Monthly Archives: September 2009

Bookish links for Saturday, September 26, 2009

Author info: ~ Marci at Serendipitous Readings has an interview with Cathy M. Buchanan, author of The Day the Falls Stood Still. ~ Julie at Booking Mama has a guest post by Joy Preble, author of Dreaming Anastasia. So does … Continue reading

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Recommendations from a non-blogger #2 – Marni

Everyone in my family is a reader. I grew up in a house with books, where a trip to the library was a normal part of the week. One of our town’s librarians was a close friend of our family, … Continue reading

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Literary Road Trip: Author Dia Calhoun

Michelle at GalleySmith is hosting the Literary Road Trip: The Literary Road Trip is a project in which bloggers are volunteering to showcase local authors. This showcase can be anything you want to make of it – book reviews, author … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Promised World by Lisa Tucker

Title: The Promised World Author: Lisa Tucker Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Atria Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: TLC Book Tours First line: While millions of people watched her brother die, Lila sat in her quiet office at … Continue reading

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Meme: Book Talk

I saw this at J. Kaye’s Book Blog awhile ago, and saved it for a rainy day. Well, it’s not raining today, but I felt like doing it. 1. Do you have a favorite author? I have MANY favorite authors, … Continue reading

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Whatcha Watchin’? Wednesday – Private Practice: The Complete Second Season

Whatcha Watchin’? Wednesday is a weekly feature in which I talk about the TV we’re watching, either on DVD or on cable. Feel free to grab the graphic, join in, and play along – just leave a link to your … Continue reading

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Book Review: Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

Title: Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood Author: Ann Brashares Genre: YA fiction Publisher: Delacorte Press Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the library Audiobook reader: Angela Geothals First line: Once upon a time … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesdays & It’s Tuesday, Where Are You? – September 22, 2009

Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich I was standing in front of him so I got the pole-vaulting demonstration. Lula got the rear view, and whether it was intentional or just a jerk-action reflex was hard to say, but Lula … Continue reading

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