Monthly Archives: October 2011

Wherever You Go read-along – final discussion

Posted on October 31, 2011 by CarrieK

After getting stuck in the snowstorm in the Northeast, Avis fought her way home and posted the final discussion post for our read-along of Wherever You Go by Joan Leegant. I will be leaving my final thoughts there – please … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Posted on October 31, 2011 by CarrieK

In honor of tomorrow’s DVD release of the film version of Water for Elephants, I am rerunning my review. Be sure and come back tomorrow for my review of the film version and a fantastic DVD/book bundle giveaway! Title: Water … Continue reading →

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Read-along Wherever You Go by Joan Leegant – submit your questions here!

Posted on October 30, 2011 by CarrieK

The end of October also brings the end of our read-along of Joan Leegant’s novel Wherever You Go. You can find part one of our discussion here, and a guest post by Joan here. The final discussion post should go … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Salon – October 30, 2011

Posted on October 30, 2011 by CarrieK

I’ve been so busy, I haven’t even done a Sunday Salon post in two weeks. School stuff, church stuff, various appointments – I’ve had very little time for reading or blogging. Until this week, which involved a couple of kids’ … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, October 29, 2011

Posted on October 29, 2011 by CarrieK

I haven’t done a proper links post in a while, so this list includes links that are more than a couple weeks old. You’ve probably already seen them – but they’re too good to take a chance you might have … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Plague by Michael Grant; Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy; and In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson

Posted on October 27, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Plague Author: Michael Grant Genre: YA dystopian fiction Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: He stood poised on the edge of a sheet of glass. The … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The First Husband by Laura Dave; Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry; and Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Posted on October 26, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The First Husband Author: Laura Dave Genre: Contemporary fiction, women’s fiction Publisher: Viking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: It feels important to start with the truth about how I … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesdays – October 25, 2011

Posted on October 25, 2011 by CarrieK

A Watershed Year by Susan Schoenberger It was Lucy’s belief that chocolate-covered peanuts were a gift from a higher power. She might even have to tell Louis to include it in his presentation as the sixth way to prove the … Continue reading →

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