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Blogger Unplugged – A (Sort of) Challenge

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:15:00 +0000

This didn’t occur to me during initial conversations about Blogger Unplugged, but now everytime I see that phrase I think of the Nirvana MTV Unplugged CD I bought years and years ago. Sorry, that was quite a tangent! Anyway, the other day on Twitter (oh, Twitter, you are like a petri dish!), I ...

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On Reading YA

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:06 +0000

I read young adult books. Granted, I live with a young adult, and we read together, but I don’t need that excuse. Young adult books at their best can be better than their adult counterparts: they cover bigger issues, have more interesting plot lines and better drawn characters, and display ...

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Martin Amis: the sexual revolution killed my sister Sally

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:03:58 +0000

Martin Amis has claimed that the sexual revolution played a pivotal part in the destruction of his sister Sally who became "one of its most spectacular victims".

Author Scoop found this 22 hours ago on telegraph.co.uk

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Dewey Reading Challenge - A Mini-Challenge

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:40:00 +0000

Dear Dewey, It is hard to believe that the reading challenge created in your honour is almost over with. Time has sure flown! I had meant to read and write more letters, but with your blog down it doesn't really work for my letter writing method. So, I am returning today with one final moment ...

Kailana posted 4 days ago from myreadingbooks.blogspot.com

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'Emancipation,' A Story Of European Jews' Liberation

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:38:19 +0000

Europe's Jews began to fight their way out of the ghettos during the tumult of the French Revolution. It's the focus of Michael Goldfarb's new book, Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolution and Renaissance. Guy Raz talks with Goldfarb about how that liberation ...

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and the winners are...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:22:14 +0000

Congratulations, the owner of the paw has woken long enough to do the draw and copies of Demobbed by Alan Allport will be winging their way to 17 Verity 23 Liz F 45 Pauline If you could e mail your addresses to me at dovegreyreader at gmail dot com there will be a nice thud on the ...

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Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:06:30 +0000

It was bound to happen sooner than later. Someone just had to write FLOW: The Cultural Story of Menstruation (St. Martin’s Griffin). I just wonder why no one did it sooner. But I'm just glad it was written on my watch. FLOW isn’t just a book; it's a movement. It’s sparking debate all over the ...

A Bookshelf Monstrosity posted 3 days ago from januarymagazine.com

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Library Journal

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:30 +0000

Best Genre Fiction 2009 LJ 's annual list, selected by Jo Ann Vicarel (mystery), Jackie Cassada (sf/fantasy), Kristin Ramsdell (romance), Tamara Butler (Christian fiction), Jeff Ayers (thrillers), and Vanessa Morris and Rollie Welch (street lit) MYSTERY George, Kathleen. The Odds. Thomas Dunne ...

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HT Recommends - Historical Mysteries & Historical Fiction- Regency/Victorian

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Cathie says: Hi, I loved the few Historical Mysteries I read of the Regency/Victorian and the 1800's like NYC and SF ( I love reading Historical Romances!!) I'm not totally sure on time periods like Victorian and Regency. So I have to learn that yet so I'm not too good at that part I ...

Teddyrose posted 5 days ago from historicaltapestry.blogspot.com

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0000

To restore the human subject at the centre—the suffering, afflicted, fighting, human subject—we must deepen a case history to a narrative or tale; only then do we have a “who” as well as a “what”, a real person, a patience, in relation to disease—in relation to the physical. .. The Man Who ...

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Thriller & Suspense Challenge 2010

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Now, there are many different sub-genres of thriller, so don't go thinking that you don't actually read these kinds of books because I bet you read more than you think. As I mentioned above you can choose from the numerous sub-genres, from cosy mysteries such as Agatha Christie to the more ...

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Commencement – J. Courtney Sullivan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Title: Commencement Author: J. Courtney Sullivan ISBN: 9780307270740 Pages: 336 Release Date: June 16, 2009 Publisher: Knopf Genre: Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Fiction Source: Publisher Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Summary: Bree, Celia, April, and Sally couldn’t ...

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Book Review: Love or Something Like It by Deirdre Shaw

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:52 +0000

Love or Something Like It: A Novel by Deirdre Shaw Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Random House (April 14, 2009) ISBN-13: 978-1400067701 Back-of-the-book blurb: When Lacey Brennan meets Toby, a sweet and talented comedian, she impulsively moves across the country to be with him in Los ...

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Book Club Exchange - Ti of Book Chatter

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:47:00 +0000

I am a regular reader and fan of Ti's blog Book Chatter, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when she offered to write a post for Book Club Exchange . If you don't already know, Book Club Exchange is a new (and hopefully) regular feature on Booking Mama which highlights anything and ...

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Flashback Challenge!!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:55:00 +0000

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight. ~ Robertson Davies ~ Last month (I think), I ...

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Jennie Shortridge, author of When She Flew, on tour January 2010

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:39:41 +0000

About Jennie Bestselling author Jennie Shortridge has four published novels: Riding with the Queen , (NAL 2003), Eating Heaven (2005), Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe (2008), and now When She Flew (2009). Prior to writing novels, her nonfiction work appeared ...

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Banville vows to avoid sex

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Having been shortlisted once again for the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction award, John Banville jokes that he’ll avoid the subject altogether in the future, writes FIONA McCANN

Books, Inq. — The Epilogue found this 15 hours ago on irishtimes.com

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This week's round-up of middle grade science fiction and fantasy reviews

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:26:00 +0000

Here's the second installment of my weekly roundup of middle-grade science fiction and fantasy reviews of books old and new from around the book blogs. Here's what I've found so far, but please leave me a comment if I've missed yours, and I will add it to the list! (and feel free to spread the ...

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Book Giveaway: THE SEDUCTION OF SNOW WHITE by Cathy Yardley

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Last week was Romance Week at Royal Reviews . To celebrate this fun event, I am giving away my copy of THE SEDUCTION OF SNOW WHITE by Cathy Yardley. All you have to do is go to Royal Reviews where this review appears. ( Click here for that link.) In the comment section be sure to say Love ...

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The Monstrosity Gazette: A weekly smattering of all things literary...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +0000

Bookish Quote of the Day: "When a book and a head collide and there is a hollow sound, is that always in the book?" -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Today in Literary History... On this day in 1962 George Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion was published in a new "fonetic alfabet," ...

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BookBlips - Top Books News, Videos, and Blogs

Blogger Unplugged – A (Sort of) Challenge

On Reading YA

Martin Amis: the sexual revolution killed my sister Sally

Dewey Reading Challenge - A Mini-Challenge

'Emancipation,' A Story Of European Jews' Liberation

and the winners are...

Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

Library Journal

HT Recommends - Historical Mysteries & Historical Fiction- Regency/Victorian

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks

Thriller & Suspense Challenge 2010

Commencement – J. Courtney Sullivan

Book Review: *Love or Something Like It* by Deirdre Shaw

Book Club Exchange - Ti of Book Chatter

Flashback Challenge!!

Jennie Shortridge, author of When She Flew, on tour January 2010

Banville vows to avoid sex

This week's round-up of middle grade science fiction and fantasy reviews

Book Giveaway: THE SEDUCTION OF SNOW WHITE by Cathy Yardley

The Monstrosity Gazette: A weekly smattering of all things literary...

Book Review: Love or Something Like It by Deirdre Shaw