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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Movie Review – Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius is the true story of Robert Kearns, inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper. Kearns lived in Detroit, and came up with an invention to allow windshield wipers to be set at varying intermittent speeds. He took his … Continue reading
Mailbox Monday – July 27, 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. The 19th Wife by … Continue reading
Interview with Laura Brodie, author of The Widow’s Season – and a giveaway!
Yesterday, I posed my review of Laura Brodie’s fantastic novel The Widow Season. Ms. Brodie was gracious to answer some interview questions by e-mail about her book and her writing process and reading habits. Can you please explain where you … Continue reading
The Sunday Salon – July 26, 2009 (The “three-more-reading-challenges” edition)
Yes, you read that title correctly – I am joining three more reading challenges. I know, it’s a sickness. This challenge, hosted by Wendy at Caribousmom, is designed to give those of us bogged down by review and tour schedules … Continue reading
Bookish links for Saturday, July 25, 2009
Author links: ~ I’m a proud book bloggin’ mama – my daughter Natalie has posted her first ever author interview – with Lisa Samson, author of the YA series Hollywood Nobody – which Natalie loved. ~ Library Girl Reads has … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Widow’s Season by Laura Brodie
Title: The Widow’s Season Author: Laura Brodie Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Berkley Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars First line: Sarah McConnell’s husband had been dead three months when she saw him in the grocery store. When I picked … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday (on Friday) – July 24, 2009
Yesterday’s Booking Through Thursday has to do with preferences: Reading something frivolous? Or something serious? – I like to alternate. Paperbacks? Or hardcovers? – Trade paperbacks. Fiction? Or Nonfiction? – I prefer fiction, though I also read nonfiction. Poetry? Or … Continue reading
Book Review: Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman
Title: Scottsboro Author: Ellen Feldman Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Rating: 4 out of 5 stars First line: I was happy that afternoon. Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman is a historical novelization of events that happened in Scottsboro, … Continue reading