My name is Dana Huff, and welcome to my blog, which finally found a focus after nearly four years!  Although in my archives, visitors will find a little bit of everything, this blog is now a literary blog where you can find discussion of books—books I’m currently reading, books I’ve finished, and books I’ve loved.  You will also find discussion of literary matters as they touch my fancy.

I am a high school English teacher; you can learn more about my school activities by visiting my classroom Web site. You can also visit my education site for more.

You can also follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and lots of other places. I usually use the username danahuff or danamhuff.

I am the mother of three: Sarah, Maggie, and Dylan, and married to Steve.

If you think you know me and wonder if you’ve found the right person, feel free to contact me via the link in the navigation bar along the top.

Posting Schedule

I have decided to create a posting schedule for this blog so that it is updated at least three times a week. Sometimes almost a month goes by with no updates! To that end, Tuesdays will be dedicated to book news, Kindle news, reflections on reading and books, and the like. Thursdays will be dedicated to  Booking Through Thursday.  Sundays will be dedicated to reading updates and will be tagged with my “in-progress” tag. It will give me a chance to talk about books I abandon and my initial impressions, reflections, or other thoughts about what I’m currently reading. I will still post book reviews whenever I finish books, regardless of the schedule.

Ratings

Rating: The book was excellent.

Rating: The book was pretty good.

Rating: The book was OK.

Rating: I didn’t like the book.

Rating: I hated the book.

I award half-stars for books that fall in the middle of two categories.

Full Disclosure

Because of recent changes to Federal Trade Commission rules, bloggers must disclose gifts and payment. In order to comply with this ruling, here is what you need to know:

• Unless I state otherwise in the post, I have purchased the book being reviewed in each post. If I have not purchased the book (i.e., it was an ARC, a gift, a loan, or something else), I will state that fact in the review.
• All reviews on this site are my own opinion, and I have not been paid to review any book (or other product), nor will I accept payment to review such.
• I am not adverse to accepting books from publishers looking for me to review books as long as they understand my review will be my own opinion of the book, which is the same deal one has with professional book reviewers, after all.
• I am an Amazon affiliate, but my purpose in reviewing books at this site is not to rack up affiliate sales. I link to books to make it easier for interested parties to purchase, and honestly, I have chosen Amazon over other sellers because it is my personal favorite store, and I have had great service.
• All the writing on this site is my own, and I do not accept guest posts or advertising.

In short, if I gush about it, you can believe I really liked it and not just because someone paid me.