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The Light Across the River: A Novel, by Stephanie Reed Publisher: Kregel Publications Publication Date: April 30, 2008 Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages As the seventh of thirteen children Johnny Rankin is eager to establish a place for himself in his large family, and wants to prove himself by helping in the family business of [...]
This week, Weekly Geeks is resurrecting one of the first projects that Dewey encouraged among bloggers to build community, link sharing. This week I am supposed to write a post encouraging readers to share their links with me. I usually do this at the end of each post, and some of you have already stopped [...]
This week I actually had the presence of mind to note when things came! Here’s what was in my mailbox last week: Wednesday The Darwin Conspiracy, by John Darnton The Ruling Class, by Francine Pascal The Trudeau Vector, by Juris Jurjevics Dakhmeh, by Naveed Noori Thursday Wild Life, by Molly Gloss ~ Jen from A [...]
Reviews & Recommendations The 14th Book Review Carnival is up at Book: Thirty. Be sure to check out all of the wonderful reviews at Stacey’s site. Daphne at Tanzanite’s Shelf reviewed The Sisters Who Would Be Queen, by Leanda Lisle, and now I am all excited to read this book. Unfortunately it’s not out in [...]
I have two copies of Fight For Your Money: How to Stop Getting Ripped Off and Save a Fortune, by David Bach, so I am going to keep one and give one away. I haven’t finished reading all of the book, but I have read some of the chapters relevant to me and skimmed around [...]
Here’s what was in my mailbox last week: Deep Trouble (Classic Goosebumps), by R.L. Stine Sag Harbor: A Novel, by Colson Whitehead The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection, by Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler The Obama Revolution, by Alan Kennedy-Shaffer Will Marry for Food, Sex, and Laundry: How to Get [...]
Suggested by Janet: How about, “What’s the worst ‘best’ book you’ve ever read — the one everyone says is so great, but you can’t figure out why?” I’m on blog punishment, which means that I had told myself that I couldn’t participate in any memes or fun stuff until I caught up with my reviews, [...]
Sleepwalking in Daylight, by Elizabeth Flock Publisher: Mira Books Publication Date: February 24, 2009 Format: Hardcover, 368 pages Sleepwalking in Daylight is the story of mother-daughter duo Samantha & Cammy Friedman. Once a mother and daughter with a strong relationship and loving bond, the two have hit a rough patch. Samantha wakes up and finds [...]
Galway Bay, by Mary Pat Kelly Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: February 9, 2009 Format: Hardcover, 576 pages Honora Keely is a seventeen-year-old girl, living in Galway Bay and bound for the convent to become a nun when Michael Kelly walks into her life in the most novel of ways. Even though Michael had [...]
I like to read short stories, but mostly I go through phases where I read them all the time or then not at all. Harper Perennial is celebrating the short story this year and as such they are publishing a short story a week on the website Fifty-Two Stories. I think I can catch up, [...]