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Review: Lady Vernon and Her Daughter
Booking Mama —
Authority: 545
Summary: Jane Austens novella Lady Susan was written during the same period as another novella called Elinor and Marianne –which was later revised and expanded to become Sense and Sensibility. Unfortunately for readers, Lady Susan did not enjoy the same treatment by its author and was left abandoned ...6 hours ago -
What the Heartland Reads
Book Group Buzz - Discussion of Book Clubs, Reading Lists, and Literary News - Booklist Online —
Authority: 468
The compilation begins in October as Steve Paul, a Senior Editor at The Kansas City Star , emails/texts/badgers all his reading friends for their top titles of 2009. We know he has a deadline, but we’re just as frantic as we page through our reading logs and sort the piles of books we’ve scanned, skimmed, ...23 hours ago -
Rediscover a Classic
Book Group Buzz - Discussion of Book Clubs, Reading Lists, and Literary News - Booklist Online —
Authority: 468
Book groups looking for an old-fashioned story that mixes elements of gentle reads with the pointed realities of rural living may enjoy a rediscovered classic, The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton. The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton As bucolic as the setting may be, it also pulls out the darker sides of ...2 days ago -
The Occupational Memoir
Book Group Buzz - Discussion of Book Clubs, Reading Lists, and Literary News - Booklist Online —
Authority: 468
As Neil has recently pointed out, memoirs are always popular reading and many provide great topics for discussion. One of my favorite types of memoirs for reading and discussing is the occupational memoir, books written about the jobs people do. Our worksites hold significant places in our daily lives. After family ...3 days ago -
What are the best book club selections of 2009?
The Book Lady's Blog —
Authority: 122
‘Tis the season for the flurry of “best of” book lists, and while I’m still working on my personal lists, I’m loving the chance to peek at what everyone else—book bloggers and major media outlets alike—is choosing. A few weeks ago, Peter at Flashlight Worthy contacted me about a post he was working on ...3 days ago -
Win a free ARC
A Writer Afoot —
Authority: 113
THE SECRET OF EVERYTHING will be out in 27 26 days! Reader feedback so far has been extraordinary (check out the comments at GoodReads.com ), and I’m very excited for everyone to read Tessa’s story. To celebrate, I’ll offering a some little contests and giveaways over the next few weeks. This is ...3 days ago -
Book Bloggers Book Club Recommendations
Booking Mama —
Authority: 545
A few weeks ago, I mentioned a new-to-me website that is just filled with wonderful book recommendations -- Flashlight Worthy Books . Well, today they have posted a list that is very near and dear to my heart - The Best Book Club Selections of 2009 (as chosen by Great Book Bloggers .) Im not 100% sure that I ...4 days ago -
BookBalloon to discuss Sea of Poppies in December
Charlottesville Words —
Authority: 128
December Reading Club Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh From The Guardian : This terrific novel, the first volume in a projected trilogy, unfolds in north India and the Bay of Bengal in 1838 on the eve of the British attack on the Chinese ports known as the first opium war. In Sea of Poppies , Amitav Ghosh ...4 days ago -
Review: In a Perfect World
Booking Mama —
Authority: 545
Summary: This is the way the world ends... It was a fairy tale come true when Mark Dorn —handsome pilot, widower, tragic father of three—chose Jiselle to be his wife. The other flight attendants were jealous: She could quit now, leaving behind the million daily irritations of the job. (Since the outbreak of ...5 days ago -
Help us make a better bedtime for 20,000 kids in need!
On Our Minds @ Scholastic —
Authority: 422
I feel a little tug at the heartstring every time Im reminded of Genevieve Piturros story: Its about the time years ago when she brought pairs of pajamas to some children in Harlem who had no father and whose mothers were in prison. The story goes that a child asked what these soft clothes were for -- and after ...6 days ago -
Guest Post with Author Kirby Larson—Authors and Book Clubs Partnership
Mother Daughter Book Club Blog —
Authority: 122
Author Kirby Larson recently featured an essay I wrote for her on her blog about authors and book clubs connecting. Kirby is one of the first authors I heard of who met with a mother-daughter book club near her home some years back. Read what I have to say on Kirby’s blog about this winning combination.6 days ago -
Guest Post with Author Kristin Bair O’Keeffe—How Book Clubs Change Lives
Mother Daughter Book Club Blog —
Authority: 122
It’s not an exaggeration to say that being in a mother-daughter book club can change your life. Today, I’m talking about that in a guest post on author Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s blog . Kristin’s debut novel, Thirsty , was released around the same time as my guidebook, Book by Book: The Complete Guide ...6 days ago -
Cyber Monday Gift Ideas!
BOOK CLUB CLASSICS! —
Authority: 130
photo credit: ali edwards Hello! I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving as much as I did. Delicious food and great time with family… my favorite holiday did not disappoint! I’m catching up a bit today and I promise the winner of last week’s giveaway will be posted soon. In the meantime, I thought I ...6 days ago -
Precious
Buzzine —
Authority: 481
We could talk about Precious as a film, but it’s far more interesting to talk about the cultural impact of Oprah Winfrey. Derived from an Oprah Book Club selection called Push , the arrival of Precious as a huge indie circuit hit and critical favorite is testament to her much-bowed-to influence. When Winfrey ...1 week ago -
JOIN ME ON BLOG TALK RADIO!
Lisa Leibow's Fodder for Fiction —
Authority: 104
The show RedRoseAuthor: Lisa Lipkind Leibow writes about SMART WOMEN! will air at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Copy or click the following link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrp-authors/2009/11/29/redroseauthor-lisa-lipkind-leibow-writes-about-smart-women. And do not forget, if you want to call in live and ...1 week ago -
New York Times Notable Books 2009
Book Group Buzz - Discussion of Book Clubs, Reading Lists, and Literary News - Booklist Online —
Authority: 468
The list of 100 Notable Books has arrived at the New York Times website . It won’t appear in print until next weekend, December 6th. As usual, you’ll find very little genre fiction and the nonfiction is mostly confined to biography, history, and political works, but if you accept those limitations, it’s ...1 week ago -
Santa Website Promotes Children’s Literacy and EVERYBODY WINS!
Press About —
Authority: 458
MyElfHelp.com is “Santa’s Official Website,” where young children can read daily messages from Santa with their parents, and write their own Letters and a wish list to Santa. To further promote children’s literacy, the family membership subscription can be donated to EVERYBODY WINS! USA, children’s literacy ...1 week ago -
One book – just one!
Books to the Ceiling —
Authority: 117
The directive issued to the Usual Suspects for our December meeting: “you can talk about one book, and one book only.” Gulp! I have to say, I understand where our (fearless!) leaders are coming from on this. After all, there are people like me, who get going and can’t stop. My favorite mystery of 2009? Oh, ...1 week ago -
A local book club shares!
Shelf Talk —
Authority: 120
I am a librarian. Do I read 24 hours/7 days a week? No. Do I read during my spare time? Sometimes a lot, usually not too much. Four years ago, a friend invited me to join a ladies’ book group in Lake Forest Park. Some of these ladies read tons more than me! This past year, the group read two of my suggestions – ...1 week ago -
Review: Love in Translation
Booking Mama —
Authority: 545
Summary: Stuck. That’s how 33-year-old aspiring singer Celeste Duncan feels, with her deadbeat boyfriend and static career. But then Celeste receives a puzzling phone call and a box full of mysterious family heirlooms which just might be the first real clue to the identity of the father she never knew. Impulsively, ...1 week ago
