Readers to my blog will know by now that I loved Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, a book which won the 2011 National Book Award (read my review). This is not an easy book to read, but it was so incredibly written, so honest, and so powerful that I have continued to want to [...]
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“You Are My Only” Treasure Hunt
Over the last several weeks there has been a treasure hunt in the book blog world. Beth Kephart, author of the wonderful novel You Are My Only (read my review) has been posting guest posts about the making of this book. Bloggers were tasked with finding those five entries and then posting them collectively on [...]
TLC Book Tour – Me Again
First Sentence: “I was born on a Tuesday morning. It was a difficult birth, because I was thirty-four years old.” When Jonathan Hooper wakes up after six years in a coma due to a stroke, he is unable to speak and has lost his ability to understand numbers. His awakening is considered a miracle since [...]
Wherever You Go – Read-A-Long Scheduled
Two of my favorite bloggers are hosting a read-a-long of a book I really enjoyed…so I just had to share the information with you! Earlier this year I read and reviewed Wherever You Go by Joan Leegant – it is a beautifully written book about religious conflict. There have been several reviews of this book [...]
Charles Dickens: An Early Birthday Celebration
Readers to Caribousmom don’t often see a lot of Classic Literature here – but that does’t mean that I don’t appreciate the classic. In February 2012, Charles Dickens turns 200 years old, and The Guardian is starting the celebration early with a terrific podcast featuring writers such as Ian Rankin, Colin Thubron, Malorie Blackman, Andrew [...]
TLC Book Tour: Guest Post by Jenny Wingfield (…and a giveaway!)
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield 336 pages ISBN 978-0-385-34408-1 Random House (July 12, 2011) I am thrilled to have author Jenny Wingfield here today for a guest post…and also to be able to offer one lucky reader a copy of Wingfield’s novel: The Homecoming of Samuel Lake. ABOUT THE BOOK: Read [...]
The Wedding Writer – Book Review & Giveaway
Jeff had called her hungry. And she is, for many things – for a place in the world, a home. And for happiness. – from The Wedding Writer, page 130 – Lucky Quinn has worked hard to move up the ranks of the bridal business. She considers herself very lucky when she manages to snag [...]
Guest Post & Giveaway: Author Ann Joslin Williams
Down From Cascom Mountain, by Ann Joslin Williams 336 pages Bloomsbury USA (June 7, 2011) It is my pleasure to welcome author Ann Joslin Williams to my blog today. I just finished reading her wonderful novel, Down From Cascom Mountain, and was excited when Ann agreed to a guest post. I am also thrilled to [...]
Book Giveaway – Love At Absolute Zero
Love At Absolute Zero by Christopher Meeks 297 pages September 2011 CONTEST OPEN JUNE 3 – JUNE 13, 2011 Thanks to the generosity of the author, I am delighted to be able to offer one person a copy of Love At Absolute Zero by Christopher Meeks. Although I have not yet read the novel, I [...]
THREE Book Laura Lippman Giveaway
I’d Know You Anywhere AND The Girl In The Green Raincoat, by Laura Lippman Contest open from May 14 – May 22, 2011 (at 5:00 pm PST) Thanks to the generosity of Authors On The Web and publisher William Morrow, I am pleased to be able to offer U.S. and Canadian readers of my blog [...]
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