Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Colorful Reading Challenge 2010 Hosted by Lost in Books The point of the challenge is to read 9 books with 9 different colors in the title. Six colors are required, while the last 3 can be your choice. Books may be overlapped with other challenges (I always love that rule so I always have that rule for my challenges. :) At least 6 of the books should be new to you (doesn't matter which 6). The Six...
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge Hosted by J. Kaye's Book Blog There are four levels: --The Mini YA Reading Challenge – Read 12 Young Adult novels. --Just My Size YA Reading Challenge – Read 25 Young Adult novels. --Stepping It Up YA Reading Challenge – Read 50 Young Adult novels. --Super Size Me YA Reading Challenge – Read 75 Young Adult novels. Audio, eBooks, paper all...
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
2010 A to Z Challenge J anuary 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 . How does this reading challenge work? Choose the option that works best for you... Authors -- Read alphabetically by author. Commit to 26 books. Titles -- Read alphabetically by title. Commit to 26 books. Authors & Titles -- Commit to reading 52 books Authors A - Adams, Douglas - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency B - Bradbury,...
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Celebrate the Author Hosted by Becky of Becky's Book Reviews 12 Books, 12 Months January - December 2010 The challenge is designed to “celebrate” author birthdays. Choose one author for each month of the year. Read at least one book a month. 12 authors. 12 birthdays. If you like, you can read MORE than that. Read the books IN ANY ORDER YOU LIKE. As long as you've got one book representing...
Vixen's Daily Reads (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
October was all horror or paranormal...a fun month of reading.... BROKEN - Kelley Armstrong, MPB, love the Elena stories DEATH'S DAUGHTER - Amber Benson, MPB, pretty darn entertaining DEAD UNTIL DARK - Charlaine Harris, BOCD LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS - Charlaine Harris, BOCD DEFINITELY DEAD - Charlaine Harris, BOCD THE MEDIATOR: REUNION - Meg Cabot, BOCD, excellent THE GRAVEYARD BOOK - Neil Gaiman, BOCD,...
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Book lovers, get ready to celebrate because the 26th edition of the nation’s finest and largest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair International (Fair), is just around the corner. Presented by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College (MDC), the Fair will take place Nov. 8 – 15 at the college’s Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave., in downtown Miami. The Fair...
Another 52 Books (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Read an epistolatory novel. These are novels written as a series of documents, e.g. letters or e-mails, blog entries, historical documents, reports, reviews, excerpts from books, newspaper clippings and diary entries. Basically anything that is traditionally written or typed, used without any connecting passages to form a narrative. It enables the author to let the characters (or a chosen number of...
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
It's Monday! What are you reading this week? is a weekly event at J. Kaye's Book Blog to celebrate what we are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week. Books I Completed This Week The Mammoth Book of Vampires edited by Stephen Jones State of Fear by Michael Crichton A Farewell to Yarns by Jill Churchill Princess Lessons by Meg Cabot The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson...
Just One More Page... (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
And we’re off! My first readathon! Whoo hoo!!! … can you tell I’m excited? Last night I set up my staging area (yes, last night – leave me alone! I’m very excited!) so my readathon could start right on the dot – 11pm here in case you’re wondering. I’ve taken up residence in the most comfy chair, with my favourite pillow and my favourite blanket –...
Risky Regencies (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Deadline status for Duchess of Sin : Crawling, scrabbling, clawing towards The End! If I could just push my stubborn characters off a cliff, I would be set. Luckily, just when I am at my lowest, Alex Logan, my lovely Grand Central editor, sent me a few ego-boosting quotes for Countess of Scandal . And I'm bursting to share, aren't you blog readers lucky? :) "Laurel McKee's prose is lyrical, her...
Hello, My Name Is Alice (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane 45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy by Anita Bruzzese Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill Airhead by Meg Cabot Thoughts & Reflections on Billy Graham's Life Principles The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Lists to Live By: The First Collection compiled by Alice Gray, Dr. Steve Stephens, John Van Diest Between Me and the River by Carrie Host Black Hills by Nora Roberts...
Vixen's Daily Reads (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
SKIN DEEP - Mark Del Franco, ARC, urban fantasy BONES OF BETRAYAL - Jefferson Bass, BOCD, medical mystery DIED IN THE WOOL - Rett MacPherson, MPB, cozy mystery THE MEDIATOR: DARKEST HOUR - Meg Cabot, BOCD, YA paranormal mystery DISAPPEARING NIGHTLY - Laura Resnick, MPB, paranormal mystery THROUGH VIOLET EYES - Stephen Woodworth, MPB, thriller BLACK JACK POINT - Jeff Abbott, BOT, suspense DIM SUM DEAD...
Vixen's Daily Reads (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
From the back of the audiobook: A few years ago, Jessica Mastrani was struck by lightning, gaining a special ability to find missing persons. When the government found out, she went to work. Finding terrorists, reuniting soldiers with families, finding the lost kid down the street---you know, that sort of thing. Now, suddenly, Jessica's lost her powers. Not that she's complaining. But it's not so easy...
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Last week Wednesday, my wife and I attended the unveiling of the official poster and program of authors and activities for the Miami Book Fair International presented by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at ECCO Pizzateca and Lounge in downtown Miami. Created by Jeff Kinney , author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, the poster's subtle visual humor was a welcome addition to the array from...
Beattie's Book Blog (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Ebooks will make authors soulless, just like their product They may be cheaper and more convenient, writes Andrew Keen in The Telegraph, but ebooks do not represent meaningful cultural progress. Andrew Keen is @ajkeen on TwitterPublished:17 Sep 2009 The Amazon Kindle. Electronic editions of The Lost Symbol have been selling faster than hard copies on Amazon.com Photo: AP Physical books – those...
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