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Lit Flicks Challenge Kick Off

September 1, 2008

The Lit Flicks Challenge starts today! Visit the official challenge page for details. SEPTEMBER’S GIVEAWAY On October 1st, I’ll hold a drawing for a yet-to-be-determined book that has been adapted into a movie. Your activity throughout the month of September will earn you entries. You’ll earn one entry for each of the following: – Joining [...]

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Lit Flicks Challenge Plug

August 29, 2008

Reminder! The Lit Flicks Challenge starts on Monday. You should sign up. Really. You should. And here’s why: 1. You’re already reading books that have been made into movies. Really. You are. 2. There are going to be PRIZES and GIVEAWAYS and FREE THINGS. 3. You’ll be creating entries for the February 2009 Bookworms Carnival. [...]

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84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff

August 16, 2008

84, Cross Cross Road, by Helene Hanff, is one of my favorite books of all time. Clocking in at less than 100 pages, it’s a short but delightful read. Seriously. Delightful. Helene Hanff is a writer in New York. She writes to Marks & Co. in London in 1949, looking for rare and out-of-print books. [...]

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Lit Flicks Challenge

August 15, 2008

I’m hosting a challenge!! As I mentioned on Wednesday, I’ll be hosting the February 2009 Bookworms Carnival, and the theme is Literature and Film. February is always a big movie month in my life, culminating in the Oscar telecast and my annual Oscar party. Anyway, as part of the celebration, I thought I’d host a [...]

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Bookworms Carnival Teaser

August 13, 2008

The Bookworms Carnival is a monthly mini-zine composed of contributions from book bloggers on a particular theme. Created and supervised by Dewey at The Hidden Side of a Leaf, entries are due to the volunteer host via email by the second Friday of each month. August’s Carnival on children’s and YA literature, “You’re Never Too [...]

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Stardust, by Neil Gaiman

July 20, 2008

Stardust, first published in 1999, won a Mythopoeic Award and has since been made into a hit movie. FOR THE FUTURE READER – A REVIEW Stardust is a short novel (or novella) that covers the journeyings of Tristran Thorn. Born of a short liaison between his father, a citizen of Wall, England, and his mother, [...]

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Admit One, by Emmett James

June 28, 2008

The first question I have when I encounter a memoir is why did this person feel compelled to write about his life? Did he do something particularly amazing with his life? Did he overcome some great obstacle? Did he play a part in a major historical event? Did he at least marry an important person? [...]

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s, by Truman Capote

April 29, 2008

As part of the novella challenge, I read Breakfast at Tiffany’s, by Truman Capote this weekend. The novella is quite short, only 85 pages in the version I read. Still, unraveling the intricacies of Holly Golightly would take up many more pages. For a critical analysis go here. Holly is twenty years old. She has [...]

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