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• Pre-Publication Titles: 2013

  This is just a partial list of some titles coming up this year. Start looking for money in the sofa cushions.:   January Insane City by Dave Barry A dark comic... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Turn of the Century Books: Bestsellers 1913

  We're so embroiled in the fast pace of modern life, you almost never hear the phrase "turn of the century" applied to the 90s rolling over to the 2000s. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Philip Roth: Reading Will Be Dead in 25 Years. Or Less.

  From Melville House:   "But especially given his recent, rather sweet comments about the impact of his own early books — I’m thinking of his comments about... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bone Marrow Donation: Be the Match

  Once a year or so I try to remember to put out a post about the importance of bone marrow donation, how it's not much more complicated than giving blood and... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Links from Around the Interwebs

  

  From TimeOut Chicago: Interview with George Saunders on the release of his latest: The Tenth of December "I really like people. I even like people I don’t... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• National Book Critics Circle 2012 Awards: The Shortlist

  

  The finalists for the NBCC awards were announced yesterday. I haven't been paying it a lot of attention, shame on me, so it came as a total surprise when the... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Armada Boy by Kate Ellis

  

  I'm having fun with my January 2013 reads but much of that's due to having fallen head over heels for Kate Ellis and her Wesley Peterson series of mysteries,... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Books of 2012: Library Journal

  Bb2012 from Lisa Guidarini Lists, Lists, Lists... How I love you! Plus, did you know you can embed PowerPoint presentations in your blog? It's like a little... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Source: Iwastesomuchtime.com Via Nichole on

  

  Source: iwastesomuchtime.com via Nichole on Pinterest Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top Ten Funniest Novels of All Time?

  

  According to the HoustonPress blog, these are the Top Ten Most Funny Novels of All Time. I'm going to admit this now, and get it over with: I've never even hear... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Address Book by Sophie Calle

  

  The Address Book by Sophie Calle Siglio (September 30, 2012), 104 pp. Source: Library The premise is writer Sophie Calle came upon a somewhat battered, lost... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Project Winnow: Sunday, January 6, 2013

  

  Happy Sunday from sunny and cold Chicagoland, where we're enjoying our second wonderfully mild winter in a row. Blizzard? What's a blizzard? Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Merchant's House by Kate Ellis (Sgt. Wesley Peterson Series: 1)

  

  The Merchant's House (Wesley Peterson Series: 1) by Kate Ellis Piatkus Books (July 9, 2010), 256 pp. Personal Kindle purchase.   I love starting out the New Yea... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2013: The Year Ahead in Books

  

  Lots planned at Bluestalking for the coming year, including more book chatter, author interviews, sharing of links and resources, etc. Lots! Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2012: The Year in Reading

  

  One good thing I can say about 2012: my reading was stellar, from start to finish. Though the year's not technically done, and I am still reading, I think I'll... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Prolonged Absence

  With my father in law terminally ill and declining raplidly, I knew I'd be a gone a while but had no idea it would be quite this length of time. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Photos of the Day

  

  first hard frost Haven't used my macro lens in so long I'm losing my touch. Then again, having drunk two cups of coffee before I headed outside to capture the... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Sunday Salon: November 4, 2012

  

  Happy 'When Will This Freaking Election Finally Be Over' day.' Had enough yet? I passed enough about three months ago; I'm now at "pull the plug and call it."... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Photo of the Day: November 2, 2012

  

  grasshopper crowd I decided from now on I'm using a Random Word Generator to title my photos, for no other reason than I'm tired of coming up with them myself. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NaNoWriMo, Anyone?

  

  Not all book bloggers identify themselves as writers, per se. For many blogging is a fun pastime, a creative outlet and a great way to spend time sharing the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION