The Marriage Plot Readalong ~ Week 2

Week 2 is finally here. I’ve heard from a couple participants that while it was relatively easy to put the book down after the first section, it’s not as easy after finishing this week’s sections. I hope that everyone is feeling that way at least a little bit. It’s a sign you’re enjoying the book. [...]

#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 [...]

#348 ~ The Family Fang

The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson Published by: Ecco Books Published on: August 9, 2011 Page Count: 320 Genre: Literary Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher for review Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook My Review Growing up, Annie and Buster Fang were known to those who followed their parents’ performance art [...]

Thoughts From a Blogging Life

So I had a nice little blogging jag going on there in April. I posted 4 or 5 times a week leading up until my short trip to Grand Rapids. I was walking around feeling satisfied, like Lloyd Dobbler before Diane Court gave him a pen. Then Grand Rapids happened. For one reason or another, [...]

#329 ~ Born Under a Lucky Moon

Born Under a Lucky Moon by Dana Precious Published by: William Morrow Published on: February 2011 Page Count: 419 Genre: Women’s Fiction My Reading Format: Review copy sent to me by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Paperback and eBook My Review Jeannie Thompson, a marketing executive for Oxford Pictures in Hollywood, has a problem. [...]

#182 ~ The Goodbye Cousins

The Goodbye Cousins by Maggie Leffler Di, short for Diotima, was born in Pittsburgh.  After her parent’s divorce and her father’s remarriage when she was eleven, her psychic mother kidnapped her and took her to Europe.  There, she was constantly on the move. Her mother loved her, but she moved around a lot and never [...]

#166 ~ Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Happy Memorial Day everyone! I am happy to be Jamie Ford’s tour host today as part of his Pump Up Your Book Promotion blog tour. I won a signed ARC copy of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet from Marcia at The Printed Page last year and have been looking for an opportunity [...]

#165 ~ The Blue Notebook

The Blue Notebook by James Levine The Blue Notebook tells the story of Batuk, a 9-year-old girl who is sold by her family into prostitution in Mumbai.  We meet Batuk as a more experienced prostitute, living in what she calls a nest. It is from there that she lures her clients, makes “sweet cakes” with [...]

Thursday’s Thoughts ~ Early Childhood Memories

What are your earliest childhood memories?  How old were you at the time? Why do you think those memories are what stayed?  How are those memories important to you? This week is my question and I’m so excited!  I am always curious to hear about other people’s earliest childhood memories.  If you are too, here’s [...]

#36 ~ A Spot of Bother

A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon As I was reading this, book I kept wondering to myself why it is that I don’t care for British comedies in film. A British comedy in writing just cracks me up. While I’m sure that I miss many things simply from not being British, a cussing Brit [...]