Notes on Books & Life
Just a quick note: Be sure to vote for your November Reading Buddies pick in the sidebar if you haven’t done so already! I’ll be announcing November’s book next Friday. Now, on with the Reading Buddies wrap-up for Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh! It was certainly a long book, and it took me nearly …
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Can you believe it’s almost October? That means it’s almost time for Reading Buddies to start Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides! If’ you’re unfamiliar with how these informal, laid back readalongs work, please check out the Reading Buddies page. I’ll be posting about Middlesex twice: Discussion post: Friday, October 14, 2011 Wrap-up post: Friday, October 28, …
Welcome to the Reading Buddies discussion for Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh! This book has been on my list ever since a bookstore patron at my old store recommended it to me very strongly. I’ve even had a copy for the past year and a half; it was one of the literary souvenirs I …
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Today kicks off Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW for short), a week devoted to recognizing the awesomeness of the book blogging community. More eloquently stated on the event’s website, BBAW was created “to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing …
Well, here we are in September! I’m back from my travels and hoping to share some photos on Sunday. Today’s post is brief, just to make sure everyone is on the same page with regards to Reading Buddies. First, it’s time to start in on Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh! Since September has five …
