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Blogger 2014 New Year’s Resolutions
Every year I make this ambitious list of things I want to accomplish. Changes I want to implement , but fall short. I try, but life and responsibilities can get in the way. I know it sounds like an excuse. And I’m woman enough to admit it […]
Grown Up YA Fiction For The Serious Reader.
Reading is serious business . . . . that was the theme I picked up on whilst surfing the web’s various literature related sites on books, reviews and such today. It occurred to me there is a still a divide between adult readers of serious adult fiction and […]
Follow Friday Blog Hop
To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules: (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read} (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can […]
Summer Reading Recommendations ➣ Adults
The summer heat is upon us, and finding a cool shaded spot to read might just sounds like a good idea. Many bookies suffer BGTBR (big giant to be read lists). Summer is usually the time to catch up on your reading no school etc.. As part of my summer reading series I will be […]
Have Censorship Gone Too Far
Censorship. This is an interesting topic for me and it seemed to off the beaten. In relationship to this little blog about books, but is it really. Literature has been a prime target of censorship. From the Nazi’s burning books in Berlin,1933. To Alice in Wonderland put on the banned book list. Has censorship gone […]
Digital Public Library of America Launches Today
The Digital Public Library of America is a free, open-source resource that grants the public access to countless digital collections and archives across the country available in one place. Video, audio and text are searchable on DPLA’S site. The DPLA, the U.S.’s first public online-only library, after two years of planning opened its doors today to […]
Have You Read A Banned Book?
[singlepic id=512 w=520 h=440 float=center] Finally, it’s that time of year again when we honor censored literature where the rebels of the literary world challenge the prudes hat look down on beloved classics old and new, and share support of the unorthodox or weird that have been label unworthy for whatever reason they deem sound. […]
eReaders anyone new Kindles, Kindle HD etc..
[singlepic id=493 w=520 h=440 float=center] Many purist, in the book community and you know who you are, you’re probably reading this post and most likely have made up your minds. Reading the physical copy of a book to you is a much better experience than reading off an eReader. You have romanticized the act […]
Nora Ephron 1941-2012
Nora Ephron who was suffering from Leukemia died on Tuesday, June 26. To tell you the truth i’m still in shock because her illness was news to me. And I couldn’t let her passing go by without acknowledging her contribution to the creative collective. Not only was she an inspiration to many female writers out […]
Events ➣ BEA Children’s Author Breakfast 2012
Book Expo if you’ve never been it seems like all conferences which are great especially when you get to watch John Green speak. But one of the joys I discovered that I didn’t know last year was how much being on the exhibit floor only down side waiting on the lines. My second day […]