January 2010

Booking Through Thursday – Twisty

January 28, 2010

Jackie says, “I love books with complicated plots and unexpected endings. What is your favourite book with a fantastic twist at the end?” So, today’s question is in two parts. 1. Do YOU like books with complicated plots and unexpected endings? I love books with complicated plots and unexpected endings! 2. What book with a [...]

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Teaser Tuesday – January 26, 2010

January 26, 2010

MizB says it goes like this: Grab your current read Let the book fall open to a random page Share two teaser sentence from that page, between lines 7 & 12 Share the book title Please avoid spoilers My Teaser for today is from P.G. Wodehouse’s Right Ho, Jeeves, an old favorite I’ve been happily [...]

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Tuesday Tunes – Week #118

January 26, 2010

If you had $50 to spend on music what would you buy. I’d replace a few of the cd’s that were stolen from me back when I was a single lady living in a tiny apartment complex that had an untrustworthy maintenance crew. If you had a chance to see any band @ any venue, [...]

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Manic Monday #198

January 25, 2010

If you could only have one section of the bookstore to visit, which section would it be? The clearance section! I am a sucker for a good sale. If you could only subscribe to one publication for the rest of your life, what would it be? I couldn’t say. I don’t really read many magazines. [...]

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Stargate: Atlantis Fanvid by Newkidfan

January 24, 2010

Even if you’ve never seen the show, I highly recommend taking a peek at this vid by Newkidfan, even if it’s just to see how awesome she is at editing and such. :) Here’s what she has to say about the vid: Title: Language Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis Characters: John and the people he loves. Pairing: [...]

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Booking Through Thursday – Favorite Unknown

January 21, 2010

Who’s your favorite author that other people are NOT reading? The one you want to evangelize for, the one you would run popularity campaigns for? The author that, so far as you’re concerned, everyone should be reading–but that nobody seems to have heard of. You know, not JK Rowling, not Jane Austen, not Hemingway–everybody’s heard [...]

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