Category Archives: Knopf

Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Knopf (September 9, 2014) ISBN: 9780385353304 Source: Publisher   A famous stage actor, Arthur Leander, dies of a heart attack on stage. A former paparazzi, now EMT, leaps to the stage in an attempt to save … Continue reading →

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#Mx3 Review: The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (September 10, 2013) ISBN-10: 0375868771 Source: Publisher The citizens of the small town of Oleander, Kansas call it the killing day: five people with seemingly no connection commit murders, killing 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Knopf, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Review, YA | 2 Comments

Review: Studio Saint-Ex by Ania Szado

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Knopf (June 4, 2013) ISBN-10: 0307962792 Source: Publisher Paris is currently occupied by the Germans. New York’s Mayor La Guardia believes he can make the city the new fashion capital of the world. Mignonne Lachapelle is … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: We All Fall Down by Michael Harvey

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jenn

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 Frightful Friday featured book is: We All Fall … Continue reading →

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Review: Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Knopf (June 14, 2011) ISBN-10: 0307595129 Source: Personal Copy The Kelleher women are an extremely strong-minded set of women.  Alice is the matriarch; she spends all her time at Mass or enjoying a cigarette and a manhattan on … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Jenn

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 Frightful Friday featured book is The Last Werewolf … Continue reading →

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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: The Mistaken Masterpiece by Michael D. Beil

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Jenn

Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader is a feature in which my eleven-year-old son, John, reviews books as a formerly reluctant reader. He gives his opinion of the book, detailing why he thinks this book would be good for reluctant … Continue reading →

Posted in 7-10 years of age, 8-12 years of age, Knopf, Knopf Children's Books, Tales of A (Formerly) Reluctant Reader | 9 Comments