It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Giveaway! Comment on author Michael Hervey’s Guest Post to enter to win one of two copies of his book, Soundkeeper! Posted: Review: Room by Emma Donoghue, read by Michal Friedman, et al. Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael […]

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Room by Emma Donoghue: Book Review

Five-year-old Jack has lived his entire life inside Room with his Ma. At night, Old Nick comes to visit while Jack sleeps in Wardrobe. Jack’s life is strictly regimented. Breakfast, Lunch, Phys Ed, TV, and Screaming are at certain times throughout the day. In his world, there’s himself, Ma, and Room and that’s pretty much […]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Saturdays in the South featuring Melinda McGuire, author of Josephine: Red Dirt and Whiskey–her post will make you homesick for your younger days Character Connection featuring everyone’s favorite bad boy, Rhett Butler Meeting the Authors: Joshilyn Jackson–always a delight! Review: The […]

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The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany

The twelve men making up the parliament of Erl go to their ruler one day and ask for a magic lord. The ruler agrees to grant their request and sends his son to steal and marry the King of Elfland’s daughter. But of course finding her and keeping her can’t be that easy. In the […]

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The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad: Book Review

After following the Northern Alliance troops around Afghanistan and reporting on the fall of the Taliban, journalist Åsne Seierstad finds herself in Kabul. She stumbles upon a bookshop and goes in. She and the proprietor, Sultan, hit it off at first and she is invited to spend a little time with his family. She thinks […]

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