BOOKKEEPING: The Reading Status Report Book reviews posted: Wife of the Gods, by Kwei Quartey Upcoming reviews: Admission, by Jean Hanff Korelitz (read on Kindle) The Last Bridge, by Teri Coyne (for LibraryThing Early Reviewers) The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel, by Garth Stein The Weight of Silence: A Novel, by Heather Gudenkauf (for TLC Book Tours) New additions to the LibraryThing “To Read” collection: For review – The Package Deal: My […]
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TLC Book Tour Book Talk: “Wife of the Gods,” by Kwei Quartey
I was provided with a copy of this book to review courtesy of TLC Book Tours; I received no other compensation. Wife of the Gods: A Novel Kwei Quartey Random House, 2009 (hardcover) (ISBN 1400067596 / 9781400067596) Fiction, 336 pages First sentence: “The forest was black and Darko was afraid to enter.” Teaser: “Mama must have enjoyed her visit tremendously, because three months later she went back to Ketanu. Six days passed, eight, and then […]
TBIF Bonus: The BBAW Meme
I was planning to include this in today’s TBIF post, but decided to give it its own space instead, since responses are being collected in a Mr. Linky at the Book Blogger Appreciation Week blog. Besides, it’s not breaking any laws if I sometimes post twice in one day! A Book Blogger Appreciation Week Meme If you were a part of BBAW last year, please answer these simple questions on your blog and drop your […]
TBIF: Thank Book/Blog It’s Friday!
BOOKKEEPING: The Reading Status Report Book reviews posted: None since July 20(!!). Conferencing, and following it up with a lot of writing, took a serious toll on reading time! I have good intentions to get back on the train in August, though – at least partly spurred by review obligations that actually have due dates – so wish me luck with improving my record! Upcoming reviews: Wife of the Gods: A Novel, by Kwei Quartey […]
Vacation books and beach reads
I missed the July 23 Booking Through Thursday about reading preferences because I was traveling that day, but Gayle of Everyday I Write the Book has turned it into a Vacation Book Meme, and I thought it would be fun to play it that way. Reading something frivolous? Or something serious? Depends on my mood, but usually something at least semi-serious; I prefer substance over style Paperbacks? Or hardcovers? Trade paperbacks (although for reading while […]
Where I’ve been, and where my books came from
I know…you’re thinking, “Hasn’t she spent a whole week now talking about where she’s been?” But it’s not like that, I promise; this is something that my friend Cherie tagged me with on Facebook. You’re supposed to mark all the states you’ve been in with an X, and you can mark the ones where you’ve lived with an O. Airports don’t count! States driven through, or states where you stopped at the visitors’ center or […]
Monday Book Talk: “Perfect Life,” by Jessica Shattuck
I received an Advance Reader’s Copy (ARC) of this book for review through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers Program. Perfect Life: A Novel Jessica Shattuck W.W. Norton & Co., 2009 (hardcover) (ISBN 0393069508 / 9780393069501) Fiction, 336 pages First sentence: Later, after everything, after Neil had come and gone from their everyday lives, Laura had a memory of that other time, a million years ago, it seemed, when they had all been college students, living in that […]
TBIF: Thank book/blog it’s Friday!
BOOKKEEPING: The Reading Status Report Book reviews posted this week: All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, by Janelle Brown (with book discussion at Bookworm with a View) Reviews soon to come:Perfect Life by Jessica Shattuck (ARC via LibraryThing Early Reviewers – publication date August 3, 2009)The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne (ARC via LT ER – publication date July 28, 2009)Wife of the Gods: A Novel by Kwei Quartey (for TLC Books Tours in August) […]
Booking around the world (Weekly Geeks 2009-26)
This week’s Weekly Geeks question was posed by Terri: Where in the world have you been? – via books, of course, whether written about a country or by a native or resident of the country! Are you a global reader? How many countries have you “visited” in your reading? What are your favorite places or cultures to read about? Can you recommend particularly good books about certain regions, countries or continents? How do you find out […]
Monday Book Talk: “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything,” by Janelle Brown
There will be an online discussion of this book on Tuesday, July 14 at Bookworm with a View as part of the Summer Reading Series. All We Ever Wanted Was Everything: A Novel Janelle Brown (blog) Spiegel & Grau, 2009 (paperback) (ISBN 0385524021 / 9780385524025) Fiction, 448 pages First sentence: June in Santa Rita is perfect, just perfect. Teaser: “She was terrible at ballet. Her pliés were mushy, her pirouettes wobbly, and the way the […]
TBIF – Thank book/blog it’s Friday!
BOOKKEEPING: The Reading Status Report Currently reading: Perfect Life by Jessica Shattuck, via LibraryThing Early Reviewers Teaser: “Laura could hear the anxious needling in her own voice. The wife, the nag, the worrier – it was a boring story.” (page 79) Book reviews posted this week: Fool, by Christopher MooreNext review scheduled: All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, by Janelle Brown Bonus Bookery: BOOKKEEPING, expanded edition: The (half) year in booksNew to my LibraryThing “to […]
Thursday Book Talk : “Fool,” by Christopher Moore
Fool: A Novel Christopher Moore (blog) William Morrow, 2009 (hardcover) (ISBN 0060590319 / 9780060590314) Fiction, 336 pages First sentence: “Tosser!” Cried the raven. There’s always a bloody raven. Book description: Here’s the Cliff Notes you wished you’d had for King Lear—the mad royal, his devious daughters, rhyming ghosts and a castle full of hot intrigue—in a cheeky and ribald romp that both channels and chides the Bard and all Fate’s bastards. It’s 1288, and the king’s fool, Pocket, and […]
