July 2010

July 2010 Summation

July 31, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in July. Books Read – July 2010 Missing May, by Cynthia Rylant (Audio) – 7/10/2010 July Total = 1 Year-to-Date Total = 17 Most pathetic reading month ever. I didn’t even get a single book read! Just the one audio book for me, kids. I started THE [...]

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Thoughts

July 30, 2010

I’ve felt a little removed from the book blog world for the last little while. You’ve probably noticed; my posting has been sparse. Don’t worry. It’s not you; it’s me. I had a baby in February. Her name is Daphne, and she is the best distraction ever. I’ve been hesitant to really talk about her [...]

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10 Literary Concepts Every Reader Should Know

July 28, 2010

One of the things I miss most about college is discussing literature in a very academic and structured way. And, sometimes, when I’m reading on my own, I miss things – symbols or themes or the technique that goes into the writing.  Reviewing these ten literary concepts has helped me give structure to the way [...]

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Booker Longlist

July 27, 2010

The Booker Longlist was announced today!  Here’s what’s been dubbed as the “Man Booker Dozen”: Peter Carey Parrot and Olivier in America (Faber and Faber) Emma Donoghue Room (Pan MacMillan – Picador) Helen Dunmore The Betrayal (Penguin – Fig Tree) Damon Galgut In a Strange Room (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Books) Howard Jacobson The Finkler Question (Bloomsbury) Andrea Levy The Long [...]

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50th Anniversary of To Kill A Mockingbird

July 11, 2010
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Book Blogger Appreciation Week – Registration Post

July 7, 2010

Hello, everyone out there in book blogosphere land. It’s time, once again for Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW). It’s coming up in September, but it’s time to register now! Today is the deadline, in fact. I’m registering my blog in the literary fiction niche. And I am submitting it for an award in that niche, [...]

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Book Blog Recommendations

July 7, 2010

Okay, I have a list of favorite blogs that I read religiously. I also have a pretty full Google Reader with many other blogs I check in on on a regular basis. However, I feel like I haven’t discovered any new blogs for a while, so I’m looking to you. What is your favorite book [...]

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Abandoned Book: Today I Wrote Nothing

July 6, 2010

I tried with this one. I did. My brother recommended it to me. It’s Russian. It’s completely nonsensical. And I made it about 150 pages. I can’t do it anymore. Daniil Kharms is touted as an absurdist poet. He writes mostly in short vignettes. His quirky and bizarre writing just didn’t appeal to me. Here [...]

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