Monthly Archives: October 2010

Review: Hear Us Out! by Nancy Garden

Hear Us Out!: Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress, and Hope 1950 to the Present by Nancy Garden Published 2007 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux Young Adult Short Stories and Non-Fiction Essays 240 pages In this unique collection, Nancy … Continue reading

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Wrapping Up the Readathon

End of Event Meme 1. Which hour was most daunting for you? I believe that award would have to go to hour 18 or so. I was all I CAN’T DO THIS ANYMORE and then I went back on twitter … Continue reading

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Readathon: Reading Updates

Hour Eighteen Update (1:04 PM) Title of book(s) read since last update: Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben (audio); Wide Awake by David Levithan Title of books finished: Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation edited by Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman … Continue reading

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Readathon: Mid-Event Meme

1. What are you reading right now? I’m reading Understanding Comics and preparing an audio book, Darkest Fear: Myron Bolitar #7 by Harlan Coben. 2. How many books have you read so far? Two, mostly because I’ve been spending a … Continue reading

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Readathon: Mini-Challenges

Following Amanda’s lead, I’m going to use this one page to update with all the mini-challenges of the Read-a-thon so I can keep track of them all more easily! Hour 4: Indie Pride This is my cat Henry snuggled up … Continue reading

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The Read-a-Thon Kicks Off! Hour One

Good morning Readathon-ers! I’m getting off to a bit of a slow start this morning–I’m just not a morning person and I’m still on my first cup of coffee. I have been able to do some reading, though, by popping … Continue reading

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Preparing for the Read-a-Thon

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library.       Hear Us … Continue reading

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September Round-Up

Total Books Read: 17 Audio: 9 — 83 hours Print: 8 — 2,262 pages By Genre Fiction — 11 I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman Fade Away: Myron Bolitar #3 by Harlan Coben Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by … Continue reading

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