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New Books
Of Books and Bicycles —
Authority: 118
Did I say I was slowly emerging from the end-of-semester fog? Not sure what I was thinking there. My work load is beginning to decrease, true, but the stress of end-of-semester doings is still there and it’s significant. But I should be finished with everything by the end of the day tomorrow, so that’s something ...1 week ago -
The Best Books of the Year - 2009
Wuthering Expectations —
Authority: 465
Now I have moved to a subject about which I know nothing, just what I have gleaned from other readers. I read more contemporary books than I perhaps let on - this year about one in five were from the last ten years. But a fair number of those are mysteries, none of which belong with the Best Books of 200X, and ...1 week ago -
10 Best Books Read in 2009
Ignorant Historian —
Authority: 421
Last week I talked about what I thought made for a good novel . During that discussion, I was asked what were my favorite reads this month. It’s a logical follow-up, isn’t it? These are the favorite books I’ve read this year (so far I’ve read 94, so there were a lot to choose from!). For fairness, I ...1 week ago -
My Favorite Books (2009)
WEALTH OF IDEAS —
Authority: 415
I will not list my favorite books this year. I doubt that I have ever listed favorite books on this blog ever. Its often a hard decision, but I tend to be too busy when everyone is listing their favorite books. Shortly, however, I will talk about my reading adventures of 2009, dropping names excessively, because ...1 week ago -
What David Sedaris Read, or Listened to, in 2009
Reading Copy Book Blog —
Authority: 543
Over at The New Yorker , bestselling author David Sedaris posted some of the books he’s read over the past year. Confessing that he is both lazy and not lazy, he revealed a love for audiobooks which allow him A) to not have to read a book for himself and to B) be able to do household chores while listening. So ...1 week ago -
Making a list, checking it once
Squandermania and other foibles —
Authority: 491
By now Im sure that any Attention Span (ha!) for poetry lists has waned; there are so many of them. But heres my listomania, after which you can cleanse your palette by reading Kent Johnson on the subject . In spite of which, I hereby present... another pointless list! Poetry book of the year: The ...1 week ago -
Listmania: Best of 2009s -- Updated!
The Inkwell Bookstore Blog —
Authority: 546
NPRs Best Cookbooks of 2009 The L.A. Times Favorite fiction of 2009 The NYTimes 100 Notable Books of 09 ALAs 2009 Best Books for Young Adults Entertainment Weeklys 10 Beautiful Books Blackwells 10 Favourite Books of the Decade The NYTimes Notable Crime Books of 2009 Booklists Best Books for Young ...1 week ago -
What Now? A Post-Apocalyptic Reading List
Books Worth Reading —
Authority: 111
Cover of Earth Abides Between the movie 2012 and the actual year 2012 looming on the horizon, global warming summits and Viggo Mortensen heading down The Road , the apocalypse has been on a lot of minds lately. But if you’re one of the (un)lucky ones to survive the actual big event, then what should you do? ...1 week ago -
Graphic Novels
Fiction Notes —
Authority: 120
Graphic Novels for Kids and Teens Are you like me? Clueless about graphic novels? Here are 15 resources to get us up to speed! To get you started, you can download free the Flu Fighter graphic novel (about the H1N1 flu) from Stone Arch/Capstone Publishers. Here are resources for writing, illustrating, reading, ...1 week ago -
The Best Comics I Read in 2009
The Inkwell Bookstore Blog —
Authority: 546
Puh- leeze do not mistake this for one of those scientifically produced, computer algorithm-culled, Best Of 2009 lists that you see in comics curious magazines like Newsweek and Wizard . This is purely the product of one seriously scatterbrained blogger who has been obsessing over funnybooks for far too long, yet ...1 week ago -
Uplifting Books List
BOOK CLUB CLASSICS! —
Authority: 130
photo credit: Amnemona In case the holiday season is already a bit overwhelming… or if you are lucky enough to be going on a tropical vacation any time soon… Here is Reader’s Advisory list of Uplifting Books! I starred the ones I’ve read (and LOVED)… Sarah Addison Allen – Garden Spells ** ...1 week ago -
What David Sedaris Read This Year
Jockohomo Blood and Shaving Cream —
Authority: 534
What David Sedaris Read This Year : “I love audiobooks, in part because I’m lazy and in part because I’m not. Rather than sitting still and moving my eyes over a page, I like to roam around and do stuff—iron, say, or defrost my freezer. I take walks, I soak in the tub, I turn up the volume and vacuum. The ...1 week ago -
What’s In A Name 3 Challenge ~ 2010
Linus's Blanket —
Authority: 533
There is a new host for this challenge in 2010. Beth at Beth Fish Reads will be hosting What’s In A Name 3 Challenge with a few changes. Here’s how it works: Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, read one book in each of the following categories: A book with a food in the title: A book with a body ...1 week ago -
Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge
Linus's Blanket —
Authority: 533
C.B. James at Rady When You Are, CB is hosting the Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge . He writes: The Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge is based on a simple idea–read a book, see a movie based on the book, include both in your review. Whether yours is a book blog or a movie blog, this could be a ...1 week ago -
The Chunkster Challenge ~ 2010
Linus's Blanket —
Authority: 533
February 1, 2010 – January 31, 2011 Definition of a Chunkster: A chunkster is 450 pages or more of ADULT literature (fiction or nonfiction) … A chunkster should be a challenge. If you read large type books your book will need to be 525 pages or more … The average large type book is 10-15% ...1 week ago -
The Debutante Ball Challenge – Past & 2010
Linus's Blanket —
Authority: 533
Jen and Swapna are jointly hosting The Debutante Ball Challenge . You can join in an read Deb books from 2010 or you can join to read the past Deb boor, or you can do both. I am signing up for both, but at low levels because my self imposed rule of challenges is to use books that come from my shelves if ...1 week ago -
Audio Book Challenge ~ 2010
Linus's Blanket —
Authority: 533
Audiobooks have become my latest addiction and I acquire them with almost the same frightening speed that I require my other books. Given entire year (January -December, 2010) I should be able to complete the Audio Book Challenge at the Obsessed Level by listening to 20 books. Challenge Guidelines: 1. Anyone ...1 week ago -
451 Fridays Challenge ~ 2010
Linus's Blanket —
Authority: 533
451 Fridays is based on an idea from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. In his novel, a group of people (Bradbury calls them Book People) are trying to keep the ideas found in books alive. Instead of actually saving the books, the Book People each “become” a book – memorizing it, word for word, and passing it down ...1 week ago -
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge ~ 2010
Linus's Blanket —
Authority: 533
I read a lot of historical fiction. I don’t know how it works that way and I don’t even really seek out the genre purposefully but I guess my interest in other countries combined with my love of history makes it only a given that I should try and complete the Historical Fiction Reading Challeng e at the ...1 week ago -
Amirs Pre-Independence Reading Lists
Bibliobibuli —
Authority: 129
Amir has an impressive list of pre-Independence novels in English set in Malaysia & Singapore up on his blog and is asking (for an upcoming book he is planning) : a) How many have you read? b) How many sound like something youd like to read? c) Any mistakes/omissions? My answer to a) is - just one, the ...1 week ago
