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Submitted by Book Nut
I don’t usually do this, but before I left today, I checked my email and found this:
76 days until the release of Rick Riordan’s
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian
www.PercyJacksonBooks.com reveals cover image for the highly anticipated fifth and final book in Rick Riordan’s blockbuster series.
Rick’s blog, [...]
Library Loot #7
Submitted by Book Nut
A really, really small haul this week, entirely because I stopped by the library yesterday to return DVDs (and pick up new ones for the girls) because I’m out of town today and we won’t get to do our usual library run.
However, I can’t help but pick up books for M while [...]
Teaser Tuesdays 2-17-09
Submitted by Book Nut
Miz B and Teaser Tuesdays asks you to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” [...]
First 100K Celebration Winner Announced!
Submitted by Book Nut
Ok, the first winner from my 100K Celebration extravaganza is for the Hachette’s Favorites- a box of 7 new titles including The Little Giant of Aberdeen County (reviewed HERE), One Perfect Day (reviewed HERE), The Bishop’s Daughter (reviewed HERE), Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly, The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent, Run [...]
Better Nursing Home Care
Submitted by The Thin Red Line
Nursing homes generally do not have a very good reputation here in the United States. And according to Donna M. Reed, an attorney who worked for a number of years as a licensed practical nurse in a number of different nursing homes, this reputation is well deserved. While the 1987 [...]
The Graveyard Book
Submitted by Book Nut
by Neil Gaiman
ages: 10+
First sentence: “There was a hand in the darkness and it held a knife.”
This book has been read by practically everyone (if you haven’t read it, why not?), and I don’t have much to add. So, some not-so-random thoughts (since everyone else has written a review of it):
I agree [...]
Teaser Tuesday, February 17
Submitted by Book Nut
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations [...]
A View of Jerusalem
Submitted by Book Nut
by Erin Sheely Tolman
ages: adult (though it’s perfectly suitable for younger readers)
First sentence: “On August 22, 2000, I departed Salt Lake City, Utah with 175 other college age students to travel to the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, Israel.”
Review copy sent by [...]
Pot Culture
Submitted by The Thin Red Line
I was, honestly, rather surprised to encounter Pot Culture in the non-fiction stacks at 306.1. Much like Cheech and Chong movies from the late seventies, which by the way are profiled on page 36, the frank in your face pot head stuff in the bland setting of the library or [...]
Asian Dining Hamburger Rules America
Submitted by The Thin Red Line
Steven A Shaw’s Asian Dining Rules purports to provide “essential strategies for eating out at Japanese, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Korean and Indian restaurants.” I was frankly under-whelmed. While some of the information he provided about Korean and Southeast Asian cuisine was of interest to me, I mostly resented [...]
One Last 100K Celebration Giveaway: Things I Want My Daughters To Know by Elizabeth Noble
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you are canoodling with your honey and staying warm!
For this final 100K Celebration Giveaway, Danny from HarperCollins looked over my blog and thought my readers would be interested in the book Things I Want My Daughters To Know by bestselling author Elizabeth Noble! It seems [...]
Book Giveaway from Penguin: The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
Matt from Penguin Group USA is graciously offering this beautiful book, The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon, to be given away in my big fat 100K Celebration! Isn’t that a romantical cover? I don’t know about you but I am not above choosing a book based on the cover [...]
Even More Matrimony Giveaways (and a winner)
Submitted by Book Nut
I was neglectful, and didn’t announce that I had picked a winner (though I was responsible and informed her and Mr. Henkin about it…). The winner of my Matrimony giveaway was (drumroll please):
Tammy
Sorry to all those who didn’t win; thanks for playing.
Which brings me to the NEWS. Lisa, of Books [...]
WSR Challenge Roundup #6
Submitted by Book Nut
A quick quote from A Map of Home, by Randa Jarrar:
There’s no telling where home starts and where it ends.
I like that.
On to the review roundup:
Kim read The Ladies Auxiliary, by Tova Mirvis, the story of an Orthodox Jewish women’s group in Memphis, Tennessee (of all places!). Kim writes, “Since the story [...]
Geeky Naming
Submitted by Book Nut
For this week’s edition of Weekly Geeks, we’re going to take a closer look at character names. What are some of your favorite character names?
Go to Google or a baby name site like this one or this one, and look up a favorite character’s name. What does their name mean? Do [...]
And the Winners Are:
Submitted by Book Nut
From the blog:
The 2009 Cybils Winners
Easy Readers
I Love My New Toy
written by Mo Willems
Hyperion
I Love My New Toy is a perfect example of an early reader book. Using simple, repetitive text and charming illustrations, Mo Willems gives the youngest reader a title full of emotion, humor, and action. Children can easily [...]
Guest Post and Giveaway: Sheri from A Novel Menagerie says, “Yeah, I’d Praise Book Clubs!”
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
My book club met on Sunday and we had the great pleasure to welcome a new member, Sheri from A Novel Menagerie! She and I met through our children last summer, who by sheer coincidence were not only in the same unit at Girl Scout camp, but in the same [...]
Becoming Jane Austen
Submitted by Book Nut
by Jon Spence
ages: adult (though it could be read by 12+, if they’re interested)
First sentence: “In 1704, the presumed heir to the Austen family fortune, John Austen, lay dying of consumption at the age of thirty-four.”
Shall we start with another confession? (I’m in a confessional mood this week…) I picked up this [...]
100K Celebration Giveaway from Random House!
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
Not wanting to miss out on the party, Rochelle at Random House has jumped in and offered some fabulous titles to my readers! I’m so excited!
Ok, Ok.. lemme see… yep, Rochelle said 5 (five) FIVE!! copies of each title- WOW! Ok, ok. Let’s do this- we will pick Two Grand Prize [...]
Matrimony Giveaway
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
Matrimony by Josh Henkin is a much read, reviewed, and revered book around the blogosphere. Josh is a great guy and an author that really understands and appreciates the time and effort we book bloggers put into our blogs and our reviews. He is so supportive of bloggers and has done [...]
The Bermudez Triangle
Submitted by Book Nut
by Maureen Johnson
ages: 14+
First sentence: “The host stood at his podium under the pink-and-yellow neon arch and surveyed the three girls who had just come through the door.”
Things you need to know: Nina, Mel and Avery are best friends. Have been forever, or at least since they were five. The summer before [...]
Library Loot #6
Submitted by Book Nut
The roundup is over at A Striped Armchair.
Small haul yesterday. I tried to keep it light so I can catch up on the large pile by my bed…
For A/K:
Dora’s Day at the Beach
Gabriella’s Song, by Candace Fleming/Illus. Giselle Potter
Valentine’s Day, by Gail Gibbons
Arthur’s Valentine, by Marc Brown
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are [...]
Guest Post: Author Erica Bauermeister offers a Recipe and a Giveaway!
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
Erica Bauermeister is the author of The School of Essential Ingredients, one of my favorite books so far this year! In my review I stated that my only complaint about this delectable book was the lack of recipes. Erica, taking me seriously, wrote a guest post for me and included [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Hippie Hair
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
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The Four Agreements
Submitted by Book Nut
by Don Miguel Ruiz
ages: any
First sentence: “Thousands of years ago, the Toltec were know throughout southern Mexico as ‘women and men of knowledge.’”
This begins with a confession: yesterday I completely and utterly lost it with the kids. It was over something ridiculous — they had eaten some cookies that I had set [...]
