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The Birthday Present - Barbara Vine
booksidoneread.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
The Birthday Present - Barbara Vine
— booksidoneread.blogspot.com — Zut alors, Barbie V.  You have done eeet again.  I will never be done loving your ominously... dropped hints. Ok, I almost never do this but I need to quote you part of the blurb on the back.  Some prelim:  Ivor is an up-and-coming government person (of the Britishy sort that ... (more) The Birthday Present - Barbara Vine

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Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
dovegreyreader.typepad.com - 6 days ago
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
— dovegreyreader.typepad.com — There's nothing to beat some comfort reading in amongst all this month's wartime reading and mine's been... a Pym. I always have trouble typing Barbara...it usually wants to come out barabarabarra for some reason in the same way that I have a list of ... (more) Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

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Children’s writer Barbara Greenwood guest blogging on Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem
cherylrainfield.com - 13 days ago
Children’s writer Barbara Greenwood guest blogging on Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem
— cherylrainfield.com — A children’s and YA writer I really admire and respect–Barbara Greenwood–is guest blogging tomorrow (Sat Nov. 21)... at Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem . Barbara is a wonderful writer, an incredible teacher and woman, and she is both very intelligent and kind. She makes writing come ... (more) Children’s writer Barbara Greenwood guest blogging on ...

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The Lost Recipe for Happiness – Barbara O’Neal
skrishnasbooks.com - 5 days ago
The Lost Recipe for Happiness – Barbara O’Neal
— skrishnasbooks.com — Title: The Lost Recipe for Happiness Author: Barbara O’Neal ISBN: 9780553591682 Pages: 464 Release Date: December 30,... 2008 Publisher: Bantam Discovery Genre: Women’s Fiction Source: Personal Copy Rating: 4 out of 5 Summary: Elena Alvarez has been fired from her job at sous ... (more) The Lost Recipe for Happiness – Barbara O’Neal

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New York Magazine
nymag.com - 11 days ago
New York Magazine
— nymag.com — Night Walk With Afghanistan on his mind, the president leaves the White House grounds and encounters a... stranger. By Adam Haslett Dupre The Astral Plane Nail and Waxing Salon Ashley Dupré finds herself face to face with Silda Spitzer. And they've got ... (more) New York Magazine

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nytimes.com - 29 days ago
Mouse in the Book Price Wars
— nytimes.com — The online price war that broke out last month among Wal-Mart, Amazon and Target took a new... turn on Tuesday with Wal-Mart continuing to play the penny game. At first, Amazon appeared to be the low-price player when it extended its $9 price tag to ... (more) Mouse in the Book Price Wars

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THE LACUNA | EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection
earlyword.com - 28 days ago
THE LACUNA | EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection
— earlyword.com — The Lacuna is Barbara Kingsolver’s first novel since her 1998 highly acclaimed, best-selling, Oprah-annoited book, The Poisonwood... Bible. Fans looking forward to the new title may have been disappointed by Maureen Corrigan’s review on NPR’s Fresh Air. Damning the book with faint praise, she calls ... (more) THE LACUNA | EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection

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Book World: Ron Charles reviews 'The Lacuna' by Barbara Kingsolver
washingtonpost.com - 25 days ago
Book World: Ron Charles reviews 'The Lacuna' by Barbara Kingsolver
— washingtonpost.com — 'LACUNA' CHARACTERS: Muralist Diego Rivera, left; his wife, the painter Frida Kahlo; and their house guest, Leon... Trotsky. (more) Book World: Ron Charles reviews 'The Lacuna' by Barbara ...

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allthingsurbanfantasy.blogspot.com - 24 days ago
My Much Needed Blog Makeover is HERE!
— allthingsurbanfantasy.blogspot.com — It was time. More than time to give my blog a much needed makeover.  My previous look... was courtesy of a free (and somewhat limiting) template that I found online.  It served its purpose, but in the nearly two months since I started this blog, I’m enjoying it so much, that I willing to ... (more) My Much Needed Blog Makeover is HERE!

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From Kingsolver, The Fiction Of A Split Psyche
npr.org - 24 days ago
From Kingsolver, The Fiction Of A Split Psyche
— npr.org — Writer Barbara Kingsolver is fascinated by the tension inherent in living on the border between two cultures.... It's a theme she likes to explore in fiction, but it's also something that crops up in real life; recently, the author returned to her roots in Appalachia after more than 20 years in the ... (more) From Kingsolver, The Fiction Of A Split Psyche

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Green Books Campaign Review: I Have My Mother’s Eyes
bermudaonion.wordpress.com - 23 days ago
Green Books Campaign Review: I Have My Mother’s Eyes
— bermudaonion.wordpress.com — Today I’m participating in eco-libris Green Books Campaign . 100 bloggers are reviewing “green books” – books... that are printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper. These books have been provided by over 35 publishers. My book was published by Ronsdale Press and ... (more) Green Books Campaign Review: I Have My Mother’s Eyes

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nytimes.com - 23 days ago
Book Review - 'The Lacuna,' by Barbara Kingsolver - Review
— nytimes.com — A skinny young boy holds his breath and dives into the mouth of an underwater cave —... a lacuna — swimming toward pale blue light as his lungs scream for oxygen. He emerges, gasping, in a ghostly cenote, a sinkhole in the Mexican jungle fringed with ... (more) Book Review - 'The Lacuna,' by Barbara Kingsolver - Review

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faber.co.uk - 21 days ago
Faber & Faber : The Lacuna [Barbara Kingsolver, 9780571252633]
— faber.co.uk — : Barbara Kingsolver Synopsis: The Lacuna is the story of a man s search for safety in... the grinding jaws of two nations, at a moment when the entire world seemed bent on reinventing itself at any cost. Born in the US, reared in a series of provisional ... (more) Faber & Faber : The Lacuna [Barbara ...

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usatoday.com - 21 days ago
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing
— usatoday.com — John Grisham's short-story collection makes a No. 2 debut; Barbara Kingsolver puts some truth in her newest... novel; and Fancy ... (more) Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing

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guardian.co.uk - 20 days ago
The curse of the 'long-awaited' book
— guardian.co.uk — Barbara Kingsolver's new novel, I'm sorry to report, confirms that extended fermentation does not guarantee a vintage... read I've waited nine years for a new Barbara Kingsolver novel, and the setting for her latest couldn't have appealed to me more. ... (more) The curse of the 'long-awaited' book

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Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky (ARC)
lorisreadingcorner.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky (ARC)
— lorisreadingcorner.blogspot.com — Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky When Susan Tate's seventeen-year-old daughter, Lily, announces she is pregnant, Susan... is stunned. A single mother, she has struggled to do everything right. She sees the pregnancy as an unimaginable tragedy for both Lily and herself. Then comes word of ... (more) Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky (ARC)

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literaryreview.co.uk - 15 days ago
Literary Review
— literaryreview.co.uk — "In Literary Review you find something that has almost vanished from the book pages: its contributors are... actually interested in Literature." Martin Amis "This magazine is flush with tight, smart writing." Washington Post Exclusive from the November ... (more) Literary Review

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