Contests

Here are a couple of contests going on now, but get cracking because some of these end soon!   (Listed in the order they end)
Booking Mama is giving away a copy of “The Memory of Water” by Karen White.  Read her review and comment here  for a chance to win, and blog about the giveaway to double [...]

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Review, Interview, and Giveaway: “Aberrations” by Penelope Przekop

Title: “Aberrations“
Author: Penelope Przekop
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 336
ISBN: 978-1934572030
Publisher: Emerald Book Co
Date of Publication: July 1, 2008
4 stars:  An eyeopening look at life with narcolepsy
 

 

 
 “What do you really think about  it?” I asked.
“I’m not gonna judge,” she said, opening her car door.  It was time to go.
“Because you’re a virgin?”
“No, because I’m human.” ( “Aberrations” pg [...]

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Contests

The Hidden Side of a Leaf  is giving away a box full of books!  See here  for details. Comments close on Friday!
The Hag Reads is giving away an ARC copy of “The White Mary“.  Comment here by June 28th for a chance to win. 
She is Too Fond of Books is giving away a copy of “Mrs. [...]

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Tuesday Thingers

RE: The Boston Bibliophile
Last week I asked what was the most popular book in your library- this week I’m going to ask about the most unpopular books you own. Do you have any unique books in your library- books only you have on LT? How many? Did you find cataloging information on your unique books, [...]

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Review, Interview, and Giveaway: “The Triumph of Deborah” by Eva Etzioni-Halevy

My second book in the ARC Challenge:
Title: “The Triumph of Deborah“
Author: Eva Etzioni-Halevy
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 362
ISBN: 978-0452289062
Publisher: Plume
Date of Publication: February 26, 2008
4 stars:  I couldn’t put it down!
 

  

 

 
“Two women were standing on high places, shielding their eyes from the blazing sun with their hands, peering into the distance in search of the messengers [...]

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Tuesday Thingers

Today’s Question, courtesy of the Boston Bibliophile: What’s the most popular book in your library? Have you read it? What did you think? How many users have it? What’s the most popular book you don’t have? How does a book’s popularity figure into your decisions about what to read?
Let’s see… the most popular book on [...]

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Review: “The New Yorkers” by Cathleen Schine

My first book in the ARC Challenge:
Title: “The New Yorkers”
Author: Cathleen Schine
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
ISBN: 978-0312427832
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: April 29, 2008
4 stars: A realistic look at love, life, and New York
 

 

 
“The street’s proximity to Central Park made it a favorite with professional dog walkers who could hardly be expected to keep track [...]

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Contests, giveaways, and ARCs

Here’s a couple of contests and giveaways that I’ve stumbled upon:

 
 
 
 
 
1. J. Kaye  is giving away a copy of “The Missing Girl” by Norma Fox Mazer.  Read her review here.  Comment at the same post for a chance to win.  The raffle will be held on June 14th so hurry over there! (For more about [...]

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The ARC Reading Challenge

 
Okay, so I already have a ton of ARCs that I need to read and review.  What better way to get cracking then to particpate in a reading challenge?  Devourer of Books  and Lori’s Reading Corner  are already participating, and I assume many others will too as soon as they find out about it.  Here’s the [...]

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Review: “Lover Enshrined” by J.R. Ward

Title: “Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 6)”
Author: J.R. Ward
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 560
ISBN: 978-0451222725
Publisher: Signet
Date of Publication: June 3, 2008
4 stars: I couldn’t read it fast enough

I really should have been reading a book from my ARC pile, but you know how it is…  a book that you’ve been waiting for finally shows up and [...]

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Tuesday Thingers

Today’s question, courtesy of The Boston Bibliophile, is about tags- do you tag? How do you tag? How do you feel about tagging- do you think it would be better to have standardized tags, like libraries have standardized subject headings, or do you like the individualized nature of tagging? What are your top 5 tags and [...]

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Review: “From Dead to Worse” by Charlaine Harris

Looking for more on Charlaine Harris and Sookie Stackhouse?  Check out my Charlaine Harris FAQ post.
Title: “From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8)”
Author: Charlaine Harris
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 368
ISBN: 978-0441015894
Publisher: Ace
Date of Publication: May 6, 2008
 
3.5/4 stars: Good, but left with questions…

 

Sorry to those who know what books are in this series, [...]

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Tuesday Thingers

Today’s Tuesday Thingers question, courtesy of The Boston Bibliophile, is:
Why LT?
Why did you choose to open and maintain an LT account? Do you/did you use other online cataloging/social networking sites, like GoodReads or Shelfari? Do you use more than one? Are they different or do they serve different purposes?

Well, I don’t feel ashamed to admit this (because [...]

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Review: “Songs for the Missing” by Stewart O’Nan

Title: “Songs for the Missing”
Author: Stewart O’Nan
Format: Paperback ARC
Number of Pages: 287
ISBN: 978-0-670-02032-4
Publisher: Viking
Date of Publication: November 2008
4 stars: What would you do if your child went missing?
 
 
                                         
“The first person her mother called was Nina.
The second was J.P.
The third was Connie at the hospital.
The fourth was the police.” (*pg 15)
 
I admit that I’ve been [...]

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6 Contests

1. First off, check out the Giveaway of Awesomesauce by She Reads Books.  She’s giving away five books to five lucky winners:

The books are “Atonement” by Ian McEwan, “Dining With Death” by Kathleen Malloy, “Asleep” by Banana Yoshimoto, “The Ovum Factor” by Marvin L. Zimmerman, and “Swimming Pool Sunday” by Madeleine Wickham
 
All you have to [...]

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