Monthly Archives: June 2009

Teaser Tuesdays – June 16, 2009

I’m actually in between books at the moment, having just finished Tess of the D’Urbervilles and The Forest of Hands and Teeth – reviews coming soon. I plan to start the following two books today, hopefully: The Wet Nurse’s Tale … Continue reading

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First lines quiz #6

~ I will post the first sentences of ten books. (I skip any beginning quotations or prefaces. If I think more than one sentence is necessary, I’ll post two.) ~ You guess the titles and authors and leave your guesses … Continue reading

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Mailbox Monday – June 15, 2009

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Printed Page. If you’re eager to tell the rest of the book blogging world about the wonderful books you’ve received this week, click over and share your link. Goblins! An UnderEarth Adventure … Continue reading

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Book Review: Back Creek by Leslie Goetsch

Title: Back Creek Author: Leslie Goetsch Genre: Literary fiction Publisher: Bancroft Press Rating: 4 out of 5 stars First line: I’d stayed up late drinking beer with Cal. Back Creek is the story of the summer following Grace Barnett’s graduation … Continue reading

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The Sunday Salon – June 14, 2009

It’s been a good week of reading, but I don’t really have a lot posts to show for it. I listened to two Laurie Halse Anderson audiobooks, Twisted and Prom. I haven’t gotten around to reviewing Prom yet – I … Continue reading

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Bookish links for Saturday, June 13, 2009

Author links: ~ Neil Gaiman gives us some ideas for summer reading. ~ Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit has a guest post by Gail Graham, author of Sea Changes, which is excellent. ~ Lilly at Reading Extravaganza has an … Continue reading

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Completed: Support Your Local Library Challenge

My goal: 25 books from my public library – completed 6/11/2009. 1. Blankets by Craig Thompson – 4 stars – my review 2. Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg – 3 stars 3. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook) … Continue reading

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Favorite contemporary fiction, part two

Here’s part two of my list of the best contemporary fiction: An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor This is a delightful novel about Barry Laverty, a newly graduated and licensed doctor, who moves to the tiny village of Ballybucklebo … Continue reading

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