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Winners! Lots of winners!

I’ve had several giveaways running over the past week or so; here, in a combined post, I’ll announce the winners:

First up are two copies of Rachel Simmon’s The Curse of the Good Girl (my review).  A copy of this smart and practical book will be going to:

#6 – Sandy
#14 – amandasue

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Next is an MP3 Audio [...]

BBAW Giveaway #2: signed *Hurry Down Sunshine* by Michael Greenberg

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 [...]

Book Review: *Beg, Borrow, Steal* by Michael Greenberg

Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer’s Life by Michael Greenberg
Hardcover: 232 pages
Publisher: Other Press (September 8, 2009)
ISBN-13: 978-1590513415

Back-of-the-book blurb: Beg, Borrow, Steal is an autobiography in installments, set in NewYork, where the author depicts the life of a writer of little means trying to practice his craft, or simply stay alive. He finds himself writing about [...]

Tuesday Thingers: Does the Early Reviewer bird catch the worm?

From Marie, the Boston Bibliophile:  Early Reviewers- do you participate? How many books (approximately) have you received through the program? Have you liked them generally? What’s your favorite ER book? Do you participate in the discussion group on LT?

I joined LibraryThing on April 1 of this year, just about six months ago.  After entering a [...]

Podcasts: Now hear this …

I was scrolling thru the blogs on my Reader and came across a post in the New York Times Papercutswith a verbal review of Michael Greenberg’s Hurry Down Sunshine.  This was an interesting format – the host, Sam Tanenhaus, is editor of the Book Review; he was interviewing Rachel Donatio, former writer and editor of [...]

Book Review: *Hurry Down Sunshine* by Michael Greenberg

Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg
Publisher: Other Press (September 9, 2008 )
Hardcover: 240 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1590511916

Hurry Down Sunshine is Michael Greenberg’s candid memoir of the summer of 1996, the summer his 15-year-old daughter, Sally, suffered a manic breakdown that left her hospitalized for several weeks, and medicated for years.  It is a vivid portrayal of a [...]

The Week Ahead: September 1 – 7, 2008

Monday 9/1 – September 1st!  Happy Labor Day!  Today I begin the LT Author Challenge, inspired by the Boston Bibliophile’s question last week, “who are your LibraryThing authors?”  A full explanation of the challenge is here; I’m still working on my list of books for the challenge, and will post it within the next few [...]

Friday Finds: August 1, 2008

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 [...]