Monthly Archives: June 2010
Summer titles: Getting swept away
Thinking about summer, I immediately conjure an image of myself on the beach — sunburned, smiling, sunglassed — with a giant novel in my lap. In any given year, I can be found near the ocean approximately two out of a … Continue reading
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BBAW will soon be upon us
Though summer still spreads before us like a glorious picnic blanket, it’s already time to start talking about Book Blogger Appreciation Week 2010. Last year’s festivities were such a blast, there’s no way I won’t be participating in this year’s … Continue reading
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New York weekend: What I saw and how (much) I ate
So. We’ve talked books, conferences, bloggers, friends and a big ol’ bookstore. And that’s all fun and we all like to read, etc., and so on and so forth, but let’s get serious: if there’s one thing I’m all about … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The One That I Want’ by Allison Winn Scotch
Since the death of her mother more than a decade ago, Tilly Farmer has worked hard to keep her fledgling family together. Through her father’s alcoholism and small town gossip, Tilly and sisters Luanne and Darcy have struggled to stay … Continue reading
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Peek inside my swag bag from the Book Blogger Convention
From the moment I arrived at the Book Blogger Convention and saw those canvas totes lined up down the hallway, my fingers started itching with that old, familiar tingle. Free books. I didn’t know there would be free books, friends. … Continue reading
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New York weekend: Strand Bookstore
When putting together a schedule for the weekend trip we were making to New York City for Book Blogger Con, my dad asked me what I most wanted to see in the Big Apple. The last time I was in … Continue reading
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