Monthly Archives: June 2010

Giveaway: So Cold the River by Michael Koryta

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Jenn

I was lucky enough to meet the author, Michael Koryta, at BEA this year and he was gracious enough to sign a second ARC for one lucky follower of this blog. To enter, please fill out the form below.  Comments … Continue reading →

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Review: So Cold the River by Michael Kortya

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 528 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition (June 9, 2010) ISBN-10: 0316053635 Source: Received at BEA Eric Shaw is a failed filmmaker who, rather than making the films in LA as he’d hoped and dreamed, … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Winner of SOS! The Six O’Clock Scramble to the Rescue!

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jenn

  Congratulations, Patricia! I have provided your address to the publisher for shipping.  Thanks to all who entered!

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One Question Interview with Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jenn

I’ve been following Lauren Baratz-Logsted, author of THE TWIN’S DAUGHTER (Bloomsbury, August 31, 2010) , THE EDUCATION OF BET (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, July 2010), and CRAZY BEAUTIFUL (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, September 2009) on Twitter for some time now.  When she contacted … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jenn

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Truth About Delilah Blue by Tish Cohen

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (June 8, 2010) Language: English Source: Publisher Delilah Blue is a twenty-year old budding artist, so desperate to enter art school that she begins to model nude for art students in an attempt to … Continue reading →

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Day Three of Audio Book Week: Audio Book Meme

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Jenn

For today’s post, we’re asked to complete the following meme.  If you are participating, be sure to visit Jen at Devourer of Books and add your link to Mr. Linky.  You’ll be entered to win one of dozens of great … Continue reading →

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Day Two of Audio Book Week: How to Write Audio Book Reviews

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Jenn

  Today’s discussion post from Jen at Devourer of Books asks us to discuss how to write audio book reviews.  Personally, I’ve only reviewed one series of audio books, Lee Child’s Reacher series.  The main format of the review is … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Descent into Dust by Jacqueline Lepore

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Jenn

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that … Continue reading →

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Do Your Part: Help Bring Books Back to Nashville

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Jenn

I was contacted by Becky from Reader with a Capital R about this phenomenal project she is working on, A Dry Read: New Books For Nashville.  When Nashville was flooded in early May, residents lost everything, including their cherished books.  … Continue reading →

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