That’s How I Blog! Highlights: Julie, Booking Mama

Picture of Julie Peterson, Booking Mama

On Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Julie from Booking Mama was a guest on Blog Talk Radio Show, That’s How I Blog! Thanks so much to Julie! And thanks to all of the people who listen in the chat room, write, and call in with questions that make the show such a great success. If you [...]

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The Lionel Shriver Challenge!

Photo of Lionel Shriver by Jerry Bauer

Lionel Shriver is one of the few authors I can say  left an indelible and immediate mark on my reading as an adult.  I remember first seeing her book,We Need To Talk About Kevin, in an airport book store. I don’t remember where I was on my way too or from, but I remember thinking [...]

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Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel, by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin – Book Review

Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel is my second experience reading a graphic novel and I really enjoyed reading it, even though I had very mixed feelings about the anti-hero/protagonist Artemis Fowl.  I mostly didn’t like him or the methods he used to retrieve his family fortune.  I was rooting against him for most of the [...]

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Government Girl, by Stacy Parker Aab – Book Review

Cover for Government Girl book

Stacy Parker is just 18 years old and attending George Washington University when she starts as an  intern in the office of George Stephanopolous.  A native of Detroit, Stacy has always excelled at school, and she quickly falls into a routine riddled with varying levels of constant stress while she tries to do the best [...]

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Among The Thugs, by Bill Buford – Book Review

Among The Thugs, by Bill Buford

When Bill Buford started investigating the extreme violence among the soccer “firms” in the UK he was early into his tenure of being an American in England and as a result looked upon as an outsider when approaching the members of the different groups.  With perseverance through continued attendance at soccer matches and his presence [...]

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This Just In! Top Secret Recipes Unlocked, by Todd Wilbur

Top Secret Recipes Unlocked Book Cover

You can only imagine why I was interested in reading this book- recipes of famous food that I can play around with in the comfort of my own home- sweet!  January is usually the time where we pull out our resolve to eat more healthfully, exercise more and generally be better people.  I have a [...]

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The Girl on Legare Street, by Karen White – Book Review

The Girl on Legare Street, by Karen White

Melanie Middleton and Jack Trenholm, that quarrelsome investigative duo is back, and in between falling in love or maybe just getting on each other’s last nerve, they have another mystery to solve.  Melanie’s mother, from whom Melanie has  been estranged since childhood, has returned from living overseas and wants to buy her own mother’s old [...]

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This Just In! Murder Behind The Badge, by Stacy Dittrich

Murder Behind the Badge, by Stacy Dittrich

Sociology and English were my two biggest loves in college I still have almost all of the books that I needed for English and Sociology on my shelves.  I don’t spend as much time as I would like reading Sociology or Psychology related books, but I still like to pick up books that explore those [...]

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Tonight: Don’t Miss That’s How I Blog! with Natasha from Maw Books Blog!

Natasha Maw, Maw Books Blog

Just a reminder that I will be interviewing Natasha of  Maw Books Blog tonight on Blog Talk Radio show, That’s How I Blog!, at 9:00 pm Eastern Time.  You can listen live or to the archived version later on.  If you listen live you can join the conversation in chat room, which is usually just as lively [...]

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Out of Twenty: 14 Questions for Karen White

Author Karen White

Back in November, I read my first Karen White novel, The House on Tradd Street.  Karen is one  of those novelists whom I had heard so much good stuff about that I had amassed quite a collection of her books before having the time to read one (The House on Tradd Street, The Lost Hours, [...]

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