Monthly Archives: January 2011
BOOKISH BUTCH Faces the BOOK APOCALYPSE
(Ed. Note: For mysterious reasons unknown to you, citizens of the world are suddenly panicking because the time of the Apocalypse has indeed come. You have been offered a place in the official Bonjour, Cass! bunker, sponsored by the Bonjour, … Continue reading
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Bloggiesta Wrap-Up
Many thanks to the amazing Natasha of Maw Books for hosting this great event! Over the weekend I celebrated by eating: chips and guacamole a delicious steak fajita burrito from Chipotle breakfast burritos a la Ethan (nom nom nom) I … Continue reading
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Bloggiesta: Starting Line
Bloggiesta is a biannual event hosted by Natasha of Maw Books, a weekend when bloggers set aside time to work on their blogs. I have been looking forward to Bloggiesta weekend because I have a LOT of things to catch … Continue reading
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Mini-Reviews: A Duo of YA Books
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger Published 2010 by Poppy Recommended by Amy Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall … Continue reading
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BIRDBRAIN(ED) Faces the BOOK APOCALYPSE
(Ed. Note: For mysterious reasons unknown to you, citizens of the world are suddenly panicking because the time of the Apocalypse has indeed come. You have been offered a place in the official Bonjour, Cass! bunker, sponsored by the Bonjour, … Continue reading
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Library Loot 1/14
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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Review: The Bad and the Beautiful by Sam Kashner and Jennifer MacNair
The Bad and the Beautiful: Hollywood In the Fifties by Sam Kashner and Jennifer MacNair Published 2002 by W. W. Norton & Company Borrowed from the library 380 pages I absolutely adored Sam Kashner’s most recently published book, Furious … Continue reading
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BOOK GAZING Faces the BOOK APOCALYPSE
(Ed. Note: For mysterious reasons unknown to you, citizens of the world are suddenly panicking because the time of the Apocalypse has indeed come. You have been offered a place in the official Bonjour, Cass! bunker, sponsored by the Bonjour, … Continue reading
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Top Reads Published & Read in 2010, with Exciting! Bonus Features
Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger: I knew zilch about either Taylor or Burton before I read Furious Love, and afterward I was completely smitten with both of … Continue reading
Favorite Non-Fiction Reads of 2010
Columbine by Dave Cullen (Audio narrated by Don Leslie): Journalism as its finest. Cullen spent 10 years working on this book, and his dedication to research and his tremendous talent is on full display here. Everything you know about the … Continue reading
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