Since I didn’t do a links post last week, I have a ton of links to share with you. I didn’t get to them on time for Saturday, though, so the Sunday Salon it is.
Author links:
~ Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit has a guest post from Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: Writing Spaces and Other Forms of Solitary Confinement.
~ Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go, appeared on Good Morning, New Zealand.
Discussion starters:
~ Booklust: What Makes You Unsubscribe?
~ A Striped Armchair: How I Read
~ Book Chick City: Reviews – Long or Short?
~ Michelle at My Books. My Life asks for your thoughts on memes.
~ Devourer of Books: Say Yes to the Book
~ A Striped Armchair: On the Validity of Audiobooks
~ Michelle’s Masterful Musings: Why Blog?
~ My Friend Amy: Literary Identity and the Weight of Recommendations
Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list:
~ The Disappeared by Kim Echlin, reviewed by Jill at Fizzy Thoughts.
~ Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, reviewed by Jenn at Jenn’s Bookshelves.
~ When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, reviewed by Tim Challies.
~ Postcards from a Dead Girl by Kirk Farber, reviewed by Amy at Steele on Entertainment.
~ Merlin’s Harp by Anne Crompton, reviewed by Pam at Bookalicious.
~ Castle in the Air by Judy Corbett, reviewed by Cathy at Kittling Books.
~ Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean, reviewed by Aarti at Booklust.
~ Angelology by Danielle Trussoni, reviewed by Swapna at S. Krishna’s Books.
~ The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow, reviewed by Amy at Steele on Entertainment.
~ The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips, reviewed by Jane at Fleur Fisher Reads.
Book lists:
~ Robin at My Two Blessings posts a list of 50 of the best Irish books.
Book to movie news:
~ There will be a film version of one of my favorite books: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. It will star Christoph Waltz as August, Reese Witherspoon as Marlena, and Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski. Discuss amongst yourselves.
Giveaways:
~ Win The Fiddler’s Gun by A.S. Peterson at Escape in a Book.
Other bookish links:
~ Persnickety Snark: Top 100 YA Titles Poll
~ Truth, Beauty, Freedom and Books: Suggestions for Reading Classics.
~ Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon returns April 10th. Volunteers are needed, if you’re interested in doing more than reading.
~ Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit is calling for bloggers to help celebrate National Poetry Month in April.
~ L.A. Times: Young adult lit comes of age
~ EW has a first look at the cover of Cassandra Clare’s next novel, Clockwork Angel.
~ I have a guest post up at Po(sey) Sessions: James Dashner and the Male Reader
~ A video that every reader, teacher, and parent will love:
~ And just because he’s gorgeous, here’s Hugh Jackman dancing in a Lipton Iced Tea commercial.
Looking forward to the movie of Water for Elephants.
Here’s my Sunday Salon
.-= Harvee´s last blog ..Sunday Salon: WOW =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Harvee – I’m not so sure about the casting, though. I’m pretty sure Pattinson can pull it off – after all he proved as Cedric that he can do more than brood and sparkle. But Reese Witherspoon is not what I imagined for Marlena at all. Waltz will be perfectly menacing, I’m sure!
Twitter: BethFishReads
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I’ve clicked a lot of your links this week — I’m so busy at work, I’ve missed some great posts.
.-= Beth F´s last blog ..Weekend Cooking: Chocolate Raspberry Squares =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Beth – There are so many good discussions going around, it’s hard to keep up on them all!
Twitter: unfnshdprsn
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As the Chief of Police for the Sunday Salon Police, I would like to remind you about what the Sunday Salon is, from the main page of the Sunday Salon: “Every Sunday the bloggers participating in that week’s Salon get together–at their separate desks, in their own particular time zones–and read. And blog about their reading. And comment on one another’s blogs. Think of it as an informal, weekly, mini read-a-thon, an excuse to put aside one’s earthly responsibilities and fall into a good book.” The key part of that being reading. So with that in mind, what are you reading today?
By the way, I do love the links, though, as if I don’t have enough catching up to do each week (rolling eyes
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Twitter: booksandmovies
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UP – oh, if you insist on following the rules…
I’m currently reading Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz and The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli and I’m listening to The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen on audio.
Those are some great links! I’m not sure how I feel with Reese Witherspoon playing Marlena in Water for Elephants. She isn’t how I pictured the character at all.
.-= Colette A Buckeye Girl Reads´s last blog ..Saturday TV Time Out-The Torchwood Debate =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Colette – she’s not how I pictured her either.
Wow, thanks for the cool links. I was able to add a bunch of new-to-me blogs to my reader. I don’t know how I missed them before. This was a great post.
.-= Kathy´s last blog ..Review – The Kitchen House, by Kathleen Grissom =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Kathy – you’re welcome – glad you found some that you liked!
Twitter: robnmccormack
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Wow – lots of neat discussions. Will have to come back when have more time to read more of them. Thanks for linking to my blog and the 50 Irish books. I love the video – have watched it several times.
.-= Robin of My Two Blessings´s last blog ..It’s my 4th Blogoversary!!!!!! =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Robin – you’re welcome – and it’s hard to keep up, isn’t it?
I feel like I spent the entire evening with you, chatting about bookish topics.
Thank you for the links! Isn’t that video great? I saw it on another blog recently but I had to watch it again on yours just because I enjoyed it so much the first time. 
.-= Literary Feline´s last blog ..Review: 31 Hours by Masha Hamilton =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Wendy – it would be so cool if we could actually spend an evening together chatting about books!
Great links, Carrie! And thank you so much for including mine
I loved both the video clips! Hugh Jackman is so, so handsome.
.-= Ladybug´s last blog ..It’s Monday What Are You Reading? Week #12 =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Ladybug – you’re welcome! And yes, Hugh is dreamy.
Twitter: SavvyVerseWit
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Thanks for posting about National Poetry Month and for posting about that great writing space! These other links are great…I have to check some of them out.
.-= Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)´s last blog ..Call for Bloggers to Celebrate National Poetry Month in April =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Serena – you’re welcome – I’m really looking forward to April!
Hugh Jackman has to be one of the sexiest men on the planet, straight up. I hope he got paid a lot for that commercial.
.-= heidenkind´s last blog ..The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Tasha – yes, he definitely is!
Twitter: debworldofbooks
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Great edition with lots of interesting links. Things have been so crazy lately that it’s been weeks since I’ve had a chance to read through my reader and I’ve already marked all as read twice in the past month or so. So I feel like I have been missing out on a lot of great stuff. Thanks for catching me up this week
.-= Debbie´s last blog ..Waiting on Wednesday 3/24-Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Debbie – i know what you mean – it is so hard to keep up with my reader!
Thanks for all the links!
Um yes, I will be watching that Hugh Jackman video again. And maybe again after that.
.-= Alita´s last blog ..Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler (final thoughts) =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Alita – yes, I like that video. A lot.