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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Frightful Friday: This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Horror, Review, Simon & Schuster, YA
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#IndieThursday Guest Post: An Invitation To Lose Yourself by Brooke (Books Distilled)
Each Thursday, to celebrate #IndieThursday, I’ve asked authors, bloggers, readers & other lovers of books to write about how independent bookstores have influenced their lives, or the lives of those around them. Today I’m pleased to welcome Brooke from Books Distilled, … Continue reading
Posted in #IndieThursday
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Review: The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald
Paperback:448 pages Publisher:Random House Trade Paperbacks (August 16, 2011) ISBN-10: 0812973224 Source: Publisher In 1964, an infant orphan arrives at an all-girls Wilton College. Named Henry, the infant is to serve as a “practice baby” for young women enrolled in the … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Random House, Review
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Review: Cocktail Hour Under The Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller
Hardcover:256 pages Publisher:Penguin Press HC, The (August 23, 2011) ISBN-10: 1594202990 Source: Publisher In the sequel to Fuller’s Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, which Fuller’s family refers to as “the Awful Book”, the author once again returns to … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Penguin, Review
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Special eBook Promo: Agoraphobics in Love by Lisa Tucker
I discovered Lisa Tucker’s writing a few years ago when I reviewed her book, The Promised World, a stunningly thrilling family drama. I became an instant fan of her work. When I heard of Lisa’s most recent work, a short story … Continue reading
Posted in Bookish Chatter
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, … Continue reading
Frightful Friday: The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is: The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson. … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Harper Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review
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#IndieThursday Guest Post: Independent Booksellers Can Save Your Life By Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Each Thursday, to celebrate #IndieThursday, I’ve asked authors, bloggers, readers & other lovers of books to write about how independent bookstores have influenced their lives, or the lives of those around them. Today I’m pleased to welcome Lauren Baratz-Logstead to … Continue reading
Posted in #IndieThursday
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Review: The Secret of Crickley Hall by James Herbert
Paperback:640 pages Publisher:Tor Books; First Edition edition (July 5, 2011) ISBN-10: 0765328887 Source: Library copy It’s been nearly a year since Gabe & Eve Caleigh lost their son, Cam. He disappeared while playing on a playground; an exhausted Eve had … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Paranormal Fiction, Review, Tor Books
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Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman
Hardcover:416 pages Publisher:Viking Adult (August 9, 2011) ISBN-10: 0670022314 Source: Publisher Immediately following the series of events that takes place in The Magicians, Quentin, Eliot, Janet, and Julia are now the High Kings and Queens of Fillory. Quentin isn’t impressed … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasty, Review, Viking
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