Welcome to Mailbox Monday – a weekly meme hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. To join in the fun, visit Marcia today and leave a link to YOUR mailbox, or take a look at what other readers acquired this week by following THEIR links. This week the post delivered some great books to my [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2010’
The Year of the Flood – Book Review
This was not an ordinary pandemic: it wouldn’t be contained after a few hundred thousand deaths, then obliterated with biotools and bleach. This was the Waterless Flood the Gardeners so often had warned about. It had all the signs: it traveled through the air as if on wings, it burned through cities like fire, spreading [...]
O.A.T.E.S. Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2010 Trish at Hey Lady! Watcha Readin’ is hosting the O.A.T.E.S. Challenge and I couldn’t resist. Here are the details: O for Joyce Carol Oates, A for Margaret Atwood…maybe I could come up with other authors to fit T, E, and S! Immediately Ernest Hemingway came to mind, and even [...]
Aussie Author Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2010 Booklover Book Reviews is hosting the Aussie Author Challenge. I almost skipped past this one, but then I realized I actually had quite a few books on my TBR pile which would meet the requirements for the challenge. Readers can choose one of two levels of participation and I’m [...]
Winner: When She Flew
There were more than 30 entries to win When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge…and this morning Random.org picked one winner and it was: #31: Nycole K. who wrote “I’ve heard a lot about this book and would love to read it.“ Congratulations, Nycole!! I’ll be sending you an email…please respond within 7 days so that [...]
Mailbox Monday – January 4, 2010
Welcome to the first 2010 edition of Mailbox Monday hosted each week by Marcia at The Printed Page. Right before Christmas on the Sunday Salon, I posted about my most anticipated books of 2010. I wonder if one of Santa’s elves read my post…because one of those books arrived (to my great joy) just last [...]
2010 PUB Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2010 Michelle at 1 More Chapter is hosting the 2010 PUB Challenge to read at least 10 books published in 2010. This was a no-brainer for me to join – I have plenty of review books which will fit this challenge. I’ll be listing all the books I read below [...]
2010 Memorable Memoirs Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2010 Melissa at The Betty and Boo Chronicles is hosting The Memorable Memoir Reading Challenge for 2010. I have a few memoirs on my TBR pile, and so what better way than to motivate me to read them? The rules are pretty straight forward: Memoirs, letters, diaries, and autobiographies count [...]
2010 Short Story Reading Challenge
January 1 – December 31, 2010 Kate at Kate’s Book Blog is reviving her Short Story Reading Challenge for 2010. I loved this challenge in 2008, and Kate gives readers a choice of participation level – so I am in! I’ve chosen: Option 5: This is the custom option under the rubric of which you [...]
Book Awards IV Challenge
January 1 – November 1, 2010 Michelle at 1 More Chapter is once again hosting the Book Awards Challenge. I skipped the 3rd one of these, and I wish I hadn’t as I have a ton of books that meet the requirements of this challenge. The Goal? Read 10 different books from 10 different awards [...]
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