that the teacher would then spend 25 minutes answering; loved it if they wanted to goof off in class, hated it if they just wanted to move on to the next topic. I remember in my yearbook for that year, my Social Studies teacher wrote something about me doing well with a career in English and being so insulted because I wanted to be an Anthropologist and teach cultural studies. I can't say he was wrong, though, as I currently work in publishing. In terms of English, well, when you read as much as I do, it's sort of a natural fit. I double-majored in college, English with a focus in children's literature, Anthropology with a focus in Native American studies, wrote two theses, and though I now have an MFA in Writing Literature for Children, still dream of getting my dual JD/PhD in Legal Anthropology. I'm young, there's still plenty of time for many new careers.
I'm a new follower. I actually want to work in publishing! My favorite subject was always English, and now I'm majoring in it in college.
ReplyDeleteI've never read Patchett, but I'm always hearing good things. I started out college as a Sociology major, but switched to English in my senior year. Then I got an M.A. in Literature, although an MFA was always on my radar.
ReplyDeleteHere is my hop this week: http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-blogger-hop-anticipating-in-2011.html
I didn't know Ann Patchett had a new book coming out. Yea! Thanks for the heads-up!
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend!
The book I’m most expecting in 2011 is by an author I crossed off my “Favorite author” list.
ReplyDeleteHe’s back on that list now.
Who’s the author? Raymond Feist? What’s the book? A Kindgom Besieged.
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Favorite subject in school would be an impossible question for me since it varied from year to year. The only class I didn't like was physics and I think it was the classs, not the subject that I disliked.
ReplyDeleteI'm hopping around trying NOT to pick up too many more must read ideas to add to my list. So many books, so little time!
HI hopping on through to wish you a Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteMy fave subject was History.
My FF and Blog hops
I love your header! I worked at in independent children's bookstore for 6 years, and enjoyed it so much.
ReplyDeleteI put together a list of books I'm looking forward to about a week ago.
http://www.madiganreads.com/2011/01/most-anticipated-books-for-spring-2011.html
2011 is going to be a great year for books.
So many people are saying English was their favorite subject...
My favorite subject was Art, although I haven't done any art in such a long time. I'm left handed, and very right-brained.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteJust hopping by and following through.
I loved Society and Culture - a senior subject that is a mix of what you described
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