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C. M. Mayo is holding an Author Chat at LibraryThing now thru June 28th. Have you read The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire? Is it on your TBR stack or wish list? Stop by and join the conversation!
Author Chat is open to anyone with a LibraryThing account. If you’re not yet a member, visit [...]
Tuesday Thingers is a weekly meme hosted by Wendi of Wendi’s Book Corner. Click on the link to her blog to read more responses to this week’s question, which is:
Do you visit the memes section often? Have you visited recently? Have you discovered anything that surprises you when you visit the memes for your library?
My [...]
Today’s question from the Boston Bibliophile: LT Things- t-shirts, bags,cue cats- are you into the “stuff”? Do you use a cuecat to enter your books, or do you enter them manually? What do you think of the stuff?
Like Marie, I’m not into the “stuff;” to me, it’s just more clutter. In fact, there’s an acronym [...]
How did I miss this on my The Week Ahead post this week?! Joyce Hinnefeld will be featured in an Author Chat at LibraryThing from October 29 thru November 12. Just click here to get to the right page over at LibraryThing (free membership options are available, if you are not yet a member … [...]
We were away for the long weekend over Labor Day, so I didn’t post my Friday Finds last week; here’s a quick peek at what I Should Be Reading over the next few weeks:
Ronna Wineberg sent me a copy of her short story collection Second Language. This was published a few years ago, and I’m [...]
What We All Long For by Dionne Brand
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin; 1st St. Martin’s Griffin Ed edition (November 25, 2008 )
Paperback: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 0312377711
ISBN-13: 978-0312377717
They all … felt as if they inhabited two countries – their parents’ and their own – when they sat dutifully at their kitchen tables being regaled with how life used [...]
MizB over at Should Be Reading asks what books have come into our lives this week, here’s my list:
The LibraryThing Early Reviewers’ mighty algorithm matched me with Hurry Down Sunshineby Michael Greenberg. The book will be published in September, so look for my review at the end of this month. Here’s a product description: Hurry Down [...]
How many books do you have cataloged in your LibraryThing account? How do you decide what to include- everything you have, everything you’ve read- and are there things you leave off?
I opened my LibraryThing account only last month, when I became intrigued with the concept of organizing my books – being able to search and [...]
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