2009 July

#180 ~ Bought

Bought by Anna David Emma is in a bind. She is the daughter of upper middle class parents who think she’s wasting her talents trying to be a writer. Case in point – her job is grabbing quick interviews with celebrities on the red carpet for Substance magazine. Her sister, however, is golden. She went [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: Anna David, Bought, chick lit, Hollywood, kept women, Prostitution, sexual politics

The Sunday Salon ~ Dog Days of Summer Selections & Winner

12 Jul By Jennifer 11 Comments

Okay, today is July 12. I promised to draw the winner for my initial Dog Days of Summer contest on July 4th. I got sidetracked by the fireworks and news about my new niece Lawson (she’s a doll baby, BTW), and apparently it slipped my mind. I’m back on the ball today! To refresh your [...]

Filed Under: Dog Days of Summer, The Sunday Salon Tagged With: Garth Stein, HarperCollins, John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

#179 ~ Possession

10 Jul By Jennifer 13 Comments

Possession: A Romance by A. S. Byatt I tried to read this novel with Medieval Bookworm. It sounded so fun, but I’m just not that into this book. The story itself was interesting. Roland Mitchell, an American studying Randolph Henry Ash, comes upon previously unknown letters written by Ash to a minor female poet, Christabel [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: A. S. Byatt, Byatt, Christabel LaMotte, English poetry, Maud Bailey, Poetry, Possession, Randolph Henry Ash, Roland Mitchell

A Conversation with C.W. Gortner

10 Jul By Jennifer Leave a Comment

Today, C.W. Gortner will be visiting the Historical Fiction Lovers Book Club on Facebook to discuss The Last Queen, our selection for July. The Last Queen was one of my Top 10 novels last year. To participate, simply head over to the Event I set up and join in. Leave comments or ask questions [...]

Filed Under: authors, Historical Fiction Lovers Book Club Tagged With: C. W. Gortner, Facebook, Historical Fiction, The Last Queen: A Novel

Tuesday Night Chill Out

8 Jul By Jennifer 16 Comments

A few weeks ago I posted about being tired. I am now officially burned out. Seemingly never ending high pressure projects at work and more books than I can ever read piling up all over the house have got me in a funk. It just doesn’t feel enjoyable right now. I feel like I’m only [...]

Filed Under: About Literate Housewife Tagged With: burned out, chill out, Diet Coke, Eddie and the Cruisers, John Cafferty, Michael Pare, overextended blogger

#178 ~ First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria

6 Jul By Jennifer 4 Comments

First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third World Adventure Changed My Life by Eve Brown-Waite I enjoy reading memoirs from time to time. It’s a nice break from the norm and, typically, the person writing the memoir has had an eventful, if not sad, [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, Memoir, non-fiction Tagged With: Africa, Ecuador, Eve Brown-Waite, First Comes Love Then Comes Malaria, Haven Kimmel, Jeannette Wall, Malaria, Peace Corps, The Glass Castle, Uganda

#177 ~ Belong to Me ~ Review and Giveaway

4 Jul By Jennifer 23 Comments

Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos Cornelia, a died in the wool city girl, moves with her gorgeous, oncologist husband Teo to the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Unfortunately, her prejudices about suburban life become reality almost instantaneously. No sooner had the couple moved in to their new house that nosy, opinionated neighbors, led [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: Belong to Me, extended family, HarperCollins, Love, Love Walked In, Marisa de los Santos, National Book Festival, relationships, suburban life

Congratulations, Libby Cone!

1 Jul By Jennifer 10 Comments

Last year, Libby Cone, the self-published author of War on the Margins, sent me a copy of her novel for review. I really enjoyed reading about the impact on World War II on the Channel Islands and how the people found ways to resist the Nazi occupation. Here is a link to my review. I [...]

Filed Under: female author, fiction, Historical Fiction, War Through the Generations