I received The Women of the Cousins’ War by Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin, and Michael Jones from the publisher for review. About the Book: The Women of the Cousins’ War examines the three women behind Philippa Gregory’s Wars of the Roses novels: Jacquetta, the Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, Jacquetta’s daughter and the wife of …
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Sunday Salon: The Plan
Happy Sunday, everyone! Thanks for bearing with me and my new-found busyness. The new job (in a bookstore again, since some of you asked) is going very well, though that plus class has effectively wiped out both my reading time and my blogging time. Luckily, I’ve somehow amassed a backlog of reviews, which shall come …
Reading Buddies: December’s Pick
In December, as chosen by reader poll, Reading Buddies will be doing The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne! I’m excited to reread this classic, which I know I read in high school but don’t remember at all. I read and loved Hillary Jordan’s When She Woke earlier this year, which I know has ties to …
Thoughts on “Original Sins” by Peg Kingman
I received a copy of Original Sins by Peg Kingman from LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. About the Book: The year is 1840. Slavery is in full swing in the South and the abolitionist movement is gaining momentum. Grace MacDonald Pollocke is a newcomer to America, having grown up in Scotland, India, and China. Try as …
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Looking Back: October 2011
Another month has come and gone! Here’s what my October looked like: Books Total books read: 7 Total pages read: 1,763 Favorite book: probably Original Sins by Peg Kingman (review coming soon!) Least favorite book: The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft Audiobooks Total audiobooks listened to: 3 Total hours listened: 50 hours, 25 minutes …