• 2012 Review Extravaganza: Pt. 7

    by  • 12/29/2012 • 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, A Authors, Audiobook, B Authors, Contemporary, Essays, F Titles, Fiction, Humor, J Titles, L Titles, Literary, M Authors, M Titles, Non-Fiction, O Titles, P Authors, P Titles, R Authors, S Titles, T Authors, True Crime, Young Adult • 66 Comments

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    Short reviews of Jellicoe Road, The Sense of An Ending, The Future of Us, Lost At Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries, One Last Thing Before I Go, People Who Eat Darkness and Moranthology.

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    2012 Review Extravaganza: Part 1

    by  • 12/12/2012 • 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, A Authors, Audiobook, C Titles, Contemporary, Fiction, G Titles, H Authors, History, J Authors, K Authors, M Titles, Memoir, Mystery/Thriller, Non-Fiction, S Authors, S Titles, Science, W Titles • 52 Comments

    05_Flatbed_1 - JANUARY

    A collection of short book reviews, including: When Will There Be Good News; Started Early, Took My Dog; The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat; Girl In Translation; Curtains; and Game Change.

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    Jenners Unplugged

    by  • 06/15/2012 • Miscellaneous • 27 Comments

    No, no, no … I’m not performing acoustic versions of my greatest hits. Instead, I’m unplugging from the computer (as I shall be doing at various times throughout the summer, when my blogging usually goes to hell in a handbasket due to the 24/7 presence of BB). But never fear, I’ll be back in a few...

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    February Winners and March Giveaway

    by  • 03/08/2012 • Giveaway • 21 Comments

    I forgot all about picking and announcing winners for the Feburary giveaway. That is what happens when you let it run for a full month! Anyway, I finally got my act together and the winners are: Alyce from At Home With Books won Between A Rock and Hard Place by Aron Ralston Caite from...

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    Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

    by  • 03/04/2012 • Blog Design • 80 Comments

    The other day when I wrote about hobbies I’ve tried and quit, I did leave out “obsessive blog redesigning.” If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I change up my look every few months or so. Each time, I vow that I won’t do it again. But...

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    Taking A Break

    by  • 10/24/2011 • Blogging • 45 Comments

    Coming up on three years of blogging, I’m finding myself feeling a bit burnt out by it. As I promised myself earlier in this year, I’m going to take a break until I feel rejuvenated and refreshed. So I’ll won’t be posting or visiting blogs during this time (yes … I’ll be marking the...

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    Packing for Mars, How I Killed Pluto, Assassination Vacation, Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Reviews

    by  • 05/01/2011 • 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, Audiobook, B Authors, H Titles, History, Humor, I Titles, Non-Fiction, P Titles, R Authors, S Authors, Science, V Authors, W Titles • 80 Comments

    Reviews of Packing for Mars by Mary Roach, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

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    An American Family, About Alice, Living Dead in Dallas, Dave Barry’s Only Travel Guide, Being Perfect Mini Reviews

    by  • 06/17/2010 • 2 Stars, 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, A Titles, B Authors, B Titles, D Titles, H Authors, L Titles, Q Authors, S Authors, T Authors • 25 Comments

    Four mini book reviews of An American Family by Pam Spaulding, About Alice by Calvin Trillin, Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris, Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need by Dave Barry, and Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen.

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    FreeVerse: "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath

    by  • 05/26/2010 • Poetry • 8 Comments

    Hosted by Cara at Ooh…Books! I’ve been taking a little break from FreeVerse to recharge my poetic batteries and find some new poems that make me say “Hmmmmmm.” But on Monday I spontaneously decided to make it Steig Larsson Week on my blog to celebrate the release of the final book in the Millennium...

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    Question of the Week: Becoming a Character

    by  • 05/24/2010 • Book Talk • 16 Comments

    This week’s question comes from Kathy at Bermudaonion’s Weblog who asks: If you could be a character from any book, who would you be? You mean aside from being Bella and having hot vampire sex with Edward Cullen? Well, the very first person who popped into my head is Lisbeth Salander … AKA The...

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    Casting A TV Movie of My Life

    by  • 05/23/2010 • My Take On... • 36 Comments

    Another new week and I still have no post ideas. Why is my muse missing in action? Is she on vacation? So I’m forced to answer another question from a reader. This time, the question comes from Grace’s Mom who asked: If someone was to make a made-for-tv movie about your life, who would...

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    Review: Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk

    by  • 05/20/2010 • 4 Stars, Fiction, Literary, T Authors, W Titles • 18 Comments

    Waiting for Columbus Thomas TrofimukDoubleday, 2009ISBN: 978-0385529136336 pagesGenre: Literary FictionMy Rating: 4 stars Book Description from Shelfari A man arrives at an insane asylum in contemporary Spain claiming to be the legendary navigator Christopher Columbus. Who he really is, and the events that led him to break with reality, lie at the center of...

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    Writers’ Workshop: The Chapters of My Life

    by  • 05/20/2010 • Life, Writers Workshop • 32 Comments

    It’s Writer’s Workshop time again!Join the fun over at Mama’s Losin’ It This week, I’m choosing prompt 4: What ‘chapters of your life’ would there be? Make a list of your life’s chapters. Choose one. Write five possible opening sentences to that chapter. Then write five possible ending sentences to that chapter. (inspired by...

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    It’s Been 8 Years Already??!?

    by  • 05/19/2010 • Life, Mr. Jenners • 40 Comments

    Eight years ago today, Mr. Jenners and I were married. For our anniversary, I thought it would be fun to remember our wedding day and share some thoughts about what I’d do differently and what would stay the same. What I’d Do Differently: I would have asked for more of the mini hot dogs...

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    Answering Angie’s Questions

    by  • 05/18/2010 • Life, My Childhood • 20 Comments

    Remember when I was doing my FAQs and I told you that you had one last chance to ask me questions? Well, I’ve been saving these questions up for days when “I got nothing.” Today is one of those days. All the questions today come from Angie at Seven Clown Circus. (The fact that...

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    Little One Art: The First Stick Figures

    by  • 05/14/2010 • Uncategorized • 28 Comments

    Jen over at Buried with Children has the cutest new memecalled Kids Make the Darndest Thingsfeaturing kid artwork. I’m a sucker for kid art and have much enjoyed reading Jen’s posts so I thought I’d share some early artwork from my own Little One this week. We call this series “First Stick Figures,” which...

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    Review: Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

    by  • 05/13/2010 • 3.5 Stars, E Titles, F Authors, Fiction, Historical, Literary • 26 Comments

    Everything Is Illuminated Jonathan Safran Foer Harper Perennial, 2002 ISBN: 0-06-052970-9 276 pages Genre: Fiction My rating: 3.5 stars I don’t really know how to start telling you about this book! It is far from a straightforward narrative so it is probably best to start by describing the three primary story arcs: The narration...

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    Question of the Week: Acquiring Books

    by  • 05/10/2010 • Book Talk • 34 Comments

    This week’s question comes from Kelly at Kelly’s Thoughts and Ramblings who asks: How often do you ever have to actually buy a book? Do you get most of yours through swaps and drawings? Do you frequent used book stores a lot? Sorry…more than one question, but all related. I’ll forgive you the barrage...

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    In Case You Haven’t Had Enough of Me Yet…

    by  • 05/09/2010 • Uncategorized • 9 Comments

    … you can check out this interview with me over at Stacy’s delightful blog, A Novel Source. Oh … and guess who scored a $50 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble and a $50 gift certificate from Amazon and a Carvel chocolate fudge ice cream cake for Mother’s Day? Me!!!! I truly feel like...

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    Reading My Childhood Diary: Part 3

    by  • 05/07/2010 • Confessions, Life • 30 Comments

    Here are the links for the first part and second part of this series. Now on with the post. When I last left you, I was up to some fairly standard stuff (writing bad poetry, fancying myself as an equal to Anne Frank, envisioning future invasions of New Jersey). But the diary took a...

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    Question of the Week: Unexpected Endings

    by  • 05/03/2010 • Book Talk • 29 Comments

    This week’s question comes from Jen D. at Not Now … I’m Reading. What’s the last book you read that had a totally unexpected ending? I picked this question because I’m going to review the book I’m about to answer the question with later this week so I thought it would be timely. And...

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    Review: Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore

    by  • 05/01/2010 • 4 Stars, B Titles, Fiction, Humor, M Authors, Paranormal • 10 Comments

    A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read: “Bloodsucking Fiends” by Christopher Moore 2 Words that describe the book: Vampire comedy 3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: Modern-day San Francisco Jody—A fledgling vampire who had her new lifestyle thrust upon her with no warning or...

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    FreeVerse: Continuing to Celebrate "Amateur" Poets

    by  • 04/28/2010 • Poetry • 6 Comments

    Hosted by Cara at Ooh…Books! As you probably already know, April is National Poetry Month. Serena over at Savvy Verse & Wit has organized an amazing poetry blog tour that will be going on all month. Since Serena pretty much has so many of the “professional” or “published” poets covered, I thought I’d use...

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    Answering Questions Posed in a Poem

    by  • 04/25/2010 • Life, Silliness • 31 Comments

    Whilst blogging the other day, I came across the following poem at a blog called Necromancy Never Pays. The poem just tickled me and seemed just perfect for a meme. So, I thought I would go ahead and answer the questions posed in the poem for an easy, no thinking post. (Perfect as we...

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    FreeVerse: Celebrating More "Amateur" Poets

    by  • 04/21/2010 • Poetry • 11 Comments

    Hosted by Cara at Ooh…Books! As you probably already know, April is National Poetry Month. Serena over at Savvy Verse & Wit has organized an amazing poetry blog tour that will be going on all month. Since Serena pretty much has so many of the “professional” or “published” poets covered, I thought I’d use...

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    Question of the Week: Life-Changing Books

    by  • 04/19/2010 • Book Talk • 25 Comments

    This week question comes from Steph The Bookworm: Has any book you’ve ever read been life changing for you? Probably the most life-changing thing I’ve ever read was the instruction booklet for an over-the-counter ovulation test kit that ended up giving me the Little One. But technically that was a pamphlet and not a...

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    Week In Review – 4/18/10

    by  • 04/18/2010 • Uncategorized • 21 Comments

    I think I’m finally back on the blogging train after getting off for my recent vacation. Before I begin this week’s ramblings, check out these neat purses made from book covers. Thanks to Ter from With An Angel on My Shoulder for sending me this link. If Mr. Jenners wasn’t already so annoyed at...

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    My Fake Magazine and Book

    by  • 04/18/2010 • Fun and Games • 20 Comments

    Last week, I asked you to create fake books and/or magazines. I have to say, this is probably the most fun I’ve had with one of my “games.” I can totally envision repeating this one again. I hope you had as much fun with it as I did. Anyway, here is what I came...

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    6:02 a.m. Today

    by  • 04/16/2010 • BB/The Little One • 25 Comments

    I’m very much asleep … dreaming about a room in my house that I had never seen before. A small voice calls out … penetrating my dream sleep. “Moommmmmmmyyyyyy….” I stagger to his room. Eyes puffy with sleep. “What, hon?” “I know how the first person got alive.” This is too much for me...

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    Review: The Survivors Club by Ben Sherwood

    by  • 04/15/2010 • 3.5 Stars, Non-Fiction, S Authors, S Titles • 10 Comments

    The Survivors Club Ben SherwoodGrand Central Publishing, 2009ISBN: 978-0-446-69885-6373 pagesNon-fictionMy rating: 3.5 stars Book Overview The subtitle of the book, “The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life,” pretty much sums up what this book is about—learning about what it takes to survive and determining what type of survivor you might be. The...

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    FreeVerse: Celebrating "Amateur" Poets

    by  • 04/13/2010 • Poetry • 12 Comments

    Hosted by Cara at Ooh…Books! As you probably already know, April is National Poetry Month. Serena over at Savvy Verse & Wit has organized an amazing poetry blog tour that will be going on all month. Since Serena pretty much has so many of the “professional” or “published” poets covered, I thought I’d use...

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    I’m Back! My Week In Review

    by  • 04/09/2010 • Book Talk • 25 Comments

    Apologies for the Borat photo I left you with … that was mean. Next time I’ll give you a warning. To make it up to you, I’m sharing photos of my vacation to San Diego … and there isn’t a lime green bathing suit to be found.  See … I’m not lying! How pretty...

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    I’m Baaaccckkk…

    by  • 04/09/2010 • Travels • 46 Comments

    First of all, apologies for the Borat photo. I know that image was cruel and unusual punishment so to make up for it, I’ll show you some photos from our vacation to San Diego. (Yes … that is where I was this past week. We met up with my mom and brother out there....

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    Taking A Short Break…

    by  • 04/02/2010 • Uncategorized • 23 Comments

    Sorry for this particular photo … but I just couldn’t resist.I’m taking a brief blogging break, but I’ll be back before you know it! Doing something that may or may not involve a beach and a lime green swimsuit,

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    Give Me Moore Reading Challenge

    by  • 03/31/2010 • Reading Challenges • 10 Comments

    Hosted by The Unread Reader Dates: March 23, 2010 to June 23, 2010 (three months)Rules: Read (or reread) the three books in Christopher Moore’s A Love Story Vampire Trilogy: Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck and Bite Me. Details: If you’re already started the series, you can still participate. Either start all over again as as...

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    Reading My Childhood Diary: Part 2

    by  • 03/31/2010 • Life • 28 Comments

    If you want to read the first installment of this series, click here for some really embarrassing attempts at poetry and proof that I have always lacked stick-to-it-tive-ness. So let’s continue on, shall we? We were in 1979 if I recall correctly, specifically December 26th. A QUIZ FOR MY FUTURE SELF After providing a...

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    Review: Circle of Friends, Book V: Heathe and Interview with L. Diane Wolfe

    by  • 03/30/2010 • 3 Stars, Author Interview, C Titles, Fiction, W Authors, Young Adult • 6 Comments

    The Circle of Friends, Book V: HeatherL. Diane WolfeDancing Lemur Press, 2010ISBN: 978-0-9816210-5-0282 pagesGenre: Fiction, Young Adult Today, I’m thrilled to welcome L. Diane Wolfe, author of the Circle of Friends books. Diane’s fifth book in her Circle of Friends series, Heather, was released on March 16. The book focuses on Heather Jennings, a...

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    Question of the Week: 5 Books for 10 Days

    by  • 03/29/2010 • Book Talk • 21 Comments

    Time once again for the Question of the Week. This week’s question comes from Caitie at Pub Writes who asks: If you could only take five books with you on a ten day trip, what would they be? Funny you should ask this, Caitie, as I’m preparing for an upcoming vacation and the FIRST...

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    Week In Review – 3/27/10

    by  • 03/28/2010 • Book Talk • 16 Comments

    Before I start yapping about what I did this week and what I’ve been reading, I wanted to share some interesting things I came across and thought you might be interested in. Bookswim.com. I found this in the latest issue of Real Simple magazine. It is like Netflix for books! What you do is...

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    Haircut Update and a HUGE Thank You

    by  • 03/28/2010 • Life • 37 Comments

    So remember back in February when I got my horrible haircut? Well, one month later, it is finally where I want it to be. But let me tell you, it was a tough month. It just warms my heart that the post about my horrific haircut was one of my commented on posts EVER!...

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    Reading My Childhood Diary: Part 1

    by  • 03/26/2010 • Life, My Childhood • 27 Comments

    Inspired by this post of Lacey’s over at Don’t Make Drugs, I realized I was sitting on a gold mine of blogging material in the form of my childhood diary (which spans the years 1979 to 1983 yet, oddly enough, is only half-filled. What can I say? I wasn’t a prolific diarist.) So let’s...

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    FreeVerse: "I Am Not One of The"

    by  • 03/24/2010 • Poetry • 5 Comments

    Hosted by Cara at Ooh…Books! This week, I’m sharing a poem Cheryl Marie Wade, who is a playwright, poet, performer, video-maker, and disability rights activist. This poem was one of those that I found in the zine I used to publish. When I came across it again, I was blown away by its vibrancy...

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    Post-It Note Tuesday: I AM Carrie Bradshaw

    by  • 03/23/2010 • My Writings • 32 Comments

    Check out more Post-It Note Tuesday posts over at SupahMommys.It is the funnest and most colorful meme in the blogosphere! Lately, I’ve been exercising. (Gasp!) The only way I can make the time go by without being miserable is to watch movies (in 20-minute increments). For the past few weeks, I’ve been watching the...

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    Reviews (Of Sorts): The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire

    by  • 03/22/2010 • 4 Stars, Fiction, G Titles, L Authors, Mystery/Thriller • 15 Comments

    The Girl With the Dragon TattooThe Girl Who Played With FireSteig LarssonKnopf, 2008 and 2009Genre: FictionMy rating: 4 stars for both Here is the description for the Become A Character part of the Take Another Chance Challenge: For this challenge, you can read any book you want. However, you have to write about the...

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    (Two) Week(s) In Review

    by  • 03/21/2010 • Uncategorized • 27 Comments

    So I missed my week in review last week due to excessive business so I’m catching up with this post. What I’ve Read or Am Reading Julie & Julia by Julie Powell – A foul-mouthed New York secretary, Julie Powell was a blogger with a project long before bloggers were as numerous as they...

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    Review: The Devil’s Punchbowl by Greg Iles

    by  • 03/20/2010 • 3.5 Stars, D Authors, Fiction, I Titles, Mystery/Thriller • 10 Comments

    A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read: “The Devil’s Punchbowl” by Greg Iles 2 Words that describe the book: Suspenseful thriller 3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: Natchez, Mississippi, modern times Penn Cage—A former DA and now mayor of his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi,...

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    Your Smart-Ass Questions Answered

    by  • 03/19/2010 • Life • 27 Comments

    So remember how I’ve been answering all your questions in a series of posts that I’ve been able to drag out for months now? Well, I’m down to your last questions. (Or am I? Read to the bottom to find out why this might not be so.) Although I categorized these questions as “smart...

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    Your Chance to Ask Me Questions!

    by  • 03/19/2010 • Uncategorized • 12 Comments

    I’ve been answering questions from my devoted readers at my personal blog. It has a been fun answering them, not to mention an easy way to crank out a post or two (or three or four or five). So I thought I’d give all of you a chance to ask me questions as well....

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    FreeVerse: Welcoming Spring

    by  • 03/17/2010 • Poetry • 8 Comments

    Hosted by Cara at Ooh…Books! This year the official first day of spring is Saturday, March 20th. One of my traditions with my dad was to listen to Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana on the first day of spring each year. When I lived at home, we would listen to it together. After I left...

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    Review: If the Church Were Christian by Philip Gulley

    by  • 03/15/2010 • 3.5 Stars, G Authors, I Titles, Non-Fiction, Spirituality • 20 Comments

    If the Church Were Christian Phillip GulleyHarperOne, 2010191 pagesGenre: Non-Fiction, SpiritualityMy rating: 3.5 stars Book Overview Philip Gulley is a long-time Quaker minister who has written several books on Christian faith, including If Grace Were True and If God Is Love. In other words, this book is written by someone who has been involved...

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    Review: Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman

    by  • 03/11/2010 • 4 Stars, B Titles, Memoir, Non-Fiction, W Authors • 22 Comments

    Bad MotherAyelet WaldmanDoubleday, 2009ISBN: 978-0385527934224 pagesGenre: Non-Fiction Memoir, Parenting, EssaysMy rating: 4 stars Overview For the All in the Family part of the Take Another Chance Challenge, I had to read two books by writers who were related to each other in some way. I chose Michael Chabon (the husband) and Ayelet Waldman (the...

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    Review: How I Became A Famous Novelist by Steve Hely

    by  • 03/08/2010 • 4 Stars, Fiction, H Authors, H Titles, Humor • 27 Comments

    How I Became A Famous NovelistSteve HelyGrove Press, Black Cat, 2009ISBN: 978-0802170606224 PagesGenre: Fiction, HumorMy Rating: 4 stars The Set-Up To impress his former girlfriend at her upcoming wedding, Pete Tarslaw decides to become a famous novelist. Figuring it couldn’t be all that hard, he spends an afternoon at a bookstore studying bestselling books....

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    Week In Review – 3/7/10

    by  • 03/07/2010 • Book Talk • 27 Comments

    Things are looking up weather wise. The snow is almost melted, and it was actually kind of sunny and a little bit warm today. Keep it up Mother Nature! And I’m not sure if anyone noticed, but I deleted my Twitter account (due to some problems with unwanted contacts and direct messages) and decided...

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    Review: Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein

    by  • 03/04/2010 • 3 Stars, Fiction, Literary, R Titles, S Authors • 17 Comments

    Raven Stole the Moon Garth SteinHarper, 2010ISBN: 978-0-06-180638-4Genre: FictionMy rating: 3 stars Story Overview On the surface, Jenna Rosen has it all: a husband who loves her, a comfortable life in Seattle, and good looks. But Jenna is troubled; it shows in her excessive drinking, Valium addiction, depression and the increasing discord in her...

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    Writer’s Workshop: I’m Easy to Fool

    by  • 03/04/2010 • Life, Writers Workshop • 29 Comments

    Time for Writer’s Workshop again! This week I’m choosing Prompt 5: Who blind-sided you? Write about a time someone caught you totally off guard. (writingfix.com). First of all, you should know that I am extremely easy to fool. Gullible is my middle name. (And if you believe that, you’re even worse than me.) I’m...

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    FreeVerse: "Daystar" by Rita Dove

    by  • 03/03/2010 • Poetry • 13 Comments

    Hosted by Cara at Ooh…Books! In college, I took a class called African-American Poetry. It was a fantastic class, and the highlight was having Rita Dove come in to read her poems to the class. Her book of poems, Thomas and Beulah, won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. It was a thrill to...

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    Week In Review – 2/28/10

    by  • 02/28/2010 • Uncategorized • 18 Comments

    Snow again! If Mother Nature keeps this up, I’m going to have to call a meeting with Her and beg for mercy. I can’t take another snow day with He Who Talks All The Time (aka my Little One). I’m hoping March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lamb this...

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    Graphic Review: The Impostor’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell

    by  • 02/22/2010 • 3.5 Stars, I Titles, Memoir, S Authors • 27 Comments

    The Impostor’s DaughterLaurie SandellLittle, Brown and Company, 2009ISBN: 978-0-316-03305-3246 pagesGenre: Memoir, Graphic NovelMy Rating: 3.5 stars The Basic Story The book is a memoir of the author’s struggles to understand her father, who lied about almost everything in his life and screwed a lot of friends and family members. As a result, the author...

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    Week In Review – 2/21/10

    by  • 02/21/2010 • Uncategorized • 22 Comments

    I was a little out of sorts this past week and had a hard time getting into blogging. This happens from time to time, I’ve found. When it does, I just take a break and come back to it when I’m more enthused. Do you find that happening to you? Part of it was...

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    Oops….This Wasn’t Quite What I Had In Mind

    by  • 02/17/2010 • Life • 60 Comments

    So I got my hair cut today. I told them I wanted it “close-cropped.” I was envisioning something like Judi Dench. What I got was more along the lines of cancer patientor recent Marine enrollee. Mr. Jenners literally backed away in horror when he saw me. Holy Crap! This is not quite what I...

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    Post-It Note Tuesday: Notes To Myself

    by  • 02/16/2010 • My Writings • 28 Comments

    Check out more Post-It Note Tuesday posts over at SupahMommys.It is the funnest and most colorful meme in the blogosphere!  Look what I made!!!Craft project gone amok or OCD? You be the judge!(I think I’ve been trapped in the house for too long.)(Oh yeah…the other sides are filled with stickers too.)

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    2/14/10 – My Week In Review

    by  • 02/14/2010 • Uncategorized • 20 Comments

    Happy Valentine’s Day! Mr. Jenners and I got to go away for a night by ourselves at a hotel last night. It was wonderful and restful. (Nothing like getting to sleep in without a little voice calling “Mooooommmmyyyy…I’m up” at 6:00 a.m.) We went out for dinner and a movie. We saw “Up In...

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    Review: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

    by  • 02/13/2010 • 3 Stars, Fiction, H Authors, S Titles, Southern Fiction • 13 Comments

    A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read: “Saving CeeCee Honeycutt” by Beth Hoffman 2 Words that describe the book: Southern healing 3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: 1967, Savannah, Georgia CeeCee Honeycutt—a lonely 12-year-old girl who has had a difficult childhood coping with her...

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