Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) was started by Amy of My Friend Amy to celebrate and recognize book bloggers. This is the third BBAW and my first year semi-participating. I say semi for several reasons. One, I only just found out about BBAW and haven’t had much time to prepare. And two, I’m in the …
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Thoughts on “The Last Survivors” Trilogy by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Audiobook)
I heard about Susan Beth Pfeffer’s The Last Survivors trilogy — Life as We Knew It, The Dead and the Gone, and This World We Live In — from a school librarian who came into the store to buy books for her library. She raved about the audiobooks, which she was listening to in her …
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Thoughts on “The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia” by Mary Helen Stefaniak
The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia by Mary Helen Stefaniak came to me through LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers program. When it arrived in the mail — thankfully, before I left! — I read a few pages and immediately put it into my suitcase. From the first page to the last, this novel had me hooked. I was …
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Books Make the Best Souvenirs
When I travel, I love to bring home books as souvenirs. I try to make my choices reflect the place I’m visiting. This trip has been no different! Here are the books that will be making the trek home with me this time: As I look at my purchases all together, I realize it’s a …
Thoughts on “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr., is a bit out of line with the sort of books I usually read. Every now and again, though, I feel the urge to read a book one of my co-workers has selected as a “staff pick” for the store. The novel, published in 1960, is …
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