Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction-Children's on August 29, 2008 | 11 Comments »
***My newest giveaway is of “First Daughter“ ***
Title: “Sword“
Author: Da Chen
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 240
ISBN: 978-0061447587
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date of Publication: August 26, 2008
2.5 stars: I wanted to like this!
“Many nights I filled my spare time by squeezing into his doorway and claiming a spot on the crowded floor, listening devotedly to his tales of another time and place, [...]
Posted in Meme on August 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
***My newest giveaway is of “First Daughter“ ***
Inside the Writer’s Studio is a show where host James Lipton interviews all sorts of people and asks them a series of questions. I confess to not have seen so much of his show, as to have seen Will Ferrell do an impression of him on Saturday Night Live. [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on August 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
***My newest giveaway is of “First Daughter“ ***
Not too long ago, one of my awesome loyal readers decided to start blogging. And I am so glad she did. Her posts are great! Entertaining, amusing, true…. about children, politics, even even the Olympics! Misty May anyone? Don’t believe me? Go check out her blog!
Suburb Sanity
Debbie has [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction-Adult on August 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
***My newest giveaway is of “First Daughter“ ***
Title: “Confessions of a Contractor“
Author: Richard Murphy
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 288
ISBN: 978-0399155079
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date of Publication: August 14, 2008
4 stars: Renovating? Don’t miss this!
“The first thing a woman needs to know about renovating a house or apartment is simpe: do not, under any circumstance, sleep with your contractor, no tmatter [...]
Posted in Tuesday Thingers on August 26, 2008 | 17 Comments »
My newest giveaway is of “First Daughter“. Check it out
Sorry guys, been busy these last two weeks, but I hope to get back to blogging soon!
Today’s topic- courtesy of Marie: LibraryThing authors. Who are your LibraryThing authors? What books of theirs do you have? Do you ever comment on an author’s LT page? Have [...]
Posted in Tuesday Thingers on August 19, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Don’t forget to check out my newest giveaway!
Today’s question, courtesy of Marie : LT and RL (real life)- do you have friends in real life that you met through LibraryThing? Have you attended any LT meet-ups in your area? Would you be open to attending meet-ups or is LT strictly an online thing for you?
Well, [...]
Posted in Contests, Fiction-Adult, Interviews on August 19, 2008 | 28 Comments »
I’m doing things a little differently. If you’ve visited before, you know that I when I host giveaways, I usually include my review and author interview all in one post. Today I’m separating them a bit. Below is my interview with Eric Van Lustbader- the author of the thriller “First Daughter“. Later in the week [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on August 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well the moment you’ve all been waiting for…. and actually you’ve waited a few extra days so thank you for your patience! It’s time to announce the winner of “The Questory of Root Karbunkulus” by Kamilla Reid giveaway!
I’ve tallied up the comments and those with extra entries due to blogging about the contest. To keep [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on August 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Seen my latest giveaway? Win a copy of “The Questory of Root Karbunkulus” by Kamilla Reid. (ENDS AUGUST 15th)
Well I know we’re always looking for new books, so I thought I’d pass on some news. I just received an email telling me that “Jumble Pie” by Melanie Lynne Hauser is available, free in ebook form, [...]
Posted in Meme on August 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Seen my latest giveaway? Win a copy of “The Questory of Root Karbunkulus” by Kamilla Reid. (ENDS AUGUST 15th)
The Literate Housewife tagged me for a book meme created for the general market of books. This is a pretty good one It’ll be interesting to follow. Here’s what’s going on:
I am going to list [...]
Posted in Tuesday Thingers on August 12, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Today’s question, courtesy of Marie: Favorite bookstores. What’s your favorite bookstore? Is it an online store or a bricks-and-mortar store? How often do you go book shopping? Is your favorite bookstore (or bookstores) listed as a favorite in LT? Do you attend events at local bookstores? Do you use LT to find events?
My favorite bookstore [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction-Adult on August 12, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Seen my latest giveaway? Win a copy of “The Questory of Root Karbunkulus” by Kamilla Reid. (ENDS AUGUST 15th)
Title: “One More Year“
Author: Sana Krasikov
Format: Paperback ARC
Number of Pages: 240
ISBN: 978-0385524391
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Date of Publication: August 12, 2008 (TODAY!)
5 stars: I wish there were more stories!
“At one in the morning, Maia awakens to a [...]
Posted in Tuesday Thingers on August 5, 2008 | 14 Comments »
(This is a test post from Microsoft Word- we’ll see if it works!)
Seen my latest giveaway? Win a copy of “The Questory of Root Karbunkulus” by Kamilla Reid.
Today’s question, courtesy of the Boston Bibliophile, is only marginally about LibraryThing but I thought it might be a fun question anyway. It’s more about blogging. Everyone who [...]
Posted in Contests on August 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Seen my latest giveaway? Win a copy of “The Questory of Root Karbunkulus” by Kamilla Reid.
So my giveaway for “Surviving Ben’s Suicide” by C. Comfort Shields ended the other day and I know you’re all curious as to who the winner is. Now, normally I pick a random entry, or have a family member pick [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction-Adult on August 1, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Seen my latest giveaway? Win a copy of “The Questory of Root Karbunkulus” by Kamilla Reid.
Title: “The White Mary“
Author: Kira Salak
Format: Paperback ARC
Number of Pages: 351
ISBN: 978-0805088472
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Date of Publication: August 5, 2008
4 stars: An Enthralling Jungle Adventure
“Beauty intrudes upon her. Flocks of red and green parrots. Butterflies of blue and gold [...]
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