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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Rejuvenating Literary Road Trip
Ok, I admit I’ve been a little (alright, a lot!) remiss when it comes to posting about Literary Road Trip. Has it been so long that you don’t recall what this wondrous celebration of local authors is about? Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Road Trip
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Review-Girls Like Us: A Memoir by Rachel Lloyd
Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (February 28, 2012) ISBN-10: 0061582069 Source: Publisher Rachel Lloyd, after winding up as a victim of commercial sexual exploitation as a teen, eventually breaks free of this life, striving to help other girls in a … Continue reading
Review: The Girl Next Door by Brad Parks
Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (March 13, 2012) ISBN-10: 031266768X Source: Author As Carter Ross is reading the obituaries (“some of the happiest news we print”) he comes across the entry for Nancy Marino, just 42 years old. As Carter scans the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime Fiction, Minotaur Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
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 read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading
Frightful Friday: The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured book is actually an audio book, The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi. Listening Length: 13 hours and 43 … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Frightful Friday, Hachette Audio, Horror, Review, Thriller
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Blogiversary Special: Things I Wish I Knew As A New Blogger
Today I celebrate the fourth anniversary of this blog. It has really been a wonderful four years, full of many changes on this blog. From the one-paragraph (gasp!) reviews to a complete overhaul to the overall appearance of my blog … Continue reading
Posted in Bookish Chatter
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Review: The Possibility of You by Pamela Redmond
Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Gallery Books; Original edition (February 21, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451616422 Source: Publisher Three women from three different worlds. Each are forced to make a personal decision that influence subsequent generations. Bridget (1916)-A nanny for a young boy. … Continue reading
Review: Hystera by Leora Skolkin-Smith
Paperback: 194 pages Publisher: Fiction Std (November 16, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1936558181 Set in New York the 1970s, in the midst of the Patty Hearst kidnapping case, Hystera tells the story of one young woman’s battle with intimacy and … Continue reading
Posted in Women's Fiction
Tagged 1970s, Fiction Studio Books, madness, mental instability, New York
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
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 read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading
TSS: A Completely Unique Bookstore Event
Yesterday afternoon I attended yet another delightful event at my local indie, One More Page Books. Not only did I get to meet Rachel Simon, author of The Story of Beautiful Girl, but also Kate Reading (Jennifer Mendenhall), the narrator … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Salon
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