CarrieK | February 13, 2010
Author news and links:
~ Presenting Lenore has an interview with Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go – and you can also enter to win copies of the first two books in the Chaos Walking trilogy.
~ Neil Gaiman will be writing an episode of Doctor Who.
~ Jill at Fizzy Thoughts got to [...]
CarrieK | February 13, 2010
Congratulations to The Kool-Aid Mom and Robin of My Two Blessings! You have each won a copy of An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor. I will be e-mailing you shortly for mailing information. Enjoy!
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CarrieK | February 3, 2010
On my last Sunday Salon post, Trisha said that reading challenges are like crack to us book lovers – and I have to agree. Not only am I thoroughly addicted to joining them, but have decided to do my part to keep everyone else addicted, as well.
At the beginning of the year, I was clicking [...]
CarrieK | January 22, 2010
Discussion starters:
~ FleurFisher wants to know which Dickens she should read this year.
~ Tasha at Heidenkind’s Hideaway asks Who is the new Dickens?
~ Rebecca at Book Lady’s Blog talks about her addiction to reading all of the introductory and end matter in her books.
~ So many discussions this week about the latest white-washing disaster at [...]
CarrieK | January 21, 2010
Author John Shors posted a comment on my review of Dragon House that tells you how to get a copy of your own – first come, first served – and I didn’t want anyone to miss it. Here’s what he said:
Thanks, Carrie, for your nice review! I’m glad that you enjoyed Dragon House! And thank [...]
CarrieK | January 16, 2010
Thanks to everyone for entering and helping me clean off some shelf space! Here are the winners:
Lexy wins her first choice – Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Alicia wins her second choice – The Observations by Jane Harris
Darcy wins her third choice – The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
Elisabeth wins her second choice [...]
CarrieK | January 1, 2010
One thing that became very clear to me when I put my new bookshelf together and filled it – but still had tons of books piled on the top of my dresser and in stacks on the floor – was that I need to get rid of some books. I thought it would be fun [...]
CarrieK | December 28, 2009
Monday’s Movie is a weekly meme hosted by Sheri at A Novel Menagerie. Click over to check out all the great reviews, and add your own.
The creator of Office Space, writer-director Mike Judge, moves from cubicles to the assembly line with Extract – his outrageous return to workplace comedy, featuring a hilarious ensemble cast of [...]