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• Mr. Emperor Should Be Serialized

  

  Title: What Was It Like, Mr. Emperor?Author: Chiu Kwong-chiu & Eileen NgIllustrations: Design and Cultural Studies WorkshopTranslation: Ben WangWe received... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Storied Lives

  

  Title: The Storied Life of A.J. FikryAuthor: Gabrielle ZevinBooks about books and bookstores… it’s my achilles heel.  It’s the thing I cannot live without.  It’... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Life in Literature Meme

  

  Piggy-backing off of A World of Randomness who apparently piggy-backed off me, which I’m sure I ripped off someone else at some point… It seems we book... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Everything I Never Told You

  

  Title: Everything I Never Told YouAuthor: Celeste NgGenre: FictionLength: 297 pagesLeave it to me to take an 80 degree Christmas day to snuggle under the softes... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ross Poldark

  

  Title: Ross Poldark (Poldark Series Book #1)Author: Winston GrahamGenre: Historical FictionIn 1945 Graham Winston released the novel Ross Poldark, the first of... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spelling V

  

  Title: Spelling VAuthor: Meb BryantFormat: KindleI finally found a cover for my kindle – one that fits, one that I like.  It’s a little brown leather ditty... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Good Neighbor

  

  Title: The Good NeighborAuthor: A. J. BannerPublisher: Lake Union PublishingGenre: Women’s Fiction/ SuspenseLength: 196 pagesIt was the perfect weather for a... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Writing Circle

  

  Title: The Writing Circle Author: Corinne DemasPublisher: VoiceGenre: Women’s Fiction / Literary FictionLength: 305 pagesI loved this book.  It has a slow,... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bowls of Happiness

  

  Title: Bowls of HappinessAuthor: Brian TseIllustrator: Alice MakTranslator: Ben WangGenre: Children’s Picture Books/ Education/ Cultural StudiesAs the kiddo... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wren

  

  Title: WrenAuthor: Regina O’ConnellGenre: Young Adult/ FantasyFormat: Kindle/ EbookOne of the perks of being an indie author is that I encounter a lot of other... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Party Lights

  

  Title: The Summer We Read GatsbyAuthor: Danielle GanekPublisher: VikingGenre: Literary RomanceLength: 292 pagesSomething about seeing all the Christmas lights g... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Anemogram

  

  Title: AnemogramAuthor: Rebecca GransdenPublisher: Cardboard Wall EmpireGenre: Mysterious FictionLength: 242 pagesanemograph: (ə·nem′ə·graf, -gräf) noun... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Learning Dangerously

  

  Title: The Year of Learning Dangerously Author: Quinn Cummings Genre: Parenting/ Education/ HumorI found The Year of Learning Dangerously tucked on a clearance... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Notes from a Plane at 38,000 Feet

  

  Anakalian Whims:Wonderful post… Originally posted on Antigua and Barbuda Views: How I like to write Ask David Nicholls (author of One Day) why he is drawn to... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spend the Holidays with Pout-Pout Fish

  

  Title: The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout FishAuthor: Deborah DiesenIllustrator: Dan HannaKiddo and I fell in love with The Pout-Pout Fish about three years ago when... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The End of Summer… Beginning of Christmas

  

  The thing about living in Texas is, the second summer truly ends – it’s not really fall, it’s already Christmas.The weather tells us so. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• It’s a Keeper

  

  Title: KeeperAuthor: S. SmithGenre: Middle Grade/ Young Adult Dystopian FictionLength: 200 pagesMany moons ago, it seems like forever now, S. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Havana Treatment

  

  Title: The Havana TreatmentAuthor: Peter DevineMy first Peter Devine book was True to the Code, a series of short stories that were as much historically... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Peace Like a River

  

  Title: Peace Like a RiverAuthor: Leif EngerGenre: Fiction/ LiteratureOne of the few tragedies of working in a bookstore is seeing the popularity aftermath of a... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• October Birthday Books for a 5 Year Old

  

  Kiddo just turned five. With that come some serious growing up perks – like, for instance, a public library card of her very own. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE