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• The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker (and Give-away of a...

  

  Although this novel is not for sale until May 27, when I am also permitted to publish my review, Penguin is offering a give-away now to U.S./Canada residents. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The 24 Hour Read-a-Thon Update #2

  

  My dear friend, Carol, appeared an hour ago with sliders from White Castle...and the book I'd given her from World Book Night (Code Name Verity).We read togethe... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Quickening by Michelle Hoover

  

  "I suppose a person should never wish for things too hard. Something bad often turns up."This is a lovely novel, but an ominous one. From the very first page,... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The 24 Hour Read-a-Thon Update #1

  

  Book I'm reading now: Snack I'm eating now:none Place I'm sitting now: How I'm feeling now:So thrilled my son and his new friend Jazmine are reading with me.... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell (Review and Give-Away)

  

  "What was justice, after all, but a particular outcome?" Odalie Lazare could be the other typist. The pretty one. The charming one. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The 24 Hour Read-a-Thon Begins

  

  Book I'm reading now:I'm finishing The Other Typist, the review of which was to be up yesterday for the blog tour I'm participating in. Check back for my... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy

  

  Such a softly beautiful book, with prose the like of which I've never read before. Sentences that make me stop, and then take me into my own world with connecte... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bookish Events on the Horizon...

  

  First of all, tomorrow is World Book Night! I have picked up the boxes of books I am giving yesterday in pouring rain. The first one is Where Did You Go,... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dolci From My Week #4

  

  Sweet things from my week:Traveler of the Century, short listed for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, was mine for .25 cents at our library's Spring book sale... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Good Friday Thoughts...Beyond The Shadows

  

  Photo credit here.Every time I feel sad, I feel guilty.I ought not to feel sad. I have so much.I have a job, a career of almost thirty years, that used to mean... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• No, Seriously, It's Snowing (and a Few Thoughts on Atlas Shrugged)

  

  I had stop reading Atlas Shrugged for a minute to snap this picture outside of the window by my reading chair. Talk about déjà vu! Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine De St. Exupery

  

  I have read The Little Prince. I have read Night Flight. But this book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery unites them under the larger umbrella of flight. Of what it... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Top Six for the IFFP (Independent Foreign Fiction Prize) and the Conundrum...

  

  It was with great excitement and joy that the Shadow Jury for the IFFP, organized by Stu and Tony, read the list of fifteen books which were long listed on Marc... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Silk Armor by Claire Sydenham

  

  "They were never supposed to go to university. Sevgi and Didem told me; universities were for men. Any father fool enough to let a daughter enroll deserved... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dolci From Week #3

  

  Sweet things from my week:Because I love the streets of Chicago with interesting embellishments and bicycles to rent...Because my mother took me to the Langham... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Sorrow of Angels by Jon Kalman

  

  The novel is described as depicting the struggle between man and nature. And,it is that. But, it is also about the struggle between man and himself, the way we... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Secret Garden at Macy's on State Street

  

  When I was a little girl, going to Marshall Field's on State Street was a destination place. Countless floors of dresses, accessories, furniture, children's... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Iraqi Christ: A Guest Post from Fellow Shadow Jury Member, Jacqui

  

  The Iraqi Christ by Hassan BlasimTranslated from the Arabic by Jonathan WrightI’ve been reading this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize long list (along... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dolci From My Week #2

  

  Because while I love a red lip, it's important to keep the eye neutral (lest I resemble someone from The Crimson Petal And The White)...Because on my favorite... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ten by Andrej Longo

  

  I tend to glorify Italy. To put it in a realm of my understanding which includes gelato, lilting language, cobblestone streets, and apartments stacked against... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE