Hillary Jordan

#372 ~ When She Woke

When She Woke by Hillary Jordan Published by: Algonquin Books Published on: October 4, 2011 Page Count: 352 Genre: Dystopia, Political Fiction My Reading Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher for consideration Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Comments on Reading Formats: While I normally preach audiobooks and love my eBooks, this is one book [...]

Filed Under: book review, Dystopia, female author, fiction Tagged With: abortion, Algonquin Books, Hillary Jordan, moral persecution, political fiction, When She Woke

BBAW When She Woke Winner

18 Sep By Jennifer Leave a Comment

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 [...]

Filed Under: Book Blogger Appreciation Week, giveaway Tagged With: Algonquin Books, Hillary Jordan, The House of the Seven Tails, When She Woke

When She Woke ~ A BBAW Giveaway

16 Sep By Jennifer 19 Comments

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 [...]

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Three for Thursday

4 Aug By Jennifer 14 Comments

I really feel that 2011 is one of the most outstanding years to be a reader I’ve ever experienced. Everywhere I turn, there are more books I must read. With rare exceptions, those books released this year that I felt I had to read have not disappointed. I usually write about books I have read, [...]

Filed Under: authors, Books, Reading Tagged With: Algonquin Books, Amy Einhorn Books, Domestic Violets, Harper Perennial, Hillary Jordan, If Jack's In Love, Matthew Norman, Stephen Wetta, When She Woke

#237 ~ Mudbound

2 Mar By Jennifer 21 Comments

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan Published by: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Published on: March, 2009 Page Count: 340 Genre: Historical Fiction For Consideration: Violence and racist language Format: audio book purchased through Audible.com Availability: hardcover, paperback, audio book, and eBook My Thoughts Mudbound is the story of a woman who falls in love with a [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction, Historical Fiction Tagged With: Hillary Jordan, Mudbound, post-World War II South, souther literature

TSS – January in Review

31 Jan By Jennifer 11 Comments

January has come and gone in a flash. I would think at some point I’d stop being surprised at how fast the time goes by, but it never ceases to amaze me. This is a month I’m pretty happy to have behind me, though. It was tough getting back into the school routine after the [...]