Monthly Archives: November 2010
November Round-Up
Total Books Read: 14 Audio: 6 — 72.25 hours Print: 8 — 2,002 pages By Genre Fiction: 10 The Lying Game by Sarah Shephard Freak Show by James St. James Scars by Cheryl Rainfield: For the Independent Literary … Continue reading
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Response: Click edited by Courtney E. Martin and J. Courtney Sullivan
Click: Young Women On the Moments They Knew They Were Feminists edited by Courtney E. Marin and J. Courtney Sullivan Published 2010 by Seal Press In the spirit of the mission of this book, which is sharing the stories of … Continue reading
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Mini-Reviews: Guilty Pleasures: Mysteries Edition
The Lying Game by Sarah Shephard Published December 7, 2010 by HarperTeen From Netgalley I haven’t read Sarah Shephard’s Pretty Little Liars series, but I have heard a lot of YA bloggers raving about both the books and the television … Continue reading
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Help me start a new feature!
I believe that, as bloggers, most of us want–and intend–to be respectful, well-informed writers. Sometimes, though, it can be hard to figure out what information or language or whatever to use when writing about cultures of which we are … Continue reading
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Library Loot 11/26
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. If you’d like to participate, just … Continue reading
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Things that Happened Today
A drive that usually takes two hours took three Leading to us missing lunch Ethan forgot the memory cards for his camera so no pictures I ate a lot of delicious Grandma-made food I watched football and wished I was … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving*!
Tomorrow morning Ethan and I will be driving down to Connecticut to spend Thanksgiving with my paternal branch of the family. He will, I suspect, be taking photos for as long as I can stand it, so you can probably … Continue reading
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My Bookshelf
A couple weeks ago I shared a photo of my bookshelf circa 2007, when I had just moved into my first apartment after college. Here’s what my main booksehlf looks like now: The books are all packed two deep … Continue reading
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Buy Feminist Books for the Holidays!
Today I have a guest post on Buy Books for the Holidays where I will help you with such burning questions like: What should I buy for my feminist cousin who is obsessed with Mad Men? How can I … Continue reading
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Bookish Thoughts of the Week
I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I tonight and while I thought it was one of the better movies, I was surprised to see so many parents with their very young (under 10) kids there. Clearly they … Continue reading
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