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March 26, 2012 reading

Book Talk: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua

This week, I’m posting the final two reviews of the Indie Lit Awards Biography/Memoir short list contenders. (Also: Have you entered my Blogiversary Giveaway?) Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Amy Chua (Facebook) (Twitter) read by the author Penguin (Non-Classics) (2011), Reprint, paperback (ISBN 0143120581 / 9780143120582) Nonfiction (memoir/parenting), 256 pages Source: purchased audiobook (Audible ASIN B004INSU48) Reason for reading: Indie Lit Awards Short List (Biography/Memoir) RUNNER-UP, Audiobook Challenge 2012, Memorable Memoirs Reading Challenge Opening lines: “This […]

January 23, 2012 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One (book website) Ernest Cline Audiobook read by Wil Wheaton Crown (2011), Hardcover (ISBN 030788743X / 9780307887436) (Audio edition ISBN 9780307913159) Fiction, 384 pages (Audio length 15 hours 46 minutes) Source: Purchased audiobook (Audible.com) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines, Chapter 1: “I was jolted awake by the sound of gunfire in one of the neighboring stacks. The shots were followed by a few minutes of muffled shouting and screaming, then silence. Gunfire […]

January 1, 2012 reading

Sunday Salon: Opening the Book on 2012!

Happy New Year, y’all! If that Mayan calendar is to be believed, we’ve got 355 days left before it all goes away, so I suppose we’d better get to it, hadn’t we? Whatever “it” is… I guess that opens up a big question: “If you knew you had only one year left to read, what books would you want to make sure you didn’t miss?” Personally, I don’t know which specific titles would be on […]

December 5, 2011 reading

Shelf Awareness (Audio)Book Talk: Just Kids, by Patti Smith

This is a compensated review originally written for Shelf Awareness for Readers, which did not publish it. It is posted here with permission. I have a personal copy of this book, but hadn’t yet read it when I was offered the audiobook for review. Just Kids Patti Smith HarperAudio (July 2011), unabridged audio CD (ISBN 9780062109385) Memoir, 9 CDs Just Kids, Patti Smith’s memoir of her friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe, which began with a random […]

November 29, 2011 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling (Facebook) (Twitter) (Tumblr) Crown Archetype (2011), Hardcover (ISBN 0307886263 / 9780307886262) (audio edition ISBN 9780307939807) Nonfiction/essays/memoir, 240 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Audible.com) Reason for reading: Personal Book description, from the publisher’s website: Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer […]

November 21, 2011 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin

Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life Steve Martin (Twitter) read by the author Scribner (2008), Paperback (ISBN 1416553657 / 9781416553656) (audio edition ISBN 0743569725 / 9780743569729) Memoir, 208 pages Source: purchased audiobook (Audible.com) Reason for reading: Personal Book description, from the publisher’s website: In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. This book is, in […]

August 25, 2011 reading

Book Talk: Bite Me: A Love Story, by Christopher Moore

Bite Me: A Love Story Christopher Moore (Twitter) (Facebook) (blog) Read by Susan Bennett William Morrow (2010), Edition: 1, Hardcover (ISBN 0061779725 / 9780061779725) (Audible Audiobook ASIN B003DQVEBM) Fiction, 320 pages Source: purchased audiobook Reason for reading: personal, favorite author Opening lines: “‘The city of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge shaved vampyre cat named Chet, and only I, Abby Normal, emergency backup mistress of the Greater Bay Area night, and my manga-haired […]

August 24, 2011 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: You Suck: A Love Story, by Christopher Moore

You Suck: A Love Story Christopher Moore (Twitter) (Facebook) (blog) Read by Susan Bennett William Morrow (2007), Edition: 1, Hardcover (ISBN 0060590297 / 9780060590291) (Audio ASIN B000MTEC80) Fiction, 336 pages Source: Purchased audiobook Reason for reading: Personal, a favorite author Opening Lines: “‘You bitch, you killed me! You suck!’ “Tommy had just awakened for the first time as a vampire. He was nineteen, thin, and had spent his entire life between states of amazement and […]

July 25, 2011 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: American on Purpose

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot Craig Ferguson (Twitter) Read by the author It Books (HarperCollins) (2010), Paperback, 288 pages (ISBN 0061998494 / 9780061998492) (Audio edition 0061961450 / 9780061961458) Source: Purchased audiobook Reason for reading: Personal Book description, from the publisher’s website: “In American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson delivers a moving and achingly funny memoir of living the American dream as he journeys from the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland, to […]

July 14, 2011 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: Bossypants, by Tina Fey

Bossypants Tina Fey read by the author Reagan Arthur Books (2011), Hardcover (ISBN 9780316056861 / 0316056863) (Audio edition 1609419693 / 9781609419691) Memoir/essays, 288 pages Source: Purchased audiobook Reason for reading: Personal Book description, from the publisher’s website: “Before Liz Lemon, before ‘Weekend Update,’ before ‘Sarah Palin,’ Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She […]

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