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Sunday Salon : The Fifty-Fifty Challenge

Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Am checking in today to announce that I am joining (yet) another Challenge. Thanks to fellow blogger maxqnz on whose blog/twitterfeed I first heard about this challenge, am now signed up todo the 50/50 Challenge, i.e.; read 50 books and see 50 films in 2012. Yes, 50. Now 50 films […]

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2012 NetGalley Reading Challenge

Yes, another Challenge for 2012 (I’ve already signed up for three)! I’m on a roll! This one is by Emily from Red House Books, yes the very same blogger who hosts the NetGalley Month Read-a-thons. I’m picking the Green Star level which means I will read (and review) 11-20 NetGalley books. Besides the books I listed […]

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2011 : The Year in Review

2011 was the year of the ARC. I read more Advance Reviewer Copies than the previous years, so much so that I barely got to my own Reading List! I entered 2 Reading Challenges and got  started on the Sunday Salon Posts. I completed the GoodReads 2011 Reading Challenge (Goal of 15 books) and Stainless […]

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My First Sunday Salon Post !

This is my first Sunday Salon post (see title of post; I felt like adding a few more exclamation marks, and some audio of a blaring trumpet, but didn’t :-)), and I really like the idea of summing up my Reading Week. Virtual Salon it might be, but how nice to be able to read […]

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R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril Reading Challenge

Yes, my first book challenge ever! This R.I.P VI is hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. In case you haven’t noticed there is a thriving Book Blogger community on the net, and I got to hear of this challenge via A Room of One’s Own via S.Krishna’s Books. Anyway long story short, I have signed up […]

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Tejaswee Rao Blogging Awards

Feminist and fellow-blogger Indian Homemaker has announced Blogging Awards in the memory of her daughter Tejaswee. There are about 35 categories, in which you can nominate posts. I have added a few of my own which fit, and ask you to to do the same. If you have read of posts which fit into these […]

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8 simple steps to move from Blogger to WordPress

Here are 8 simple steps to ensure a smooth transition from a Blogger blog to a WordPress blog. This post assumes that you already have a domain name (myblog.com) and web host (one of the several out there : GoDaddy, Blue Host, DreamHost etc.) Install WordPress: On some hosts (like BlueHost), installing can be a […]

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Moving from Blogger to WordPress

I recently moved both my blogger blogs to self-hosted WordPress installs. My movie review blog Amodini’s movie reviews which is now at : http://film.fridaynirvana.com used to be at http://hindimoviereviews.blogspot.com. and this blog used to be at http://reviewroom.blogspot.com. Now, just so I don’t forget all the steps involved and in the hope that this might help […]

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Sticky Post : Welcome to Review Room’s new home !

If you are being redirected here from Blogger, don’t panic. This is the same old Review Room at a new web address – FridayNirvana. Feed subscribers, you are getting new content already. Update your bookmarks please, and scroll down for regular programming. Check back often !

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Winners of the Caleb’s Crossing Give-Away

Thanks all for the great response to the give-away ! I’ve chosen 2 winners – Heather J. and Caryl B. Congratulations to both of you ! I’ve informed the publisher and you should be receiving your copies soon. Happy reading !!

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