I’m so excited. Last fall was my first Readathon, and I’ve been anxiously awaiting my second ever since. Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon is just what it sounds like: readers around the world spend the same 24 hours (or as many of those hours as they want) immersed in books. People read on their own, listen to …
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My Week in Books: March 27-April 2
Welcome to my weekly Saturday feature here at Erin Reads, where I highlight new books that have entered my life, what I’ve been reading, and what’s happened on Erin Reads over the past week. New Acquisitions No new acquisitions this week! Not even from the library! I’ve added plenty to my TBR list to make …
Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro
Happy April 1st, everyone! Today wraps up the second month of Reading Buddies. Looking ahead to April, I’ll be reading The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness and The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. Feel free to read along! I want to start out today’s wrap-up post on Never Let Me Go by Kazuo …
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CRP: “I Capture the Castle” by Dodie Smith (Part 2)
The Classics Reclamation Project is my personal challenge to read and enjoy the classics. Each Wednesday, I post about the classic I’m reading at the moment. Oh my. It’s finding books like this one that make this project totally worth it. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith had me from the first sentence. Sometimes …
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Author Interview with Liza Bakewell and “Madre” Giveaway!
Liza Bakewell is the author of Madre: Perilous Journeys of a Spanish Noun, published in November 2010 by W.W. Norton & Company. If you missed my review of Madre yesterday, be sure to check it out! Not only did I learn so much from the book, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it as well. Ms. …
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