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The Sunday Salon, At the Last Minute 26 Aug 2013 | 10:04 am
Blogging is so hard for me these days, and I don't really know why. Every time I try to write something, I can never seem to get past the opening paragraphs. But I don't want to stop blogging*, so hop...
Are you willing to pay for illustrations? 23 Aug 2013 | 12:55 am
So yesterday Danielle posted a giveaway for a non-illustrated version of A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. I have to admit I was surprised...the idea that they would produce an edition like this just n...
After Her by Joyce Maynard 21 Aug 2013 | 09:35 am
A series of murders sits in the backdrop of Joyce Maynard's After Her, but this is really a book about growing up and sisters. However, the serial killer deaths provide the right eerie setting for our...
The Fosters Perfect Forbidden Love Story and Switched at Birth's Wedding Storyline 17 Aug 2013 | 11:16 am
I remember reading an interview with Tabitha Suzuma around the release of Forbidden about how she wanted to write a tragic/forbidden love story but there just weren't that many circumstances anymore w...
Nine Things on Thursday 15 Aug 2013 | 10:23 am
1. Toad the Wet Sprocket has a new album coming out in the fall! Thank you NoiseTrade for alerting me. I like a lot of their songs (and Glen Phillips) but this year I absolutely fell in love with Fly ...
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick 14 Aug 2013 | 11:34 am
You might remember Matthew Quick is the author The Silver Linings Playbook which I loved. He has also written some YA books, and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is his newest one. It is fantastic. Somet...
A Few Things on Friday 9 Aug 2013 | 11:28 am
*First things first! My mom is giving away a copy of Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World over at her blog and you should go check it out and enter! *The new Civil Wars album came out...
The Village by Nikita Lalwani 7 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
"We are all unreliable narrators of our own lives." --Amy Grace Lloyd I love the above quote because one of the things that fascinates me about life is the way our memories work and the narratives we...
Giveaway: The Never List by Koethi Zan 7 Aug 2013 | 11:26 am
I'm excited to give away a copy of The Never List, which I reviewed yesterday, today! To enter you must have a US address, no PO box, and fill out the form below. I'll notify the winner via email.
The Never List by Koethi Zan 6 Aug 2013 | 11:07 am
I want to start off by saying about this book that I started it and didn't want to put it down. Even though I feel like I barely have time to read anymore, this is STILL a rare occurrence, the kind of...
