One Can Make a Difference: How Simple Actions Can Change the World edited by Ingrid E. Newkirk Dedication I am dedicating this review to Natasha at Maw Books Blog. Reading this book was rewarding and inspirational to me, especially as it coincided with her Reading and Blogging for Darfur project. The story of the people [...]
The Sunday Salon My Trip to the National Book Festival!
28 Sep By 27 Comments
Yesterday, despite the muggy, slightly drizzly day, I had the most wonderful time at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. The night before I thanked Target that my latest purse was huge. It hard cover versions of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Neverwhere, to hard cover copies of The Other Queen, and paperback versions [...]
Christmas Eve in September – I’m off to the National Book Festival
26 Sep By 13 Comments
I really need to get to bed and get some sleep, but I feel exactly like I did as a kid on Christmas Eve. I cannot believe that tomorrow has finally arrived and that I’ll soon be seeing and perhaps meeting Philippa Gregory. I’ve loved her ever since I started reading The Other Boleyn Girl. [...]
Guidance for Reviewing Young Adult Literature
23 Sep By 14 Comments
I still remember the day that I left Young Adult literature behind for good. I was in the 8th grade and looking forward to high school when I found a booklet at the library that listed the 101 books that every high school student should read before college. I don’t remember what books were on [...]
The Sunday Salon 09.21.08
21 Sep By 12 Comments
It is such a gorgeous day today! This is the first morning I woke up feeling chilly. A few months from now I’ll no doubt be complaining about this, but it felt really, really good. I’ll be wearing long pants and a long sleeve t-shirt today for sure. And, since I’ve finally gotten my seasonal [...]
Amy, Queen of Book Bloggers, We Thank You!
19 Sep By 5 Comments
This summer, after book blogging was patronized in the mainstream media, Amy from My Friend Amy made a suggestion that we celebrate book blogging. From that idea, Book Blogger Appreciation Week was born. Many of us have participated in interviews, contests, give-aways, and through awards; but, this would never have happened were it not for [...]
Check Out Alyce’s Review of Making War to Keep Peace
19 Sep By 1 Comment
Feeling overloaded with ARCs, I offered Making War to Keep Peace by Jeanne Kirkpatrick to another reader who would be interested in reading and reviewing it. Alyce at At Home with Books graciously accepted my offer. She’s read and reviewed the book here. In my heart of hearts I really wanted to keep the book [...]
Announcing the BBAW Book Blog Reader’s Contest Winners!!!!
19 Sep By 3 Comments
Joshua Henkin and I had a great time reading and reviewing all of the wonderful entries in our “I read book blogs because…” contest (click here for the original post). This contest was open to all of our wonderful book blogs readers who do not write for a blog themselves. On Monday, over 50 entries [...]
#103 ~ First Daughter
First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader First Daughter is a political thriller that takes place at a time in American history when one religious and extremely conservative president is about to step down from power after eight years. Sound familiar? It should. This president, who is never named, does not want to hand over the [...]