Earlier this month I received in the mail an Advanced Reader’s Copy of a book called “The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment that Transformed Their Lives.“ I remembered having seen an ad for this book in Shelf Awareness, but I had no recollection of requesting it. “Oh well,” I thought, “it could very well [...]
Check out my contest to win a copy of Matrimony by Joshua Henkin!
Well, we’ve come to the end of August and my teetering TBR pile is 19 books shorter than it was (okay, well, it would be if I hadn’t acquired 60 or so new/used books via a library sale, BookMooch, Half Price Books, and [...]
Resistance: A Frenchwoman’s Journal of the War by Agnes Humbert, translated by Barbara Mellor
Release date: Monday, September 1, 2008
Agnes Humbert was just another French woman living in Paris and working at the National Museum of Art and Popular Tradition until June of 1940 when the Nazis invaded France. Agnes was an incredibly strong willed woman [...]
Guernica: A Novel by Dave Boling
Release date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
“Guernica” by Dave Boling is a beautiful historical novel based in the Pays Basque (Basque country) in Spain from about 1930 to 1940. The main characters are Basques living in either Guernica or a fishing town on the Bay of Biscay. These are simply people [...]
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I reviewed the New York Times Notable Book, Joshua Henkin’s lovely, character-driven Matrimony?
And earlier this week when I let you know that it is now available in paperback?
Well, hold on to your hats, because you can WIN an inscribed copy, sent to you direct from the author, to [...]
If you’re anything like me, one of your favorite reasons to read is for the story. Not for the character development and interaction. Not because of the descriptive, emotive powers of the writer. Not because of deep, literary meaning hidden beneath layers of metaphor. (Even though those are all good things.) No … it’s because [...]
I was tagged by the creator of this meme, Rebecca at Book Lady’s Blog. It is just a little get to know you meme, a la ‘inside the actor’s studio.’
What is your favorite word?
I have waaay too many favorite words. So many that I have no idea what they are. Every so often, though, I [...]
Far World: Water Keep by J. Scott Savage
Release date: Friday, September 12th
Let me just begin by saying that I liked this book.
Actually, I really liked this book. I literally read the entire thing in one day. 418 pages. I just didn’t want to put it down.
By the end, though, I was extremely [...]
…Or any other deserving blog.
Nominations are now open in a variety of categories for Book Bloggers Appreciation Week over at My Friend Amy’s.
Here are the categories:
Best General Book Blog
Best Kidlit Blog
Best Christian/Inspirational Fiction Blog
Best Literary Fiction Blog
Best Book Club Blog
Best Romance Blog
Best Thrillers/Mystery/Suspense Blog
Best Non-fiction Blog
Best Young Adult Lit Blog
Best Book/Publishing Industry Blog
Best Challenge Host
Best [...]
LibraryThing authors. Who are your LibraryThing authors? What books of theirs do you have? Do you ever comment on an author’s LT page? Have you received any comments from an author on your LT account?
First, some background for those are unaware. One of the things that makes LibraryThing so awesome is that there are [...]
