I’ve finished my ARC Reading Challenge! Checking in in the New Year to list out all the books read for it. I elected to read 12 books, and I’ve read 26 books so far! Goal : 12 Read so far: 26 How it all began The Golden Scales Pure Midnight in Austenland Last Chance Beauty […]
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50-50 Challenge : Completion (sort-of)
So, I signed up for this sometime this year. It is hosted by these good folks and the rules are simple: Commit to reading 50 books and watching 50 movies in the next year, 2012. The year is ending shortly, so how did I do ? MOVIES I’ve seen 50 for sure, and just for […]
Read the rest of this entry »Completed : E-Book Challenge 2012 (Sunday Salon Post)
I’ve finished my E-Book Reading Challenge! Checking in this Sunday to list out all the books read for the it. I elected to read at the CD level, which meant 10 ebooks, and I’ve read 18 ebooks so far! All of my ebooks were NetGalley ARCs, and they are: E-Book Challenge Goal : 10 […]
Read the rest of this entry »New Books : Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman
[amazon_link id=”067002497X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Philip Pullman is the author of “The Golden Compass” (the first in the very popular His Dark Materials trilogy). His new book, a modern take on some old tales, will be available November 12th. Here’s a little about his new book, courtesy the publisher : This year marks the 200th […]
Read the rest of this entry »New Books : Age of Desire by Jennie Fields
[amazon_link id=”067002368X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I’m excited to be previewing “Age of Desire” by Jennie Fields. A review will follow shortly. Meanwhile here is a little about the book and a Q&A with the author. The Age of Desire transports the reader to Edith Wharton’s life in the Gilded Age: glamorous salons and literary banter in […]
Read the rest of this entry »New Books : Every Day Every Hour by Natasa Dragnic
[amazon_link id=”0670023507″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]This book, a translation of the original was published last month. Here is a little about it (per publisher mail): Every Day, Every Hour is a debut novel from a fresh, new international voice in literature, Nataša Dragnić with faithfully done translation by Liesl Schillinger. Every Day, Every Hour is […]
Read the rest of this entry »New Books : Little Night by Luanne Rice
I look forward to reading and reviewing Little Night by Luanne Rice. It releases June 5th and deals with themes of domestic violence and how it affects the entire family. In winter 2011, Luanne interviewed women whose lives have been touched by abuse. Three women told their stories on camera, including Luanne, who was in an […]
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