Admission

#196 ~ Admission

Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz Admission is the story of Portia, a young woman who works in the Admissions office for Princeton. After spending the first part of her career working with students on the West Coast, this is her first admissions season at home in the Northeast. Portia has a long term live-in boyfriend [...]

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Admission ~ A Twitter Conversation

5 Aug By Jennifer 4 Comments

Earlier this summer I offered a giveaway of Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz to a reader who would like to read along with me and tweet up to discuss it. Laura from I’m Booking It was the lucky winner and tonight we’ll be holding our first discussion at 9PM EST on Twitter. Tonight we’ll be [...]

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Vacation Reading 2009

24 Jul By Jennifer 9 Comments

Today we’re getting ready for our vacation to Michigan. We can’t wait to see our family and it’s been a while since I’ve been home. When I’m there, I’m looking forward to spending time with friends, family – especially my nieces Carly (9 months) and Lawson (3 weeks). I can’t wait to give them hugs [...]

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We Have Our Winners!

23 Jun By Jennifer 3 Comments

I’ve finally drawn for my two open contests and I’m pleased to announce the following winners! Admission ~ Laura from I’m Booking It Please send me your mailing address and I’ll get it to Miriam at Hatchette ASAP. Please let me know if sometime in July still works for you. For the rest of you [...]

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Admit One ~ Read Admission with Me!

8 Jun By Jennifer 9 Comments

After listening to Jean Hanff Korelitz’s Book Blog Radio interview with Miriam from Hatchette Book Group, I really wanted to read her novel. I then had the great good fortune of receiving a copy of the book and the opportunity to provide a second copy as a giveaway. Instead of doing so in conjunction with my review, I thought it [...]