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Bookish links for Saturday, August 7, 2010
CarrieK | August 7, 2010
Author links: ~ Shannon Hale: How to be a writer’s friend (or spouse) ~ Andi at Estella’s Revenge has an interview with Lucy Knisley, author of the graphic memoir French Milk. ~ Beth Kephart: How do you choose the books you are going to read? Discussion starters: ~ Books Lists Life: The problem with series [...]
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Bookish links for Saturday, May 15, 2010
CarrieK | May 15, 2010
Discussion starters: ~ Reading with Tequila: Sex in YA – One Mom’s View ~ Book Lady’s Blog: On the perks of being picky Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list: ~ The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan, reviewed by Meghan at Medieval Bookworm. ~ Veracity by Laura [...]
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Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, Washington
CarrieK | May 4, 2010
I had just about a perfect day today. After doing all the “important” subjects (math, reading, grammar) with our kids this morning, my best friend (who is also a homeschooling mom) and I headed an hour and a half south to Spokane to have lunch and visit Auntie’s Bookstore. We had originally planned to go [...]
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Can’t. Put. It. Down.
CarrieK | May 3, 2010
No post this morning – I could write one on our homeschooling lunch break, but I know I’ll be too busy reading Justin Cronin’s The Passage. Be back soon. Bookmark to:
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Bookish links for Saturday, March 6, 2010
CarrieK | March 6, 2010
Author links: ~ Ladybug at Escape in a Book has an interview with A.S. Peterson, author of The Fiddler’s Gun. I really want to read this book! Discussion starters: ~ Heidenkind’s Hideaway: Insufficient Reading and Top Signs Your Book is a Classic ~ My Friend Amy: Christian Fiction – What is Going On? Reviews and [...]
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Cover issues: plus-sized characters
CarrieK | February 28, 2010
Entertainment Weekly had a short feature in the books section of the latest issue that really got me thinking about first impressions and appearances – where both books and people are concerned. You see, there’s a reason why I don’t have a picture of myself as my avatar/gravatar/profile pic. I know that most of my [...]
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2009 Reading Wrap-Up
CarrieK | December 31, 2009
I always find it interesting to break my reading down by genres – it gives me a good big picture view of what my year of reading was like. 2009 could be summed up as “Outlander series” + “Stephanie Plum” series + YA fiction. Personally, it was a hard year for a lot of different [...]
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