January 23, 2009 It has been a couple of weeks since I’ve participated in Jenn’s Friday Finds – but don’t be fooled. I have been spotting books all over the place that are tempting me, I just have not had time to share them with all of you! So today’s post means a little catching [...]
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TLC Book Tour – Breathing Out the Ghost, by Kirk Curnutt
Kirk Curnutt (b. Nov 15, 1964 – Lincoln, NE) Breathing Out the Ghost by Kirk Curnutt is classified as a noir thriller and is set (mostly) in Indiana. Curnutt is the author of eleven books of fiction and criticism. Breathing Out the Ghost was named Best Fiction in the Indiana Center for the Book’s 2008 [...]
Breathing Out the Ghost – Book Review
Life went on anyway, whether you wanted it to or not. The hard part was being left behind to breathe out the ghost of the one who’d gone on. – from Breathing Out the Ghost, page 49 – Colin St. Claire’s son AJ is missing. Snatched from outside a store, the child seems to have [...]
2009 Mini Challenges – New Author
Per Petterson (b. July 18, 1952 – Oslo, Norway) To satisfy #7 of the 2009 Novel Challenges Mini Challenge (Read a book by a new to you author) I read Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (read my review). Petterson has published a collection of short stories and five novels. Out Stealing Horses won the [...]
Sunday Salon – January 18, 2009
January 18, 2009 It is Sunday again – another week has slipped by. I have had several inquiries into how Caribou is doing, so here is an update. I attempted to reduce her pain medication just a bit on Monday through Wednesday, and she was not able to tolerate it. She refused her food on [...]
Where have all the Linkies gone?
3:17 PM PST – UPDATE Mr. Linky is back – and all the links seem to be there. Thanks for your patience…and if you have been waiting to sign up for any challenges, you do not have to wait any longer! *********************** Mr. Linky is switching servers – and although you cannot see the Linkies [...]
The Road Home – Book Review
He tugged out the photograph, tugged with trembling hands, and set it down on the bar top. And he looked at it and saw that it had faded. All the once-bright colors were vanishing, leaving only a trace of themselves, tinged with green, with the bluish green of the sky…when evening was coming…the sky behind [...]
An Update and Thank You…
Caribou, Kip and I thank you for the numerous comments, emails, good thoughts and prayers over the last few days. You have no idea how much it has meant to us. Caribou has responded very well to the pain medication and there is a twinkle back in her eyes (and she is telling Argus who [...]
Unread Authors Challenge – Part II
August 1, 2008 – January 31, 2009 UPDATE: JANUARY 6, 2009 – CHALLENGE COMPLETED! Many thanks to Ariel for hosting this fun challenge. I ended up reading a total of 9 books from 6 different authors. By far, my favorite authors from this challenge are Per Petterson, Kate Grenville, Rose Tremain, and Daphne du Maurier…all [...]
2009 Mini-Challenges – A Novel Challenge Yahoo Group
January 1 – December 31, 2009 UPDATE: January 3, 2009: I have now added a Mr. Linky to this post. Please use this to sign up for the challenge. If you have a blog, please provide a link to your post about the challenge. If you do not have a blog, simply type in your [...]
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