First, apologies. Last week was a bit light on new posts. This week should be closer to normal (as long as I can get my WordPress App for Blackberry to work). In the meantime, I’ve become a bit obsessed with the new Huffington Post Books page. Has anyone else taken the time to look it over? I haven’t quite figured out what is going on … Continue reading It’s Thursday… time to get a little ahead of the game…
It happened again. The National Book Award released a list of finalists and I completely missed it. Fortunately, The Huffington Post was on the ball, so check out the link at the end of this post. I really wish this prize was better marketed. They even tried to jazz it up this year for the 60th Anniversary by allowing readers to vote for the best … Continue reading The National Book Award… honest, we have a National book award… they have a website…
It’s Monday! – and here is what I’ve been up to: I posted A Discussion of Two Novels by Margaret Atwood: Oryx and Crake & The Year of the Flood. It’s a discussion, rather than a review, because I tried to keep the focus on the narrative techniques & away from any major plot points. So much of the fun of reading these novels comes … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
I was checking out the new The Huffington Post Books Section this morning (which is awesome), and came across this article. If you are a book blogger, you’ve probably heard something of the clamor that the new FTC Guidelines has stirred up in the book blogging community. I’ve been withholding my opinion, – basically because I don’t feel I have enough information to make an … Continue reading This Is Only a Test: Do Book Bloggers Make a Difference?
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