Bookish links for Saturday, August 8, 2009
Posted By CarrieK on August 8, 2009
Author links:
~ Book Journey has an interview with Rachel Stolzman, author of The Sign for Drowning – plus a giveaway.
~ Stephanie’s Written Word has an interview with Marsha Altman, author of The Plight of the Darcy Brothers.
~ Savvy Verse & Wit has an interview with Amanda Grange, author of Mr. Darcy, Vampyre.
Discussion starters:
~ Trish at Hey, Lady! discusses Not liking a book vs. not “getting” a book.
Freebies:
~ Read Uglies by Scott Westerfled in pdf form.
Book to movie news:
~ Should Kristen Stewart star in the film version of Carrie Ryan’s The Forest of Hands and Teeth?
Reviews that have me adding to my to-read list:
~ The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal by Sean Dixon, reviewed by Jen at Devourer of Books.
~ The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters, reviewed by Sandy at You’ve Gotta Read This.
~ Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks, reviewed by Lesley at A Life in Books.
~ Blue Water by A. Manette Ansay, reviewed by Lesley at Lesley’s Book Nook.
~ Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann, reviewed by Sandy at You’ve Gotta Read This.
~ Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog, reviewed by Jacqueline at The Eclectic Book Lover.
~ A Good House by Bonnie Burnard, reviewed by Jules at Jules’ Book Reviews .
Giveaways:
~ Win The Impostor’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell at Bookfoolery and Babble.
~ Win American Lion by Jon Meacham at Bermudaonion.
~ Win an audiobook edition of Elin Hilderbrand’s The Castaways at Peeking Between the Pages.
Other bookish links:
~ 100 Ivy League Literature Courses You Can Take for Free at Home.
~ The Washington Times: Closing the book on a bad read.
~ Debbie has posted a Timeline of Vampire Books.
Thanks for linking to me.
Sheila DeChantal´s last blog ..Fairy Hunters Ink by Sheila A Dane
Sheila – you’re welcome!
Wow, that is a record for me. Two links! Not sure if I will ever be able to beat that! Thanks!
Sandy´s last blog ..The Stack Grows
Sandy – I’m sure it will happen again -you’ve been reading some wonderful books and writing great reviews!
It seems lately I’ve been relying too heavily on these link posts to catch up on what I’ve been missing. I am grateful for you doing this, Carrie! Thank you for the links!
Literary Feline´s last blog ..Review: Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey (& a Giveaway)
Wendy – you’re welcome! I know what you mean – I got so far behind on my blog reading this week.
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I really appreciate your linking to my post! The discussion has been loads of fun.
trish´s last blog ..Not liking a book vs. not “getting” a book
Sure, Trish – I love posts like that – that provoke great discussions in the comments.
Wow, those are some great links. Thanks for posting these, including mine.
Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)´s last blog ..Are You an Examiner?
You’re welcome, Serena.
Thanks for linking to my post. I see you’ve also linked to A Good House. I thought that was a wonderful book. Even read it twice!
Thanks for all these links. The Washington Times article was interesting. I generally give a book at least 50 pages before giving up, although some of my favorites didn’t grab me until after 80+ pages (Atonement; Life of Pi)
Les in NE´s last blog ..Favorite Quote Friday
Les – I usually give it at least 50 pages – more like 100 if I’m on the bubble. I’m definitely adding A Good House to my wish list!
These are great links – and it’s always reassuring to see how many books other people add to their want-to-read piles after reading the reviews, because I know I sure add a lot!
rhapsodyinbooks´s last blog ..Sunday Salon – Review of “The 19th Wife,” by David Ebershoff
Rhapsody – I know – I’ll never get all of the books on my list read, but I keep adding to it anyway!
Thanks for all the links. I especially liked two near the end: The 100 Best Classes from an Ivy League School. Found a couple I’m interested in. Also The article about giving up on books we just don’t like. I know this is a lot of work pulling all the links together. I appreciate it. I often forget to come back and say thank you. So, thanks for the past and probably future posts as well.
Margot´s last blog ..A Book Rating System
Margot – you’re very welcome! It’s always nice to know that my readers are finding links of interest in these posts.
Thanks for linking to my giveaway!
Kathy´s last blog ..Review & Blog Tour: Undiscovered Gyrl