Author links:
~ Congratulations to Newlywed Neil Gaiman.
Discussion starters:
~ Book, Line, and Sinker: What percentage of your books read do you review on your blog?
~ Caribousmom: E-Books – Are we losing something essential?
~ The Perpetual Page-Turner: ARCs – When should you post your review?
~ Bookstore People: How do you decide the best book of the year?
Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list:
~ Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster, reviewed by Kelly at The Written World.
Giveaways:
~ The War Through the Generations blog has posted giveaways for participants in last year’s Vietnam challenge: for those who read 2 to 4 books, for those who read 5 books, and for those who met their challenge commitment.
~ Pam at Bookalicious is hosting an amazing giveaway in honor of her two year blogging anniversary – tons of fantastic prize packages up for grabs, plus a Nook Color.
Other bookish links:
~ Los Angeles Times: 37 literary resolutions for 2011 – Vasilly makes an appearance on the list!
~ Pirate King, the eleventh Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes novel by Laurie R. King, will be released on September 6th of this year.
~ Rhapsody in Books has a post that links some great resource sites for when you’re wondering how to pronounce character or author names.
~ Don’t forget to vote for the March read-along title for the Ireland Challenge.
Twitter: Vasilly
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As usual, you’ve linked to a bunch of great posts for me to read! Thanks for adding the LA Times link! That article really made my day!
Vasilly´s last post ..Review- The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Vasilly – It made my day, too!
Twitter: youvegottaread
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I REALLY need to read Daddy Long Legs…
Sandy´s last post ..Fun apps for all your new electronics!
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Sandy – I love the movie, but have never read the book.
Twitter: thebirdsistersgmail.com
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I really loved Jamie’s discussion of when to post reviews for ARCS earlier this week — very interesting to see perspectives from bloggers, editors, authors, etc.
Thank you for the awesome links this week, C! xo
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Rebecca – it was a very informative discussion!
Twitter: toofondofbooks
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Wonderful collection of bookish links!
I was pleased that I could enter the War Through the Generations prize giveaway (even though I’d read only 2 of the 5-book goal I set for myself)
Dawn – She Is Too Fond of Books´s last post ..Weekend Cooking- First week with the new leaf
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Dawn – me, too – I read three.
I never miss this weekly post of yours, Carrie! Thanks for the link to my post
Wendy´s last post ..The Last Child – Book Review
Twitter: booksandmovies
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You’re welcome, Wendy!
Twitter: BethFishReads
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I always check out this post too — I might not always comment. Thanks so much for rounding up the links.
Beth F´s last post ..Weekend Cooking- A Book and a Movie
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Candace – I have fun doing it – and it helps me read through my Reader contents more thoughtfully instead of just skimming.
Twitter: robnmccormack
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Great round of links. I missed some of these posts so always love your weekly links.
Robin´s last post ..WIP Wednesday – ROWing upstream against the current
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Robin – glad to help you catch up.
Twitter: BookstoreK
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Thank you for the link! I loved the LA Times article, it made me laugh several times and reassured me that published writers have just as hard a time sitting down and writing as unpublished ones.
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Kim – nice to know we’re all alike in some ways.
That’s so cool that Vasilly made it into the LA Times!
Kathleen´s last post ..Sometimes you Need to Read a Fairy Tale
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Kathleen – I know!