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It’s that time of the week again! MizB at Should Be Reading asks what new books have joined the groaning bookshelves in the past seven days … Well, memoir is one of my favorite genres to read, and it shows in this list:
I received Wife in the Northby Judith O’Reilly from Book Club Girl. She [...]
The Berenstain Bears and the Bully by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (October 19, 1993)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0679848053
ISBN-13: 978-0679848059
I never thought it would happen … I feel like I’ve been let down by a life-long friend … this book has some serious flaws!
It [...]
This series of posts was inspired by Lisa at Books on the Brain; she has submitted the first guest post (of sorts!). It’s a bit of a mystery, and we’re looking for input from anyone who can help us fill in some blanks!
Lisa says, “I took a picture of a cute bookstore on Catalina Island [...]
Today’s question from the Boston Bibliophile: LT and RL (real life)- do you have friends in real life that you met through LibraryThing? Have you attended any LT meet-ups in your area? Would you be open to attending meet-ups or is LT strictly an online thing for you?
My answer: I don’t have any “real life” [...]
There’s still time to join us in planning “the week ahead”, and to enter to win a Page-A-Day Book Lover’s Calendar. Find the details here:
A snapshot of what may, or may not, happen in my life this week:
Monday – We were away this weekend, so much of my day will be spent recovering from that [...]
Tonight my 12-year-old (LW12) and I drove up to the Barnes & Noble in Peabody for an event with Brunonia Barry, author of The Lace Reader. In case you’ve missed it, I’m absolutely smitten with this book; it has an intricate plot with well-developed characters and it highlights the wonderful city of Salem. You can read [...]
It’s that time of the week again! MizB at Should be Reading has organized a weekly round-up of the books that have come into our lives. Here’s my list:
I received an ARC of Laura Claridge’s Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age to review for the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. I’m looking forward to learning [...]
Matrimony by Joshua Henkin
Publisher: Vintage (August 26, 2008 )
Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 030727716X
ISBN-13: 978-0307277169
Matrimony is the second novel by author Joshua Henkin, who has also published Swimming Across the Hudson (1997) and several short stories. I found Matrimony such a pleasant and “cozy” read that I’m planning to look up his other work.
Let’s start with the [...]
Author Kim Green has a new novel, Live a Little, coming out on August 15, and Lisa at Books on the Brain has teamed up with Hachette Book Group to offer copies of the book to three of Lisa’s blog readers.
Here’s the publisher’s synopsis, I think it sounds like an interesting book:
-What do you do if [...]
Head over to the Literate Housewife’s blog, check out the photo submissions for her Creative TBR Photo Contest, and vote for the one that most inspires you.
Yes, I entered the contest. No, there are no thinly-veiled hints in this post to steer you toward voting for my photo!
Click the link; I promise the pics will [...]
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