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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Book Beginning: Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING The boulevard du Cange was a...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Teaser Tuesday: I'm Dyin' Here by Tim Grobaty

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The newspaper never closed. . . . The thundering presses in the basement worked without rest, churning out five editions each day to mee...
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Monday, October 23, 2017

Mailbox Monday

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Two new books came into my house last week. How about you? Bitter is the Wind by Jim McDermott . This coming-of-age, father/son novel i...
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Book Beginning: I'm Dyin Here by Tim Grobaty

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING I am. I'm dying here. Ask m...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Teaser Tuesday: My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl

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The physical act of cooking gives me enormous pleasure, but I also like watching what it does for others. Even the angriest person is soo...
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Friday, October 13, 2017

Book Beginning: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! Sorry for not posting last night -- my work day got...
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Teaser Tueday: The Inheritance of Shame by Peter Gajdics

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The political history of Europe, which both of my parents discussed without hesitation, interested me far less than their personal experi...
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Monday, October 9, 2017

Mailbox Monday: Malcolm Bradbury

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Eating People is Wrong has always been my favorite book title, and I love campus novels, but I’ve never read Malcolm Bradbury’s books. S...
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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Book Beginning: The Inheritance of Shame by Peter Gajdics

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING By the third time the car had ...
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Teaser Tuesday: My Father's Ledger by Mary Mills

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“I would like to begin today by saying that I don’t have any expectations for either of you to make any kind of statement or apology to m...
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Monday, October 2, 2017

Mailbox Monday: Brown Paper Press

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I'm excited about these three books from Brown Paper Press ! Two are essay collections, one is a memoir. Burdens by Water: An Uninte...
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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Book Beginning: My Father's Ledger by Mary Mills

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING Roseanne slowly maneuvered h...
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Monday, September 25, 2017

Mailbox Monday

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I got two new books last week while we were driving through the Poconos and stopped to explore Jim Thorpe , a historic mining town. The ador...
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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Book Begining: Any Woman's Blues by Erica Jong

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING How I came to edit this curio...
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Monday, September 18, 2017

Mailbox Monday: My Father's Ledger by Mary Mills

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What books came into your house last week? I got one new book, My Father's Ledger by Mary Mills . It is a memoir about how the betray...
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Thursday, September 14, 2017

Book Beginning: In a Dark, Dark Wood

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING It hurts. Everything hurts. ...
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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Book Beginning: Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING When you inform your friends ...
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Author Interview: Rajat Mitra

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Rajat Mitra is a psychologist in India who works with victims of religious violence. His debut novel, The Infidel Next Door , is set in 1...
Thursday, August 31, 2017

Book Beginning: Temperance Creek by Pamela Royes

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING My parents gave me and my tw...
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Monday, August 28, 2017

Mailbox Monday: Book Haul from Crooked House

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There was a book sale this past weekend at Crooked House Books & Paper , one of my favorite used book shops in Portland (and on line). I...
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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Book Beginning: Any Human Heart by William Boyd

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BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! MY BOOK BEGINNING We – the five Roman Catholic...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Teaser Tuesday: The Infidel Next Door by Rajat Mitra

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Finally, he said, "Aditya, I have some bad news. A mosque was built next to the Adi Shanker temple two months ago." The Infid...
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Monday, August 21, 2017

Mailbox Monday: Book Club Books

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Two nonfiction books came into my house last week. What books did you get last week? Temperance Creek: A Memoir by Pamela Royes . My bo...
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