2009 May

I {{Heart}} My Book Buddy!

I love to read. That’s no secret, really. I feel as though I could read all day and never grow tired of it. If you’re like me, you know that reading a book can wreak havoc on your hands after a long day’s reading and sometimes it is hard to find a comfortable position in [...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book Buddy, Hardcover, Paperback, reading aide, Reading Comfort, Shopping

#163 ~ The Story of a Marriage

15 May By Jennifer 18 Comments

The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer Pearlie loves Holland. She has since they were growing up in Kentucky, before he went into service during World War II. Despite all odds, they run into each other in San Francisco after the war. Holland is hesitant to start a relationship, but eventually he gives [...]

Filed Under: book review, fiction, male author, War Through the Generations Tagged With: Andrew Sean Greer, Kentucky, marriage, relationships, San Francisco, The Story of a Marriage: A Novel, Twitter, World War II

#162 ~ Frenchman’s Creek ~ Review and Giveaway

13 May By Jennifer 39 Comments

Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier The Review Dona St. Columb, a woman bored with her life in London, is determined to flee from the city the day after her participation in a practical joke along with Rockingham, her husband’s best friend, makes her ashamed of the woman she has become. She is driven to distraction [...]

Filed Under: book giveaway, book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: adventure, Cornwall, Daphne Du Maurier, Escape, escapism, Johnny Depp, London, Mrs. De Winter, piracy, pirates, Rebecca, Sourcebooks

#161 ~ The Uncommon Reader

12 May By Jennifer 13 Comments

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett What would happen if Queen Elizabeth II, the reigning Queen of England, suddenly developed an unexpected and soon insatiable penchant for reading? This is the scenario explored by Alan Bennett in his wonderful novela, The Uncommon Reader. The Queen, quite accidentally, bumps into a bookmobile as it stops near the [...]

Filed Under: book review, fiction, male author Tagged With: Alan Bennett, Diet Coke, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Prince Philip, Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of England, TweetDeck, Twitter, twitter transcript, Uncommon Reader

Update on May Bookmarks

11 May By Jennifer 10 Comments

Bookmark It Members: I had finished all of the bookmarks for May on the first of the month, but I haven’t been able to get myself together to get them in the mail yet. The letter’s written. I just need to print them out, address the envelopes and put them in the mail. You would [...]

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Mother’s Day ~ Time for Book Giveaways

10 May By Jennifer 66 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day to all of my readers out there. I hope that your day was special and full of love. Mine certainly was. I got a gift basket full of wonderful bath accoutrements and a pair of vibrating slippers. Ooo, la, la! I got the morning to myself in which to nearly finish Frenchman’s [...]

Filed Under: book giveaway, contest Tagged With: Daphne Du Maurier, Deborah Ross, Dennis McCullough, Frenchman's Creek, From Harvey River, How Not to be a Domestic Goddess, Lorna Goodison, Mameve Medwed, Marge Simpson, Matt Groening, My Mother Your Mother, Of Men and Their Mothers, Stepmonster, The Marge Book, Wednesday Martin

Writing The Brothers Boswell ~ A Guest Post by Philip Baruth

8 May By Jennifer 9 Comments

When I got offered a copy of The Brothers Boswell by Philip Baruth by Sarah at Soho Press, I knew that this would be a great book for the Historical Fiction Lovers Book Club. I responded back that I would love a chance to read it and then make that our September selection. The Brothers [...]

Filed Under: Guest Post, Historical Fiction Lovers Book Club, male author, The Parlor Tagged With: England, James Boswell, London Journal, mental illness, Philip Baruth, Samuel Johnson, Soho Press, The Brothers Boswell, the story of a novel

#160 ~ Coventry

7 May By Jennifer 13 Comments

Coventry by Helen Humphreys During World War II, the city of Coventry was bombed during a long, terrible night of destruction. Coventry, a novel by Helen Humphreys, takes us through that night through the eyes of Harriet, a war widow from World War I and Maeve a single mother of a nearly grown son. That [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction, Historical Fiction, War Through the Generations Tagged With: Coventry, Coventry Blitz, England, Helen Humphreys, History, Luftwaffe, W. W. Norton & Company, World War II

Announcing the Winners of Boneman’s Daughters!

5 May By Jennifer 11 Comments

This was such a fun contest! I want to thank everyone who entered. I wish I had copies for everyone, but at least I have three copies reserved from Miriam at Hachette Book Group. Thanks, Miriam! Without further interruption, the winners of a copy of Ted Dekker‘s Boneman’s Daughters are: The Kool-Aid Mom Melissa @ [...]

Filed Under: book giveaway Tagged With: Blog Talk Radio, Boneman's Daughters, Hachette Book Group, Ted Dekker

#159 ~ The Laws of Harmony ~ Book Tour and Giveaway

4 May By Jennifer 26 Comments

Today it is my pleasure to serve as Judith Ryan Hendricks’ hostess on her The Laws of Harmony blog tour organized by TLC Book Tours. What a great way to kick off the week! Since I had already received a copy of this novel from Audrey at HarperCollins (thank you!), I get to offer my book [...]