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Giveaway Winner: The End of the Point
After my short road trip for spring break, I almost forgot to select a winner! The winner is Heather F! Congrats to you! Hope you enjoy the book! I sent you an email! Filed under: Bookish Talk Tagged:...
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The End of Break, The Otter Pup and the Wind-Up World That Swallowed Me Up
What a week. We took a short road trip and spent a few days in Palm Springs, Ca. It was lovely and all but the drive… Oh! Have you ever traveled with a pet that does not like to travel? The Otter Pup,...
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Review: In Between Days
In Between Days By Andrew Porter (Knopf, Hardcover, 9780307273512, September 2012, 336pp.) The Short of It: Nothing is easy when a man’s family falls apart. The Rest of It: I love dysfunction. Love...
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Why I Feel Like Ms. Lucky Pants Lately
You know that feeling you get when a new, highly anticipated book comes out and that brand new copy ends up in YOUR hands? That is the best feeling. But when you get that copy before it even comes out?...
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Review, Tour & Giveaway: Orphan Train
Orphan Train By Christina Baker Kline William Morrow & Company, Paperback, 9780061950728, April 2013, 273pp.) The Short of It: Alternating between heartbreak and hope, Orphan Train is a story of...
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Friday: Random Bits
This week has been a blur. In one sense, it has gone quickly but in another… slow as molasses! The Boy is still causing me grief and I have a patch of gray hair to prove it. Seriously, this patch...
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The Sunday Salon: I LOVE The Weekend
Sigh. Weekends aren’t always relaxing for me, but they are much appreciated, even when they involve cleaning and errands the constant chauffeuring of these kids of mine. Gosh, they are busy! And The...
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Review: Panorama City
Panorama City By Antoine Wilson (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Hardcover, 9780547875125, September 2012, 304pp.) The Short of It: Oppen Porter is probably one of my favorite protagonists since Owen...
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Giveaway Winner: Orphan Train
According to Random.org, the winner is Cindy Rogers! Congrats to you! Hope you enjoy the book! I sent you an email! Filed under: Bookish Talk Tagged: © 2013 Book Chatter, Giveaway Winner, Orphan Train
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The Sunday Salon: Birthday Weekend
We celebrated The Hub’s birthday this weekend so that meant a movie and dinner out! We hardly ever go to the movies, anymore. Mainly because the cost of taking a family these days is just ridiculous,...
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Review: Is This Tomorrow
Is This Tomorrow By Caroline Leavitt (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Paperback, 9781616200541, May 2013, 384pp.) The Short of It: A compelling plot with imperfect, sometimes frustrating characters...
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The Sunday Salon: Happy Mother’s Day
We went to Ojai today! We had a delicious lunch and I got to browse my favorite OUTDOOR bookstore. It’s mostly outdoors with a few inside rooms. It was an old house before it was a bookstore, so...
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Review: A Land More Kind Than Home
A Land More Kind Than Home By Wiley Cash (William Morrow Paperbacks, Paperback, 9780062088239, Jan 2013, 336pp.) The Short of It: While this story had me sitting on the edge of my seat, wondering how...
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My Friday Mumbo Jumbo Post
It’s been one heck of a week. If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry. I had a particularly bad gluten reaction and now my entire upper palate is falling apart. The pain in my mouth is unbearable. And although I am...
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The Sunday Salon: Is it Sunday?
I wait all week for the weekend to get here but I spent most of yesterday trying to heal whatever is going on with my immune system so I feel as if I lost a day. But today, we are heading to a BBQ at...
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Read-Along Wrap-Up & Review: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle By Haruki Murakami (Vintage, Paperback, 9780679775430, 1998, 624pp.) The Short of It: A wildly imaginative work. Quite possibly the most interesting literary experience I’ve...
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Say Hello To Uncle Stevie!
Guess what? A group of crazy, fun-lovin’ bloggers put this read-along together and if I had not read it earlier, I’d be the first in line to sign-up. Okay, others have already signed up so I would not...
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Review, Tour & Giveaway: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena By Anthony Marra (Hogarth, Hardcover, 9780770436407, May 2013, 400pp.) The Short of It: A haunting glimpse of war, as seen through the eyes of those affected. The...
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Review: Mr. Peanut
Mr. Peanut By Adam Ross (Vintage, Paperback, 9780307454904, April 2011, 464pp.) The Short of It: Amusingly dark and witty. The Rest of It: Mr. Peanut is a story within a couple of other stories. The...
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Giveaway Winner: More Than You Know
According to Random.org, the winner is Linda Paolillo! Hope you enjoy the book! I sent you an email! Linda is quite a lucky gal because the first winner never responded to my email! Congrats to you,...
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