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Audiobook Review: Shadow People by James Swain 20 Aug 2013 | 08:01 am
Title: Shadow People Author: James Swain Genre: Parnormal fiction Publisher: AudioGO Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy through Audiobook Jukebox‘s reviewer program Audiobook reader: Stephen...
The Sunday Salon – August 18, 2013 18 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Time: 9:25 p.m., Saturday evening. I am sitting here in the living room, completely exhausted. We had a surprise retirement party for Mom at church tonight. Do you know how hard it is to keep a secret...
Winner: Panopticon by Jenni Fagan 12 Aug 2013 | 11:07 pm
Congratulations to Lisa R., who has won my copy of Panopticon by Jenni Fagan! If you are reading this anywhere other than Books and Movies or a feed reader, then this content has been stolen. Please ...
The Sunday Salon – August 10, 2013 11 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
Time: 10:07 p.m., Saturday evening. The house is starting to quiet down as one by one people head off to bed. We had a ton of fun at the Usk aquatic center today; we took both vans over full of our fo...
Mini-reviews: Remembering by Wendell Berry; Obedience by Will Lavender; and Left Neglected by Lisa Genova 9 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am
Title: Remembering Author: Wendell Berry Genre: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction Publisher: Counterpoint Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: It is da...
Book Spotlight and Giveaway: The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan 6 Aug 2013 | 04:51 pm
Title: The Panopticon Author: Jenni Fagan Genre: Dystopian fiction Publisher: Hogarth Source: ARC from the publisher First line: It’s an unmarked car. Goodreads blurb: Anais Hendricks, fifteen, is in...
Mini-reviews: Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch; The Cradle by Patrick Somerville; and Requiem by Lauren Oliver 6 Aug 2013 | 06:36 am
Title: Girls in Trucks Author: Katie Crouch Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Back Bay Books Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: If you are white, are...
The Sunday Salon – August 4, 2013 (plus, wrapping up July’s reading) 4 Aug 2013 | 04:46 pm
Time: 5:50 p.m., Saturday evening Eating: Nothing now, but just finished dinner – hamburgers and watermelon! Drinking: Crystal Light Cherry Pomegranate Reading: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett;...
Bookish links for Saturday, August 3, 2013 3 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm
Author news: ~ The New York Times: Stephen King’s Family Business Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list: ~ Sacrifice by S.J. Bolton, reviewed at The Angry Grey Cat Reads Bo...
Reminder: August’s pick for the “I’ve Always Meant to Read That Book” Challenge – Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 1 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm
August’s book is Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett – I hope some of you will be joining me! The discussion post will go up on August 31st. If you are reading this anywhere other than Books and Movi...
