Monthly Archives: May 2010
NYC 2010: Book Expo America, Book Blogger Convention, etc.
Day 1NEW YORK IS SCARY: Or, I arrive on bus and feel a wee tiny bit out of my element. I honestly had no idea that four hours on a bus could bring such pain. After one hour my tail … Continue reading
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Book Blogger Hop!
Jennifer at Crazy For Books hosts the Book Blogger Hop every Friday through Sunday. I usually don’t have time during the weekend to participate, but with BEA and the Book Blogger Convention coming up so soon, I thought it would … Continue reading
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Review: Woman From Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp
Woman From Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Campby Xianhui Yang Translated from the Chinese by Wen HuangPublished 2009This cover is a disaster of the highest degree, similar to the awful original Ameircan cover for Justine Laribaster’s Liar–only … Continue reading
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Review: Finding George Orwell In Burma
Finding George Orwell In Burma by Emma Larkin Published 2003 Finding George Orwell In Burma was the first book I ever purchased because of a book blogger–thanks, Eva! Even though I was really excited about it because of my unabashed love for … Continue reading
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Transgender Non-Fiction
Please check out my guest post at the GLBT Challenge blog! There’s even a giveaway of one of my very favorite books!
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Please, before writing about trans people,
check out some of these articles. Here are some basic, accessible sites on terms explaining GLBT terminology and how to respectfully write about trans folk. Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)’s Transgender 101Nation Lesbian & Gay Journalism Association (NLGJA)’s Stylebook Supplement … Continue reading
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April Round-Up
By the Numbers 15 Young Adult03 Mystery02 Non-Fiction (1 memoir, 1 history)08 Fiction01 Graphic Novel01 Short Story———————– 13 Audio (113 listening hours or 4.7 DAYS)17 Print (3,933 pages) 30 Read 5 Books Owned25 Borrowed from the Boston Public Library 5 … Continue reading
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