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Thanks to the generosity of Sleeping Bear Press, I’m able to offer copies of America’s White Table to three readers of She is Too Fond of Books. This moving and poignant picture book (appropriate for ages 4 and up) tells the significance of the “white table” or “remembrance table” originally set to honor Prisoners of War [...] I’m thrilled that HarperCollins has offered copies of Jess Walter’s The Financial Lives of the Poets to THREE readers of She is Too Fond of Books! Jess Walter is the author of four previous novels: The Zero, a finalist for the National Book Award; Citizen Vince, a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel; Land [...] She is Too Fond of Books has entered into a blog sponsorship partnership (lots of ships on our sea!) with UPrinting.com. This means that, from time to time, I’ll be able to offer giveaways of their custom printed products to readers of my blog. I’ll also receive products for review and will have a sidebar [...] I loved Michael Greenberg’s memoir, a sensitive portrait of his daughter’s manic breakdown. Last year I read and reviewed Hurry Down Sunshine, and in my recent review of Beg, Borrow, Steal I mentioned that the book has just been published in paperback. Great news! I can offer SIGNED copies of the paperback to FIVE readers who [...] I read and reviewed Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book late last winter. I really enjoyed this work of historical fiction; based on the discovery of the Sarajevo Haggadah, Brooks imagines the journey of a book that is thousands of years old, protected by people from all walks of life. She works in reverse chronological [...] Have you seen this eye-catching cover in bookstores? It’s The Crowning Glory of Cally Lily Ponder, the latest work from Rebecca Wells, author of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood books. The publisher has offered copies of the book to THREE readers of She is Too Fond of Books – thank you, HarperCollins! Here’s a sneak peek at the novel: The [...] We have another book giveaway! Five copies of Anne Rivers Siddons’ Off Season are up for grabs, courtesy of the publisher, Grand Central Publishing (Hachette Book Group). Here’s a synopsis of Siddons’ latest novel: For as long as she can remember, they were Cam and Lilly–happily married, totally in love with each other, parents of a beautiful [...] I have a confession to make – I’m the type of “cook” that collects recipes … I pull them out of magazines, buy cookbooks on impulse, ask friends for new recipes to try … and then they gather dust! Is it fear of failure? Is it knowing that anything outside the normal repertoire will be [...]
Set your alarms for 3:00 on this Tuesday, June 16 when New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews will be discussing her latest novel, The Fixer Upper, with Virginia Stanley at HarperCollins. Here’s a bit about the book: This is a stand-alone novel about a woman whose professional fall from grace lands her back in a [...] |
 
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