Monthly Archives: September 2009
BBAW: Laurel Ann of Austenprose stops by
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that anyone with as much Austen knowledge as Laurel Ann of Austenprose and Jane Austen Today would have to be one seriously sensational person. And how true that is! I’m privileged to welcome Laurel Ann … Continue reading
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BBAW: Link love
After months of excited chatter and planning on behalf of a great many awesome folks, Book Blogger Appreciation Week is underway! The week-long event runs now through Sept. 18 and honors book bloggers who spend countless hours reading and writing … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Bitter Is The New Black’ by Jen Lancaster
We all know the Divas of the Workplace — they’re usually easy to spot. Whether you work in a chain store, a restaurant or an office, Power Women permeate every cell of the place. Jen Lancaster was one of these … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Weight of Silence’ by Heather Gudenkauf
About 100 pages into Heather Gudenkauf’s heart-stopping The Weight of Silence, I committed a cardinal reading sin: I skipped to the end. I just couldn’t take the suspense. As the novel opens, our principal players here are Calli Clark, a … Continue reading
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On keeping optimistic as fall approaches
Something about the fall reminds me of the cyclical nature of everything, I guess, and forces me to stop and think a whole year has already gone by. Now I love autumn — the gorgeous weather and bright, clear blue … Continue reading
Book review: ‘How To Take Over Teh Wurld’ by Professor Happycat
Since bursting onto the Internetz in 2007, the LOLcat phenomenon has pervaded popular culture, catapulting its website — I Can Has Cheezburger — into superstardom. If this is all Greek to you, here’s a brief set-up: people send it funny … Continue reading
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