Some people drink or do drugs. I buy books.
All right, everybody, as promised, I am giving away the following two books to one lucky winner: Charles Dickens: A Life and James Joyce: A Life Both titles are forthcoming from Penguin and will be shipped courtesy of the publicist. US and Canada participants only please. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. [...]
[Continue reading...]feel as though this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, brought to you by the Broke and the Bookish and the letter N for neglect, could apply to pretty much any book I didn’t buy within the last 2 months, but alas! I’ve managed to whittle it down to 10: by choosing the books that have literally [...]
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Title: The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern Format: Hardcover Publisher: Doubleday | Random House Pub Date: Sept 2011 Read: Sept-Oct 2011 Source: The Strand Why: When I first heard about this book at BEA, it was getting a lot of hype and I thought it sounded interesting. Sadly I missed the opportunity to snag a [...]
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s you may have noticed, I don’t do a whole lot of giveaways around here, partly due to my severe allergy to the post office. But I wanted to give you a heads up on some upcoming giveaways. Next week I’ll be giving away two literary bios: James Joyce: A Life by Edna O’Brien and [...]
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Title: Wuthering Heights Author: Emily Bronte Format: Trade Paperback Publisher: Penguin Classics (Deluxe Editions) Pub Date: 1847; this edition: 2009 Read: Sept 2009-Nov 2011 (nope, not a typo) Source: Barnes and Noble Why: When these three Penguin Deluxe Classics came out, I seized the opportunity to finally read Wuthering Heights. It didn’t quite go as [...]
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et another Top Ten Tuesday I swore I’d get done on time…as always brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. The topic for this week: Top Ten Books I Had VERY Strong Emotions About 1. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Only the second time around did I find myself emotional [...]
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