Although I agree with virtually all of these thoughts, they are not my own creation. I snagged this off of my sister’s Facebook page.
Random thoughts from people our age…
1) I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.
2) More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about [...]
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Hey everyone please don’t forget to send in your entries for Edition 37 of the Bookworms Carnival. The theme is Banned Books Week. I have a few fantastic submissions already, but I’d love to have more! I’m looking for reviews, author interviews, guests posts, or any special features. The deadline is Sept. 11th, so please [...]
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Greg Kot’s work, Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music is a look inside the world of music marketing, and distribution, from the mainstream to the underground.
Beginning chronologically, Kot first gives us a mini-review of the history of the music industry, Clear Channel’s monopolization of radio stations, and the obstacles fans faced when it came [...]
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After her former best friend Cassie is found dead and alone in a motel room, Lia begins a downward spiral; struggling with divorced parents that don’t understand or are too busy to, a clueless stepmother and ghosts that haunt her every movement. Struggling to keep afloat amidst so much sadness, Lia’s anorexic behavior returns, with [...]
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As her beloved lays sick and dying, Anna recounts vivid details of her life leading up to this moment. From her childhood in El Salvador, to her struggles and travels to the United States first living in a convent, then eventually becoming a nanny for a wealthy southern California family.
Although the synopsis seems really simple, [...]
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Just read an interesting article via www.thebookseller.com about Stephanie Meyers and Breaking Dawn.
Meyer’s 4th book of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, apparently has some striking similarities to Jordon Scott’s novel, The Nocturne. The Nocturne was
“released one chapter at a time on the author/singer/actresses’ Web site and available through some online booksellers, but which was never [...]
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I owe you all a big THANK YOU, for voting for my blog for the Book Blogger Appreciation Awards. I recieved an e-mail this morning letting me know that I’ve been nominated for Best General Review Blog.
I feel so honored!! You guys have totally made my year. Thanks so much!!!
Now I get the fun task [...]
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In a few short weeks, I’ll be hosting the 37th Edition of the Bookworms Carnival, honoring Banned Books Week, (Sept 26th to October 3rd)
The theme, is very simple. Send in current or older posts on the controversial and often banned books that you’ve read and written about.
Freedom of speech and freedom of thought are very [...]
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Trend # 1 — Paranormal beings
Trend # 2 — Jane Austen
It seems that a recent batch of concoctions made up primarily of these two factors are infiltrating bookstores around the world. First, we were introduced to the various Pride and Prejudice spin-offs (Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife, and also, Mr. Darcy’s Diary) to name a [...]
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