Archive for July, 2009
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Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion’s Weblog where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun. (Don’t forget to leave a link in your comment if you’re participating.)
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This is my first time doing Kathy’s Wondrous [...]
Library Loot #29
Submitted by Book Nut
It’s library day! *doing the library happy dance*
We picked up some good loot, today, too.
For A/K:
Book! Book! Book!, by Deborah Bruss/Illus. by Tiphanie Beeke
Rita and Whatsit, by Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vicnod/Illus. by Olivier Tallec
Paddington Bear, by Michael Bond/Illus. by R. W. Alley
Jack the Tripper, by Gene Barretta
Princess Pig, by Eileen Spinelli/Illus. by Tim Bowers
Pie’s [...]
Teaser Tuesdays: July 28, 2009
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
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” [...]
Introducing…
Submitted by Book Nut
My debut YA cover! (Found via 100 Scope Notes… I just needed something diverting today!)
The directions:
CREATE YOUR DEBUT YA COVER
1 – Go to “Fake Name Generator” or click http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/
The name that appears is your author name.
2 – Go to “Random Word Generator” or click http://www.websitestyle.com/parser/randomword.shtml
The word listed under “Random Verb” is your [...]
Guest Post: Snow a delightful children’s book reviewed by Sarah of Pussreboots
Submitted by The Thin Red Line
Snow is written and illustrated by Caldecott winning children’s illustrator Uri Shulevitz. It tells the story in mostly pictures of a town surprised by an expected December snow. Although all the adults predict the snow won’t stick the illustrations show just the opposite. The little flakes of snow slowly but [...]
And now heeeeeeere’s Ron
Submitted by The Thin Red Line
My life partner, Ron, has graciously agreed to step up and continue posting book reviews here on libdrone while I am recovering and concentrating what little energy I have for blogging these days on my personal blog where I am trying to tell my story day by day. Ron and [...]
Life At The Library
Submitted by The Thin Red Line
I never really believed in the trickle down theory of economics as espoused most famously by the later Ronny Raygun, but the global financial crisis has now trickled all the way down to the library where I work. The job that I took specifically because it was easy and low [...]
Final Top 100 MG Books
Submitted by Book Nut
Oh My Gosh. This was an incredibly hard thing to do: chop everyone’s lovely recommendations to a list of 100 that is not only reflective of all the wonderful middle grade writing, but also reflects the diversity out there. There’s books about people of color, of course (though not as many as [...]
Coffeehouse Angel
Submitted by Book Nut
by Suzanne Selfors
ages: 12+
First sentence (ARC): “The first time I saw him, he was lying in the ally behind my grandmother’s coffeehouse.”
Review copy sent to me by the publisher.
Support your local independent bookstore! Buy it there.
Katrina is an average girl. Not exactly pretty. Not exactly ambitious. Not exactly memorable. She works in [...]
My Life in France
Submitted by Book Nut
by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme
ages: adult
First sentence: “This is a book about some of the things I have loved most in my life: my husband, Paul Child; la belle France; and the many pleasures of cooking and eating.”
Support your local independent bookstore! Buy it there.
Julia Child is an awesome woman.
Okay, yeah, [...]
Review: All We Ever Wanted Was Everything by Janelle Brown
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
Janelle Brown’s debut novel, All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, is a satire and social commentary on the super rich Silicon Valley lifestyle.
After a stratospheric IPO makes him one of the wealthiest men in the area, Janice’s husband leaves her for her best friend and tennis partner, attempting to cut [...]
Preliminary 100 MG Books List
Submitted by Book Nut
Here’s the first draft of the list. Some explanations: I checked everything against my library’s catalog — I figured they’re a good standard (I love my library!) — and if it was shelved in the teen space or they didn’t have it, off the list it went. Also, for series, I put [...]
Goddess Boot Camp
Submitted by Book Nut
by Tera Lynn Childs
ages: 13+
First sentence: “I. Am. A. Goddess.” (I guess that counts.)
Support your local independent bookstore! Buy it there.
So, when we last left Phoebe, she had just found out that she was descended from the goddess Nike; in fact, Nike is her great-grandmother. Which means, not only is Phoebe endowed [...]
Library Loot #28
Submitted by Book Nut
I felt guilty after reading Mother Reader’s post about best YA books by/about women of color. So, I decided to check some of the books out. Granted, I probably won’t get to them for a while, but that’s ok.
For A/K:
Maxwell’s Magic Mix-Up, by Linda Ashman/Illus. by Regan Dunnick
Saint Francis and the Wolf, [...]
Book Review: Laura Rider’s Masterpiece by Jane Hamilton
Submitted by The Thin Red Line
Since taking the picture for the contest, I have considerably paired down my to be read pile, sending a whole bunch of books back to the library and have tried also to refrain from bringing home lots of new books that catch my eye each day. Last week at Steilacoom [...]
Gimme Your Favorites
Submitted by Book Nut
I’ve been asked to put together a list of 100 Best Middle Grade books (that’s ages 8-13). I’m not going to get all scientific, like Betsy did, but I really NEED your help. Give me your top five (or ten or twenty) books that YOU think should be on the list. And [...]
The Sisters Grimm: The Everafter War
Submitted by Book Nut
by Michael Buckley
ages: 9+
First sentence: “Sabrina Grimm’s life was a collection of odd events.”
It’s been a year since I’ve visited Ferryport Landing and the Grimms, and if I were brutally honest (which — shock — I can be sometimes), I would have to say that I didn’t really think about the series. [...]
Fiction
Submitted by Book Nut
by Ara 13
ages: adult
First sentence: “While in the cavalier guardianship of the forest of Marlay, I first saw the lowland tapir.”
Review copy sent to me by a publicist.
I’ll be honest: I married a guy who thinks a lot. In fact, his whole PhD and first five years of teaching was mostly teaching [...]
Geeky Book To Movies
Submitted by Book Nut
This week’s geek is all about movies:
So what are some of your favorite movie adaptations of books? Include trailers or scenes from Youtube if you’d like.
Also along with that question, or instead of that question, what book or series would you like to see be made into a movie or movies? Tell [...]
Making Up for Missing Out Last Year
Submitted by Book Nut
Stolen shamelessly from Fizzy Thoughts (thanks, softdrink!)
Thanks to the magnificent Amy, the 2nd annual Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) will be taking place in September. What is BBAW, you ask? Well, read on for all the details…
WHO Anyone who blogs about books is invited to participate. In fact, we want everyone who [...]
Book Review: Cooking Up A Storm: Recipes Lost And Found from the Times Picayne of New Orleans
Submitted by The Thin Red Line
I honestly don’t recall how or where I first heard of this 2008 release from Chronicle Books, but as a native of New Orleans I was enormously interested in and impressed by Cooking Up A Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from the Times Picayune in New Orleans. The Time Picayune [...]
Review: The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAIN
The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum is about 29 year old Manhattan attorney Emily Haxby. The story begins as Emily breaks up with Andrew, her boyfriend of two years with whom she’s had a happy, comfortable, passionate relationship, just as he seems to be on the verge of proposing marriage.
No [...]
Fragile Eternity
Submitted by Book Nut
by Melissa Marr
ages: 14+
First sentence: “Seth knew the moment Aislinn slipped into the house; the slight rise in temperature would’ve told him even if he hadn’t seen the glimmer of sunlight in the middle of the night.”
I don’t know if it’s me, or the book, or my waning interest in the world, [...]
Previously Engaged
Submitted by Book Nut
by Elodia Strain
ages: adults, but if there’s interest, 14+
First sentence: “Apparently, weddings are breeding grounds for disaster.”
Review copy sent to me by the publisher.
First, some history: I did as little as possible to make my wedding my “special” day. It didn’t help that I was getting married in a state halfway across [...]
In Which I am Interviewed
Submitted by Book Nut
Robyn at Book Blips has graciously decided to make Book Nut the featured blog of the week, and as part of that, interviewed me. (*grins sheepishly*) If you feel so inclined, go read about how I got started blogging, the best thing that has come from being a book blogger, and (gulp) [...]
