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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Madame Proust and the Kosher Kitchen giveaway winner!
Congratulations Rhonda! You have won my giveaway for Madame Proust and the Kosher Kitchen. Rhonda has been contacted by e-mail and I hope to have her copy ordered and sent to her very soon. I wish I … Continue reading
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Working weekend
So lucky me had the marvelous fortune of bringing home a stack of work from the office to do over the weekend. Yeah, it sucks just a little bit, but at least I have remote access to my office computer … Continue reading
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Treasure Island!!!
Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine Published: 2012 by Tonga Books (Europa Editions) Source: Purchased This novel has a very interesting premise — a young woman (unnamed), recently graduated from college and rolling through a succession of dead-end jobs reads … Continue reading
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Madame Proust and the Kosher Kitchen — review and giveaway
Madame Proust and the Kosher Kitchen by Kate Taylor Published: 2003 by Anchor Canada Source: Purchased My favorite book of 2012. Yes, it’s early to make that call, but I just loved loved loved this book. Madame Proust and … Continue reading
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TLC Book Tour — The Ruins of Us
The Ruins of Us by Keija Parssinen Published: 2012 by Harper Perennial Source: Received from publisher for review I’m a curious person and love to read about different countries and cultures, so I’ve always been drawn to novels set … Continue reading
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Reading Challenge Quickie Review: Postcards from a Dead Girl
Postcards from a Dead Girl by Kirk Farber Published: 2010 by Harper Perennial Source: Purchased Reading Challenges: 2012 TBR Pile Challenge, A-Z Book Challenge Sid sells travel packages via telephone. He is not much of a traveller. But when … Continue reading
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TLC Blog Tour – The Western Lit Survival Kit
The Western Lit Survival Kit: An Irreverent Guide to the Classics, from Homer to Faulkner by Sandra Newman Published: 2012 by Gotham Books Source: Received from publisher for review Aside from a Shakespeare play every year in high school … Continue reading
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The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson Published: 2010 by Random House Source: Received as a gift I cannot give this book a proper review. Reading it made me mad, it … Continue reading
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bibliosue’s 2012 Reading Resolutions
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a safe and wonderful holiday. Christmas was spent quietly at home, and the last week of the year was an extremely busy blur at the office so I did not do … Continue reading
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