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A big Too Fond of Books‘ welcome to Anna Lefler, author of the humorous The CHICKtionary: From A-Line to Z-Snap, the Words Every Woman Should Know. These are more than 450 words and phrases that should be incorporated into our vocabularies, including: Aberzombie: Derived from the name of the popular clothing stores, Aberzombie refers to any of [...] Today’s Spotlight on Bookstores post is written by Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder . I reviewed The Heroine’s Bookshelf when it was first out in hardcover a year ago, and said: This delightful little book is part biography, part memoir, part a visit with old friends [...] This week’s Spotlight on Bookstores is written by Ann Weisgarber, author of The Personal History of Rachel DuPree, called an “unforgettable novel about love and loyalty, homeland and belonging.” The novel is now available in paperback, the cover of which you see here. For more information about the author and The Personal History of Rachel DuPree, or to [...] This week’s Spotlight on Bookstores post is written by Joan Leegant, author of two novels, the most recent is Wherever You Go,which was published by WW Norton and Company in July of this year. Wherever You Go tells the story of three Americans in Israel, whose lives are “caught in the grip of a volatile [...] This installment of the “Spotlight on Bookstores” series is written by Jennifer Miller, author of the debut novel The Year of the Gadfly, out from Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt in May 2012. I’m chomping at the bit for its publication – the book’s setting is an ultra-competitive private school in Massachusetts, where the adolescent protagonist is mentored by the [...] I had the great pleasure of meeting up with two book bloggers for lunch and bookstore shopping last Friday! Sandy from You’ve GOTTA Read This was in town, and we connected with Marie from Boston Bibliophile. It was a gorgeous September day, truly not a cloud in the sky. The perfect day for reliving memories and [...] I’m so happy to introduce Stasia Ward Kehoe to readers of She Is Too Fond of Books today! Stasia grew up in New England, comfortable acting and dancing on stage; her love of these arts carried her to a Master’s in Performance Studies from the Tish School at NYU. After working for years at a [...] Oh, my, goodness! Sit back and prepare to be entertained, dazzled, and maybe a little bit exhausted reading about the wonderfulevents BookPeople in Austin has thrown for novelist Sarah Bird. While most stores have the attitude of “if the author’s happy, the reading is well-attended, and we sell a good number of books …it’s a [...] |
 
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