She Is Too Fond Of Books ... » Karen Harrington http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com and it has addled her brain Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:06:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 LT Author Challenge … my list (so far) and a graphic! http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2008/09/03/lt-author-challenge-my-list-so-far-and-a-graphic/ http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2008/09/03/lt-author-challenge-my-list-so-far-and-a-graphic/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:04:34 +0000 Dawn http://sheistoofondofbooks.wordpress.com/?p=801

Many thanks to Lenore at Presenting Lenore and her husband, Daniel!  Daniel is a published illustrator who agreed to create a graphic for her (and me! and all of us!) for the LT Author Challenge.  Is that Emmy reading a book written by a LibraryThing Author?!

Here’s the list of books I hope to read and review [...]]]>

Many thanks to Lenore at Presenting Lenore and her husband, Daniel!  Daniel is a published illustrator who agreed to create a graphic for her (and me! and all of us!) for the LT Author Challenge.  Is that Emmy reading a book written by a LibraryThing Author?!

Here’s the list of books I hope to read and review for the challenge:

  • The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
  • Whale Song by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
  • Transported by Tim Jones
  • Guernica: A Novel by Dave Bolin
  • Janeology by Karen Harrington
  • The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea by Christopher Meeks

That’s two LT Author books a month, in addition to my “regular” schedule for reviewing, book groups, etc.  I think I’m up for the challenge!

]]> http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2008/09/03/lt-author-challenge-my-list-so-far-and-a-graphic/feed/ 3 I won *Whale Song* by Cheryl Kaye Tardif! http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2008/09/01/i-won-whale-song-by-cheryl-kaye-tardif/ http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2008/09/01/i-won-whale-song-by-cheryl-kaye-tardif/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:01:49 +0000 Dawn http://sheistoofondofbooks.wordpress.com/?p=787 Many thanks to Karen Harrington at Scobberlotch (and author of Janeology!).  Karen recently posted a review and giveaway of the book Whale Song, here’s an excerpt:

Whale Song by Cheryl Kaye Tardif begins as a coming of age story told through the eyes of Sarah Richardson, a kind spirited young girl whose father is a biology [...]]]> Many thanks to Karen Harrington at Scobberlotch (and author of Janeology!).  Karen recently posted a review and giveaway of the book Whale Song, here’s an excerpt:

Whale Song by Cheryl Kaye Tardif begins as a coming of age story told through the eyes of Sarah Richardson, a kind spirited young girl whose father is a biology professor who also studies killer whales.

After the family uproots from Montana and moves to Vancouver Island, Sarah learns a great deal more about the voices of whales from her father; and also from the myths and beliefs of the Native Americans who embrace her like family. I won’t give away the two-hanky plot (which asks ethical questions about euthanasia and love) but I will say that these connections and beliefs help Sarah as she is forced to make that universal shift from idealistic adolescent to knowing young woman.

A “two-hanky plot”?  That got my attention; there’s nothing like a good end-of-summer cry inspired by a great book!  Click over here to read our winning entry to the giveaway, and to browse Karen’s blog. 

An added bonus for me, Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a LibraryThing Author; so, after I’ve read and reviewed her book I’ll be one more along in my LT Author Challenge!  Thanks, Karen!  My older kids and I are looking forward to reading Whale Song!

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