Monthly Archives: October 2010
In My Mailbox Monday: The Sherlockian, Being Polite to Hitler
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren, and Mailbox Monday is hosted by Knitting and Sundries. Couple of intriguing picks arrived from Hachette this week. They are: The Sherlockian by Graham Moore In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly … Continue reading
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What Were They Thinking? Romeo and Juliet and Vampires
What Were They Thinking? is a new meme hosted every Thursday at The Crowded Leaf. The Rules: Post a book that makes you ask the infamous, “What Were They Thinking?” And explain WHY you are so turned off by the book. Is … Continue reading
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WWW/Waiting On/Wishful Wednesday: The Transformation of Things
To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions: What are you currently reading? The Marriage Artist by Andrew Winer (synopsis). What did you recently finish reading? By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham (review). What do you think you’ll read next? The … Continue reading
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In My Mailbox Monday: The Paris Wife
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren, and Mailbox Monday is hosted by She Reads and Reads. From LibraryThing Early Reviewers I received The Paris Wife by Paula McClain (Feb. 2011). No twentieth-century American writer has captured the … Continue reading
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Review: By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham
There are, of course, desperate people out there, some of them refugees, some of them criminals; we do as well as we can with these impossible contradictions, these endless snarls of loveliness and murder. By Nightfall – Michael Cunningham Michael … Continue reading
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What Were They Thinking? She Smells The Dead
What Were They Thinking? is a new meme hosted every Thursday at The Crowded Leaf. The Rules: Post a book that makes you ask the infamous, “What Were They Thinking?” And explain WHY you are so turned off by the book. … Continue reading
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A New Meme Starting Tomorrow (10/21/10): What Were They Thinking? Thursday!
We all have our favorite genres, authors, and books. We judge based on titles and covers and we aren’t ashamed to admit it. Much of what we post is about books we love and can’t wait for. But if you’re … Continue reading
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WWW/Waiting On/Wishful Wednesday: The Red Garden
To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions: What are you currently reading? By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham (synopsis) and manuscripts for Rozlyn Press. What did you recently finish reading? Nothing since the fairy tales in the new anthology My … Continue reading
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