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Review: The Absent One
Carl Merck is a detective in Copenhagen’s cold case division who re-opens the investigation into twenty year old murder of a wealthy brother and sister.  The case seems pretty cut and dried since there was a confession and conviction but Merck quickly realizes things aren’t as easy as that.  As he investigates, he discovers a […] [read more]
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Loving a Person (Brief Thoughts on The Americans and Love)
The thing to understand is that we see what we need to see in people. Things that aren’t really there. Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans [read more]
Cover Reveal: Darker Days by Jus Acardo
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Review: Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich (audio)
Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich Read by Lorelei King MacMillan Audio 2007 Length:  Source: Library [read more]
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"Wifey Redux" by Kevin Barry (2012, 20 pages, from Dark Lies the Island)
"Wifey Redux" is the second story in Kevin Barry's collection of short stories, Dark Lies the Island.  It is a painfully realistic account of the twenty year course of a marriage as well as a very darkly funny account of life during the years of the Celtic Tiger.  We meet the husband and narrator of the story at age 17.   He and his wife seem the perfect couple in the ideal marriage.  They buy a townhouse and it goes up eight times in value as he rises in the Irish civil service.  Three year ... [read more]
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Review: Looking for Me & Giveaway
Summary: Beth Hoffman’s bestselling debut, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, won admirers and acclaim with its heartwarming story and cast of unforgettable characters. Now her unique flair for evocative settings and richly drawn Southern personalities shines in her compelling new novel, Looking for Me. [read more]
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Book Tour~Stardust Summer by Laura Clark and Giveaway $20 Giftcard and Ebook prizes
Welcome to the Stardust Summer Virtual Book Tour. On my stop today we have a small taste of what this book has to offer, please enjoy chapter one and some info about Lauren Clark and the SS book tour. [read more]
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Ten by Gretchen McNeil
I finally gave in and purchased this book at the RT Convention the first weekend of May.  I'm glad I did.  It was a good read, and definitely a good change from all the dystopian I've been reading lately.  This book reminded me a lot of RL Stine and Christopher Pike type of stories.  Which are good scary stories!  It also reminded me of the movie, I Know What You Did Last Summer.  Not quite the same thing, but definitely it could make a good horror movie. The main character is Meg, she and ... [read more]
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Books to Movies: Kraig Dafoe’s Dream Cast for Search for the Lost Realm
Dream Cast is a new feature at Literarily Speaking! We ask authors to tells us a little bit about their characters and who they think would be perfect to play them if their book was turned into a movie. Today’s guest is Kraig Dafoe with his book, Search for the Lost Realm. [read more]
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AWW Feature: Q & A with Annie Hauxwell, author of A Bitter Taste
Welcome Annie Hauxwell! I am pleased to feature author Annie Hauxwell today at Book’d Out. Annie was born in the East End of London and emigrated with her family to Australia when she was a teenager. She abandoned the law to work as an investigator, and now combines this with writing. She lives in Castlemaine, […] [read more]
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Review: Big Sky Summer
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"The Aftermath" by Rhidian Brook
It is 1946, the Second World War is over, and the country of Germany has been divided into four zones - British, French, Russian, and American.  The city of Hamburg is in the British Occupied Zone and it is here that Colonel Lewis Morgan is one of the top people in charge of rebuilding the city.  As a higher-up in the military, Colonel Morgan has been requisitioned a house on the banks of the Elbe River to live in with his grieving wife Rachael, and their son Edmund. [read more]
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Anonymous Donor Sends Special Gifts to Children Affected by Oklahoma Tornado
Anonymous Donor Sends Special Gifts to Children Affected by Oklahoma Tornado CHANDLER, ARIZ. (May, 2013)— Because of the generosity of a “secret pal” in Sedona, Ariz., the children of Moore, Okla. will begin to rebuild their individual libraries with A Squirrel's Story—A True Tale by Jana Bommersbach, her first children's book. Bommersbach spoke about her new book on May 22 at the monthly luncheon of the Sedona Welcomers. This was the first group to hear the inside story of how she came to ... [read more]
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Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman – Giveaway
Way back in 2010, I was having a terrible day, and then I read Beth Hoffman’s debut book, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt. It was so sweet and lovely that it absolutely turned my day right around. Now Hoffman has a second book, Looking for Me, coming out Tuesday May 28th and she has generously supplied me with [...] [read more]
The First Rule of Swimming by Courtney Angela Brkic
A woman must leave her island home to search for her missing sister - and confront the haunted history of her family. [read more]
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Coming Up Next…
A review of the classic drawing instruction book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, now expanded and updated. [read more]
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The Darkest Hour- Six Sentence Bookish Thoughts #103
cover image via http://mayabanks.com/books/darkest/ What The Darkest Hour is about: It’s been one year since ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly last saw his wife Rachel alive. Overwhelmed by grief and guilt over his failures as a husband, Ethan shuts himself off from everything and everyone. His brothers have tried to bring Ethan into the KGI fold, tried to break through the barriers he’s built around himself, but Ethan refuses to respond… until he receives anonymous information claiming Rachel is a ... [read more]
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review: the s-word by chelsea pitcher
After Angie caught her boyfriend and her best friend together on prom night the entire school began calling Lizzie, the pastor’s daughter, “slut.” They wrote it on her locker and scratched it into her car. Not long after that Lizzie killed herself. Then the words “suicide slut” appear around the school in Lizzie’s handwriting along with some of her diary entries that point to some of her tormentors. Although Angie had stopped speaking to Lizzie, she decides to look into Lizzie’s suicide. ... [read more]
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anxiety, dreams, weight and stubborn weeds!
I've been one big ball of anxiety lately. It is/was my retainers. I got new ones made and got them the day after. So I had all of that crazy anxiety for nothing really. But then Tuesday I noticed I had black stuff in the creases of my teeth so that freaked me out. But I had poked in them and they aren't squishy. So I guess that means (according to my mom at least) that I don't have cavities. But I should get my teeth cleaned. Though I really don't want to. I hate the dentist. And I don't re ... [read more]
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Speaking from Among the Bones
My guest blogger, Patty Whitney, hails from Seabrook, Washington where she is the proprietress of Blind Dog Books, a shop that is a little taste of book-browsing/buying heaven. Anyone who enjoys a good mystery, and hasn’t read one of Alan Bradley’s, Flavia de Luce series, needs to stop whatever they are doing this very minute and find [...] [read more]
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Lit: A Summer Readalong and A Great Bookish Quote
I was driving to work this morning, listening to The Thirteenth Tale, when I heard this marvelous quote about books. Luckily, I have a paper copy of the book and was able to find the quote! "All morning I struggled with the sensation of stray wisps of one world seeping through the cracks of another. Do you know the feeling when you start reading a new book before the membrane of the last one has had time to close behind you? You leave the previous book with ideas and themes - characters eve ... [read more]
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Book Expo, I Am Coming For You.
Book Expo is less than a week away, friends (a whole week for me, though, who could only get Friday off my reg'lar job, so won't be arriving in NYC until Thursday). I'm going to shiver my little butt off at Javits, wish I'd worn more comfortable shoes, and generally bask in the love of books that will surround me for two days. I'm going to get lots of tote bags and even more books. I'm going to talk about books, about publishing, about how the literary world is changing. I'll even get to att ... [read more]
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30 Day Blog Challenge
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Jason M. Hough, author of The Darwin Elevator, on tour August 2013
About The Darwin Elevator Mass Market Paperback:  496 pages Publisher:  Del Rey (July 30, 2013) Jason M. Hough’s pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon’s Firefly with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi. In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth. The world has succumbed [...] [read more]
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Have You Heard? It's Almost FREE Audiobook Time!
Afternoon sugar cubes. OK you may have seen this around Bloglandia already but just in case you haven't, you must must must check out Sync's 2013 list of free audiobook downloads.  [read more]
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Book Buzz: Debut Fiction
The BEA is just around the corner, and although I won’t be there in person, my email box has been filling up with book buzz centered around this extraordinary event. I love debut fiction and two books which will be featured prominently at the BEA have caught my attention. People in the Trees by Hanya [...] [read more]
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Top 9 American Civil War Books
Handsome Hubby and I just returned from one of the most exciting vacations we’ve ever had. No, it wasn’t Safariing through Africa in a Range Rover—which is pretty cool—but we did that last year. And it wasn’t strolling through the Forbidden City and climbing the Great Wall of China—although that is a surreal experience—but we […] [read more]
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Hit the Beach with the Novels of Dorothea Benton Frank—the Best Summer Reads on Either Side of the Mason-Dixon
For the last few weeks, some of my favorite bloggers have been participating in the Hit the Beach with Dorothea Benton Frank Read Along. I love it when people read Dorothea’s novels for the first or tenth time—they are always... [read more]
Thoughts: ‘All the President’s Men’ by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
I’m 26-years-old, not even close to old enough to remember Richard Nixon’s presidency and the Watergate scandal. But ever since I knew I wanted to be a journalist, I’ve meant to read All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein: In the most devastating political detective story of the century, two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, [...] [read more]
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Author Interview and Giveaway: C.C.Humphreys - Jack Absolute
Today I have C.C Humphreys over for an interview (and there is also a giveaway at the end :) [read more]
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My Journey to Naturalization – and a giveaway!
Today, first thing in the morning, I will be taking my oath of citizenship – the final step in my journey to becoming a naturalized citizen of these United States. If you’ve read some of my other “about me” posts, you’ll already know that I’m a resident alien. Yes, I’ve had to go to the [...] [read more]
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#BEABlitz Interviews: Baily of IB Book Blogging
Welcome to BEA Blitz!  Today I'm interviewing the ever lovely and gracious Bailey of IB Book Blogging!  Many thanks to Hannah for setting this up!  Don't know what BEA Blitz is?  Head over to my BEA Blitz Master Post to find out and see who else is being interviewed! [read more]
(Book Club) Book Talk: ORPHAN TRAIN, by Christina Baker Kline
Orphan Train: A Novel (book trailer) [read more]
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Review: School Spirits
School Spirits By Rachel Hawkins Published: May 14, 2013 [read more]
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Above Rubies Book Blast & $50 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash Giveaway!
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Book Review: Seduction by M.J. Rose
About: Seduction by M.J. Rose is another novel in the Reincarnationist series. This is the fifth book in the series and deals with past lives as do the other books. 384 pages Publisher: Atria Books Language: English ISBN-10: 1451621507 My Rating for Seduction — 4 Buy this book in paper or electronic format* More books [...] [read more]
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Bookanista Review: The Originals by Cat Patrick
Cat Patrick has some of the most inventive premises in YA, and I love her for that. FORGOTTEN (read my review) and REVIVED (read my review) were both solid reads. [read more]
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Review: The Weight of Small Things by Sherri Wood Emmons
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PUYB Virtual Book Tour: Join ‘Cassie Scot: Paranormal Detective’ author Christine Amsden today at You Gotta Read – Win a Kindle Fire HD!
Get the Countdown Creator Pro widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More info) Christine Amsden, author of Cassie Scot: Paranormal Detective, is stopping off today at  You Gotta Read, as part of her virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Cassie Scot is [...] [read more]
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Over the Counter #164
What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? A pair of memoirs this week - from wildly different viewpoints. One world wide and one from the chicken coop. [read more]
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Spotlight and Guest Post: A. X. Ahmad (The Caretaker): On Writing and Cooking
It's always exciting to discover a debut author who is quietly garnering high praise from print media and bloggers alike. A. X. Ahmad's The Caretaker is a literary thriller that doubles as a immigrant story. [read more]
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BELLA ANDRE-Summer of Love showcase & giveaways
From Liz at Media Muscle:  Summertime is right around the corner and we are so excited to soak up some sun, especially because Summer 2013 is the Bella Andre Summer of Love!  Help us celebrate this spectacular summer of hot reads and the release of the first three books in Bella Andre’s sizzling Sullivans series with the Bella Andre Summer of [...] [read more]
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Reviewer Critiques PEN/Hemingway Finalist's Debut Novel
Reviewed by Maria Ryan [read more]
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Book Review: The Asylum – John Harwood
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Deb Susan Hopes This Qualifies as an Art, if not a Craft…
When I first acquired my reef tank, I made jokes about keeping “a box of water with rocks.” For the first three weeks, that’s all it was. A box of water with rocks I balanced atop one another to  form a kind of “reef.” Not very interesting at that stage, though I watched it every [...] [read more]
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Magnificence; Lydia Millet
Title: Magnificence Author: Lydia Millet Publication Year:  2012 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co Edition: eGalley and audio (Xe Sands-narrator) Source: Edelweiss and library audio Setting: CA Date Completed: May - 2013 Rating: 3.5/5 Recommend: yes (read books 1 and 2 first) [read more]
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The meaning of a dot
At a photography club meeting last Saturday, a friend showed a dark, unusual image at the end of a presentation. I squinted at the screen, wondering what he could possibly be showing us, as Jeff asked the group if we … Continue reading → [read more]
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Heidi McLaughlin, author of The Beaumont Series & Lost In You Hijacks the Blog!
Thanks for stopping by. I’m pretty excited to be hijacking A Life Bound by Books! Lisa is on vacation – I’m so jelly! [read more]
Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller
First Line: It is summer and luminous. [read more]
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Childhood Vs Adult
Have your reading habits changed since you were a child? (I mean, I’m assuming you have less time to read now, but …) Did you devour and absorb books when you were 10 and only just lightly read them now? Did you re-read frequently as a child but now only read new books? How about […] [read more]
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2013 Armchair Audies Wrap Up: Literary Fiction
Before I begin my discussion, here were the Audie Award nominees for Literary Fiction for 2013: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel and narrated by Simon Vance The End of the Affair by Graham Greene and narrated by Colin Firth Heft by Liz Moore and narrated by Kirby Heyborne and Keith Szarabajka The Remains [...] [read more]
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Two new blog tours with open spots!
I have two cover reveal blog tours coming up that need hosts to participate! Cover Reveal for Emerald Isle (Fascination Island #1) by Kate Hinderer on May 27th. If you are interested in participating please fill out this form. Title: Emerald Isle (Fascination Island #1) Author: Kate Hinderer Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Book Description: To escape [...] [read more]
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Catch a Falling Star by Beth Vogt
About Catch a Falling Star:  [read more]
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"I'm No Angel" by Kylie Bisutti
For Kylie Bisutti, modelling was a passion that she pursued all through her teens.  And her hard work paid off when she began booking shows at New York Fashion Week.  But her big break came in 2009 when at the age of 19 she beat out ten thousand girls to win a modelling contract with Victoria's Secret on a reality television show.   [read more]
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Cross-blog Pollination: Dante and Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe
This year, for the first time, the school district where I work included the winners of the Stonewall book award in its announcement of the American Library Association Awards, which includes the Caldecott and Newbery Awards for children's literature.  The Stonewall award is given to those high-quality books with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender themes that are aimed at younger readers.  This was a huge symbolic milestone for me.  I was, to my knowledge, the first openly gay teacher i ... [read more]
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Review: Sight Reading by Daphne Kalotay
I am not a musician. When I was in elementary school, I played the viola for a while. I was laughingly banished to the back room of the house to practice so I can't possibly have been any good. That my music teacher called my mother when I quit to tell her that I needed to keep at it because I had perfect pitch was, I suspect, more the desperation of a music teacher long deafened by children drawing screechy bows across out of tune strings than any truth about my potential musical talent. ... [read more]
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Lone Ranger
Have you seen the new trailer for the Lone Ranger yet? From Disney: [read more]
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My Experience: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (May 21, 2013) ISBN-10: 159463176X Source: Publisher In a rural village in Afghanistan in the 1940s, a father tells his two young children, a boy and a girl, a folk story.  The essence of Continue reading → [read more]
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An answer and WIIW
The answer to my odd question in my last post "when would something that is "Supreme" not be at the top of the pile?" The answer is contained in the piccie. Supreme is not at the top of the pile when it is a supreme court in Oz.   So how does it come to be in Oz that a "High Court" is above a "Supreme Court"? [read more]
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The Testing - A Review
The Testing - Joelle Charbonneau (NetGalley) [read more]
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"Waiting On" Wednesday: Early Decision
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. [read more]
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Review: Thinking of You by Jill Mansell
“You know, I think it’s a pretty good job I’m here,” she told Ginny.  “Because, basically, you’re pretty hopeless.  You’ve been wrong about everyone so far.” (from Thinking of You) Thinking of You is another lighthearted British chick lit novel by Jill Mansell, whose books never fail to bring a smile to my face.  The … … Continue reading → [read more]
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Sleeping in Eden
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Another miniatures project for the Ladies' Shoppe - mini lipsticks
Thought I'd posted this here too... Thought  this came out really neat. Fiddly but worth trying. Going to do another with a different graphic... Isn't that cool? Something for a table in the ladies' shoppe... [read more]
The Last Runaway
I haven't been disappointed by a Tracy Chevalier book yet.  I enjoyed Girl With a Pearl Earring and The Lady and the Unicorn, and loved Remarkable Creatures, but I think her latest, The Last Runaway is my favorite. [read more]
Review: Life Behind
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Author Spotlight and Giveaway: Susan Shea author of the Dani O’Rourke Mystery Series
Today I have the great pleasure of introducing to you a new to me author, Susan Shea. Readers, What Would You Do? Readers have asked me to tell them more about a specific portion of the backstory in my Dani … Continue reading → [read more]
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Happy Tuesday!!
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Tuesday Intros ~ From Notting Hill with Love...Actually by Ali McNamara
Every Tuesday Diane @ Bibliophile by the Sea hosts First Chapter, First Paragraph where we share the first paragraph or two of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon.  Feel free to grab the image and participate. [read more]
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Review: Ice Blue by Susan Rae
The virtual book tour is presented by Reading Addiction Virtual Book Tours. Click HERE for more tour information. Welcome to The Wormhole and my stop on the tour. It is my pleasure to feature Susan Rae and Ice Blue. [read more]
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Judge-a-Book-by-Its-Cover Covers
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. [read more]
Book Thoughts - Kindred by Octavia Butler
Kindred by Octavia Butler [read more]
New Release: The Black Country
It was only last September when I read Alex Grecian's first novel of the Scotland Yard Murder Squad, The Yard. The inaugural tale of Inspector Walter Day and policeman Nevil Hammersmith, solving crime in the shadow of the Ripper killings, was incredibly dark and brutal but thoroughly compelling and I was looking forward to continuing with the fledgling series. And today The Black Country, second in the series, is out. I had a moment of cold feet before starting it, worried that the queasines ... [read more]
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Taking a Break
Well, I thought that I was ready to jump back into blogging and reviewing again, but I have discovered that I am not. I have in the past few weeks contemplated setting the blog aside permanently, which has never crossed … Continue reading → [read more]
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2013: #17 – The Jane Austen Book Club (Karen Joy Fowler)
Title: The Jane Austen Book Club Author: Karen Joy Fowler Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Release Date: April 26, 2005 Publisher: Plume Source: personal copy (PaperbackSwap) Read the back of the book In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs [...] [read more]
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Building Our House by Jonathan Bean
You know how kids can watch workers on a construction site long periods of time?  Well, Jonathan Bean has written a book that should appeal to these construction site kids.  Loosly based on the recollections of the house built by the author's parents when he was a child, the story takes the reader through building a house step by step through the eyes of the young girl who is going to live there. [read more]
Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
From the time he was a young boy and saw his first baseball game, Kenochi "Zeni" Zenimura wanted to play baseball - he wanted that more than anything.  And he was well on his way towards living his dream when he was old enough, managing local teams and playing with the Fresno Nisei League and the Fresno Twilight League, going to exhibition games in Japan, even playing with star players of the New York Yankees.  It seemed Zeni was on top of the world, at least until December 7, 1941 when Japa ... [read more]
Toward Understanding Thessalonians by Boyce W. Blackwelder
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Hello? EIR? Anyone home?
I know, I know.  [read more]
Read-Along Wrap-Up & Review: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle By Haruki Murakami (Vintage, Paperback, 9780679775430, 1998, 624pp.) The Short of It: A wildly imaginative work. Quite possibly the most interesting literary experience I’ve had. Ever. The Rest of It: If I had to sum this book up with one sentence, I’d say this: Nothing, is as it seems. Toru Okada is a […] [read more]
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TLC Book Tours Presents: Maya’s Notebook Review
 Maya’s Notebook: A Novel by Isabel Allende Release date: 2013 / 400 pages Synopsis(from Amazon): This contemporary coming-of-age story centers upon Maya Vidal, a remarkable teenager abandoned by her parents. Maya grew up in a rambling old house in Berkeley with … Continue reading → [read more]
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A Few Thoughts About Courage
I haven't seen Oz: The Great and Powerful, but I can definitely get behind the craze for emerald eyeshadow that it has touched off. My hairdresser just added a red tint to my hair, so this should... [read more]
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The Pleasures of Reading
As the school year winds down I'm looking forward to the pleasures of reading. I'm getting a head start right now with The first book in George R.R. Martin's saga A Song of Fire and Ice...Game of Thrones. There's nothing like losing yourself in a good 800 page book. [read more]
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Changes. The Only Thing David Bowie and I Have In Common
I’m a working lady now. I have to be out of the house before everyone else, after many years of me sending them all on their way. It’s not an easy adjustment. My body is all, “Wtf?” Saturday I was wide awake at 5:30 am and fell asleep at 10pm. On a Saturday. I have to record my shows and reading is nearly impossible. Will this last forever? I hope not. [read more]
Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide by Emily Brightwell
Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide [read more]
Great Vampire Film For Kids: "Vampire Dog" (Canine Must Consume Red Jelly To Survive)
Vampire Dog (2012)  is a family comedy film directed by Geoff Anderson. If [read more]
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Winners: Someday, Someday, Maybe
Congratulations to the winners of the giveaway of Someday, Someday, Maybe: [read more]
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NIV Real Life Devotional Bible for Women - FIRST Wild Card Tour
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! [read more]
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The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd: Friday Flashback Review
The Princes of Ireland follows the story of several Irish families, from the year 430 to 1538. Their stories are set against the larger backdrop of important battles and events in the history of Ireland. [read more]
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Audiobook Review: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
I've had this on my TBR list forever and a day, so I was excited to find it for audio download through my library.  It's based around one of my favorite sub-genres: post-apocalyptic YA.  In Life As We Knew It, a meteor strikes the moon, shifting its orbit closer to earth.  The result is massive tsunamis that wipe out huge coastal regions, earthquakes, and such severe volcanic eruptions that the ash blocks out the sun.  In addition, long-term climate changes take place, which means Miranda an ... [read more]
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Review: Letters from Skye, Jessica Brockmole
Letters from Skye, Jessica Brockmole 304 pages romance, historical fiction release date:  July 9, 2013 Summary:  A sweeping story told in letters, spanning two continents and two world wars, Jessica Brockmole’s atmospheric debut novel captures the indelible ways that people fall in love, and celebrates the power of the written word to stir the heart.   […] [read more]
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Journey of Promise by Vickie Hall – Blog Tour & Giveaway
Today I’m participating in the Blog Tour from I’m A Reader, Not A Writer for Journey of Promise by Vickie Hall. Journey of Promise is the second book in the series, but can be read alone too. I was originally … Continue reading → [read more]
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THE SMART ONE by Jennifer Close
A few weeks ago, I posted a Q&A with Jennifer Close about her new novel, The Smart One. Like her previous novel, Girls in White Dresses (reviewed here), Close’s latest work looks at the disorienting years that follow college. This time, she follows three siblings in their twenties/early thirties: Martha, Claire and Max. None of read more » [read more]
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Three Kisses by Heath Daniels
FASCINATING AUTHORS: What excites you most about your book’s topic? Why did you choose it? [read more]
A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans
A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband “Master” by Rachel Held Evans (Thomas Nelson, October 2012), 352 pages My first inclination is to say I … Continue reading → [read more]
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The Sunday Salon: Another vacation calls
Anyone else happy that it's the weekend? It's been a crazy busy week here (so, what's new?) but more so because we are reaching a big deadline in our project at work. Suddenly, there's a lot of things to iron, issues to sort out, postponed items to consider, etc, and an overtime schedule is becoming the new routine now. Much as I'm looking forward to the deadline being behind me, the zeal currently gripping the team feels exciting too. [read more]
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Cover Reveal!! Heven & Hell Anthology by Cambria Hebert
Cover Design by Regina Wamba maeidesign.com [read more]
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Write a book? Why not?
Hey all, [read more]
Review: The Cottage At Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This book had solid characters in a great setting, unfortunately the ending knocked down the rating for me. Summary via Goodreads: Married to the youngest attorney general in Massachusetts state history, Nora Cunningham is a picture-perfect political wife and a doting mother. But her carefully constructed life falls to […] [read more]
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FOODFIC: Please Welcome Cindy Bennett, Author of Rapunzel Untangled
Imagine living your life only exposed to foods that someone else has decided you can have. Close your eyes and think of your top five favorite things to eat, the things that bring you the most pleasure. Now imagine being locked in a tower where not only can you not have those foods, you haven’t even heard of many of them. [read more]
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