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Sadly, today marks the end of Penguin Random House’s advance galley review service, First to Read. Now I need all five of you reading this to share and comment so I can be cool enough for NetGalley (; One of my favorite parts of this program was reading things I probably wouldn’t have gotten to
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I continue to fight through the half-read pile on my nightstand, but also had two library holds come in recently (one after several months). They and this month’s book club selection all had a similarity with a book club book from last fall I never finished: fictional – or at least unnamed – locations. I
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I’ve spent the past few months trying to dig out of a pile of a half-read books. So, of course, I thought it was a great idea to request more through Penguin’s First to Read program….. Musical theatre and food are two of the great loves of my life. Books about the two? How could
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I realize it has been awhile since I have summarized any of my reading here. If this makes you incredibly sad, have no fear! A legit literary site has published a review I wrote! And if you weren’t missing my questionable summarizations, have no fear! Barrelhouse gave me a legit editor! …Two, even. I was
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I had a brilliant idea to play on NaNoWriMo to post about all the books I read this month in one fell swoop. Then November actually happened. I started off strong thanks to a minibreak for a family wedding and to see my favorite band; lots of time in the car. But then — we bought
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Due to my recent production (more on that later this week), reading definitely had to take a backseat to memorizing and rehearsing. However, the two books I focused on during this busy time (besides the digital preview I got to check out) were well worth the effort. • The Last Mrs. Parrish, Liv Constantine I
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Earlier this summer, I had my first chance to participate in the First To Read program from Penguin Random House. In this program, you can sign up to bid to review digital galleys of books that have yet to be published. As free books are some of my favorite things, I was totally in, and
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I recently got through another mini-chunk of my TBR list. This time, I know who the suggestions were from. …both of these statements are partially true… • The Captives, Debra Jo Immergut. My dear friend Charlie Smith provides much wiser commentary on life in general than I ever will. Please read his appreciation of this
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I saw it floating around for a few weeks before I was tagged. You know the type: I have accepted a challenge to post the cover of seven books I love; no explanation, no review, just the cover. I followed the rules and made gut decisions each morning – it said books you love, not necessarily favorites –
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Hampton hates buying presents, which is why we always take a trip for our anniversary. Since we celebrated his 40th in Miami in February, we went slightly more low-key and headed up to the mountains of North Carolina to celebrate #4 in one of our favorite places: Asheville. After getting stuck in terrible traffic (which
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