My Top Ten Halloween Books

My Top Ten Halloween Books

  Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.  This week’s topic is Top Ten Books to Read for Halloween.  I’m at a bit of a disadvantage with this topic, because I really don’t like horror or creepy books as a general rule, but… Read more »

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Top Ten Favorite Character Names

Top Ten Favorite Character Names

  Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.  This week’s topic is Top Ten Character Names I Love or Top Ten Unusual Character Names. My list is a mix of both. Luna Lovegood, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Draco Malfoy, Dolores Umbridge, Bellatrix LeStrange…… Read more »

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Sunday Post – 10/20/13

Sunday Post – 10/20/13

The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.  It’s a chance to share news.  A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. It’s been… Read more »

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News & Notes – 10/19/13

News & Notes – 10/19/13

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Elizabeth Catton’s The Luminaries wins the 2013 Man Booker Prize (Liz Thomson, Publishers Weekly)… Read more »

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Worth Reading: Neil Gaiman on “Why our future depends on libraries, reading, and daydreaming”

Worth Reading: Neil Gaiman on “Why our future depends on libraries, reading, and daydreaming”

This.  Omigosh, this.  Read it.  Read the whole thing.   “Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading, and daydreaming”   (The Guardian)  Gaiman brilliantly articulates why we need books, and libraries, and why (and how) we should encourage kids to read. ‘We have an obligation to imagine’ … Neil Gaiman… Read more »

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Jim C. Hines’ “Fake Writer Girls” rant

… is sarcastic, satirical fun.   You may know Jim Hines as the author of Libriomancer, Codex Born, and the Princess series featuring Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White as three-dimensional, kick-a** heroines.  Or maybe you know him as that guy who dresses up and poses like the women on SF… Read more »

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