#371 ~ Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming Published by: Penguin Published on: December 2002 (reprint) Page Count: 240 Genre: Mystery/Thriller My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased with a credit from Audible.com. Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Available Formats: Paperback, eBook and audiobook My Review Diamonds are big business. [...]

#370 ~ If Jack’s In Love

If Jack’s in Love by Stephen Wetta Published by: Amy Einhorn Books Published on: September 29, 2011 Page Count: 368 Genre: Literary Fiction My Reading Format: ARC copy sent by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook My Review It’s the late 60s in Virginia and Jack Witcher is an 11-year-old boy who [...]

Take This Book and Ban It

It’s a sad truth that almost nothing garners greater interest in something than controversy or out-and-out banning. I’m just as guilty of this as anyone else. I can go from no interest to need to know every little detail in a heartbeat. For me, this was the case with The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A [...]

#369 ~ Townie

Townie by Andre Dubus III Published by: W. W. Norton & Company Published on: February 28, 2011 Page Count: 400 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Audiobook sent to me by Blackstone Audio for consideration Audiobook Published by: Blackstone Audio Narrator: Andre Dubus III Audiobook Length: 14 hours 34 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook and audiobook (paperback [...]

A Whole New Literate Housewife!

For a while now, I have been dissatisfied with the functionality or rather lack of functionality my WordPress template was offering me. For example, I wanted nested comments and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to force that to work. Over time, especially when having to type in the name of [...]

With Sincerest Gratitude

Michael, Bill, Peter and Mike, I can’t thank you enough for all that you’ve meant to me. Your music is inspiring, memorizing and fun. I am blessed to have come of age with R.E.M. You helped me through my teen years, my uncle’s suicide, you helped introduce me to my future husband and you gave [...]

All About NORC

If you follow me or Jenn from Devourer of Books on Twitter, you’ve seen the #NORC hashtag flying around. I thought it was about time to write a post. Background 2011 has been a year for fantastic books. More often than not, when I’ve picked up a book to read, it’s been like watching your [...]

#368 ~ The Girl in the Garden

The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair Published by: Grand Central Publishing Published on: June 2011 Page Count: 320 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook sent to me by the publisher for consideration Audiobook Published by: Hachette Audio Narrator: Anitha Ghandi Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook My [...]

BBAW When She Woke Winner

I am pleased to announce that Amy from The House of the Seven Tails is the lucky winner of my hard cover copy of When She Woke by Hillary Jordan! I hope you enjoy the book, Amy! A special thanks to Algonquin Books. Without the generosity they have for book bloggers, I would not have [...]

When She Woke ~ A BBAW Giveaway

Today may be the last day of BBAW, but why be glum? We’ve met new bloggers, gotten to know existing blogging friends better, gotten several wonderful blogging tips and have probably added a million new books to our TBR piles. Well, I’d like to increase one lucky BBAW’s TBR pile before BBAW comes to a [...]