Tagged twice: More about me

Well, I was tagged by B&b ex libris and so here are the questions and answers to the Author meme:
1. Who’s your all-time favorite author, and why?
This is such a difficult question!! I admit that it does change from time to time.  Currently it is Charlaine Harris.  I’ve really enjoyed the books in each series [...]

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Tuesday Thingers- book blogging

This week’s question, courtesy of Marie at the Boston Biliophile: So the question this week is- how many books do you have cataloged in your LibraryThing account? How do you decide what to include- everything you have, everything you’ve read- and are there things you leave off?
Haha.  I have 1049 books cataloged in my LibraryThing [...]

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New Contest post

Bookshipper is hosting a Pay It Forward contest!  The prize?  “The Flirt” by Kathleen Tessaro.  (Buy it here, and read Bookshipper’s review here.)  All you have to do is leave a comment here, and link to this contest from your blog.  The winner will be picked Friday May 30th.  Go check it out
 
Miss [...]

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Two (Make that Six- yes another!) Book Contests

1. Head over to carp(e)libris reviews for a chance to win “Skunk (A Love Story)” by Justin Courter.  (Can be bought here) Just comment here with ’something you’re really hooked on’ lol.  You can get another chance to win by subscribing to all of her posts, and a third by blogging about the giveaway with a [...]

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Tuesday Thingers- book blogging

Okay, so technically I’d like to be part of “Tuesday Thingers” over at LibraryThing, but I didn’t do it the first week. Anyways it’s week two and here’s my post regarding the theme.  Anyone who is interesting in participating should head over to see Marie’s post at The Boston Bibliophile.
This week’s topic: Discussion groups. Do [...]

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Review: “Victor Kugler: The Man Who Hid Anne Frank” by Eda Shapiro & Rick Kardonne

Title:  ”Victor Kugler: The Man Who Hid Anne Frank”
Author: Eda Shapiro & Rick Kardonne
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 136
ISBN: 13 978-965-229-410-4
Publisher: Gefen
Date of publication: January 2008

5 stars: One everybody should read
 
                                                        
 
“I first saw Anne Frank when she was only four years old, in March 1934…. Even in those early minutes of our acquaintance I [...]

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Upcoming Reads, Reviews, and Free Books

So it’s that time of year, also known as the dreaded finals…. I’m happy to say that I’ve finally had my last class and now I can get back to reading and reviewing!  To all you fellow LibraryThingers out there, I’ll eventually get a list of your blogs on the side of mine.  That said, [...]

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