Waiting On Wednesday (plus book recommendations from George R. R. Martin)

It's time for Waiting on Wednesday!

To participate in Waiting on Wednesday yourself, 

please click the image above to be taken to the post with the Linky.

This Wednesday I am psyched to be waiting for:

Gulp.

by Mary Roach

Release Date: April 1, 2013

Amazon synopsis:

The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside.
“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of—or has the courage to ask. We go on location to a pet-food taste-test lab, a fecal transplant, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. With Roach at our side, we travel the world, meeting murderers and mad scientists, Eskimos and exorcists (who have occasionally administered holy water rectally), rabbis and terrorists—who, it turns out, for practical reasons do not conceal bombs in their digestive tracts. Like all of Roach’s books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies.

I've already read Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

and am currently reading Spook...

and I have to say, so far, I'm in love with Roach's books.

They explore serious, often disturbing subject matter in a respectful,

yet humorous way.

And since this is the "Waiting On" entry to my blog,
I thought I'd throw in this link to George R. R. Martin's livejournal,
in which he gives an extensive list of books to read
while you wait for his next book, lol!

George R. R. Martin says CHECK THESE BOOKS OUT!

Feature and Follow #130

I've been waiting for this one! The inevitable "New Year's Resolutions" question.

Q: What New Years Blogging or Writing resolution have you placed on yourself?

My resolution for book blogging is to actually share all the books I've read. I read non-stop... so when I flicked open my blog this morning, I was shocked to see I hadn't actually updated since November.

WHAT?!

Do you know how many books I've read since then?
My resolution is to stay on the ball when it comes to sharing what I've read... if for no other reason, because *I* want to remember what I thought of a book, and what the characters names were. It really irks me that I forget to update here so often, despite the fact that I'm still reading like a demon!

To help me with this, I'm joining:

 FiftyFifty.me
This is a 2013 Challenge to read 50 new books and watch 50 new movies in 2013!

I've even started a Pinterest board to keep track of my accomplishments:
http://pinterest.com/littlebearries/fiftyfifty-me/

If you decide to take up this challenge and start a Pinterest board of your own, please let me know! I'd love to follow it!



When it comes to writing... my resolution is to try to write EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I have the same resolution for photo-taking and drawing. I'm not going to get better unless I dedicate myself to the  practice of it... so it's time to get crackin'.

Wish me luck, as I wish you luck with any and all of your resolutions!