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Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill - *Thirty-Three Teeth* by Colin Cotterill Soho, 2005 195 pages This book grew on me. It had to; at the beginning, I wasn't at all happy with the direction t...
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GIVEAWAY: SHADOW of NIGHT by Deborah Harkness (Paperback Edition) - *SHADOW OF NIGHT by Deborah Harkness, the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to A Discovery of Witches, is out in paperback on May 28!* Not only have nea...
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top ten books dealing with tough subjects - Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where we all get to exercise our OCD tendencies and come up with bookish lists. If you’d li...
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New Saturday Snapshot Host - Many thanks to Melinda of West Metro Mommy, who has agreed to be the new host of Saturday Snapshot! © 2013, At Home With Books. All rights reserved.
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Crackin’ Characters: Kate de Vries - In today’s Crackin’ Characters post, I’m going to introduce you to the rather determined and most definitely kick-ass Kate de Vries. “Don’t shush me,” sh...
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This Blog Has Moved - Bambi Reads has moved to BetterWithBooks.blogspot.com . (now that's a better name, ain't it? Can you imagine a little bambi hiding under the covers with a ...
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The Symptoms of My Insanity Fun Facts Book Trailer Tour - The Symptoms of My Insanity by Mindy Raf is out in stores now and here's a look at the awesome trailer! Not only that but below the trailer, read on for a...
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Happy Fiftieth, Feminine Mystique! - We've got a new couple of generations of women who have been hoodwinked--again--and it's time to set them free. Again. [...]
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Purging Bookshelves - I'm trying to clean my bookshelves. If any of these interests you, send me an email. It's pretty much whatever fits into the box; I do charge around $25 de...
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May 23, 2013: Lucky Penny Day. - I haven't been able to find anything about who started Lucky Penny Day, or why. Which leads me to realize that creating these "national days" is a pretty ser...
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Food inflation to spill over, says RBI, hikes rates - With rising prices becoming the “dominant concern”, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday hiked its key short-term rates by 25 basis points and cautioned th...
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Books read in 2013 - 1. *Christmas in Sugarcreek* by Shelley Shepard Gray (239 pgs) 2. *Forbidden* by Tabitha Suzuma (454 pgs) 3. *Lone Wolf *by Jodi Picoult (421 pgs) 4. *Nadia ...
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Jennifer Brown – Perfect Escape - Title: Perfect Escape [indie bound] [amazon] Author: Jennifer Brown [website] [twitter] [facebook] Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Y...
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Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle - *Rating: 5/5 Stars* * **Genre: Contemporary/Humor* * **Release Date: 2/5/2013* * **Add to Goodreads* * **Audible Audiobook Preview* *About the Book: *Thirt...
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Book Jacket Program - I’m baaack! Well. Sort of. I have not posted to this blog in years. When I first started, I couldn’t find anyone else talking about YA book covers. I was a...
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Loving a Person (Brief Thoughts on The Americans and Love) - *The thing to understand is that we see what we need to see in people. Things that aren’t really there.* Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans I. If I had to ...
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Confessions Of A Prairie Bitch by Alison Arngrim - Ahhhh Nellie Oleson, the villain of Little House On The Prairie before villains were cool. ~Sheila Little House On The Prairie was a tv series that ran fro...
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In My Mailbox (October 4-11) - The last week was another one of those weeks when I get a ridiculous amount of books (mostly because I went overboard at 2 library book sales on Saturday.)...
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Book Review: Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo - [image: Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1)]*Series: *The Grisha #1 *Release Date*: June 2012 *P**ublisher: * Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) *Age Group:* Young Adult*...
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Move to Tumblr? - Well, as you’ve noticed — or maybe not noticed — I haven’t posted on the blog since September. I’m still reading just as much as I used to, but haven’t rea...
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Taking a Spring Break - Dear Teen Peeps, Reading Rants will be off the air for the month of May while I keep chipping away at my super sekrit writing project and work on some othe...
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Lone Ranger - Have you seen the new trailer for the Lone Ranger yet? From Disney: From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind...
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Friday Finds (May 24) - FRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library —...
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Waiting on Wednesday - 138 - Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine for bloggers and readers to see what new books are going to be released soon. *Witchstruck b...
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kevmachinemusic - So a while ago I went crazy and bought a bunch of guitar pedals. This is what I did with them. Filed under: Music, narcissism, Strummy, wankery
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On what literature is really about, and being a "serious" writer - Literary snobs annoy me. They annoy me a lot. I tire of the idea that the only "serious" writers are the ones writing literary fiction. I tire of the idea...
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Have You Heard? It's Almost FREE Audiobook Time! - Afternoon sugar cubes. OK you may have seen this around Bloglandia already * but* just in case you haven't, you must must must check out *Sync's 2013 list o...
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Top Ten Paranormal Books by Amy Garvey, Author of Cold Kiss! - *Top Ten Paranormal Books * My favorite! I love scary books (and movies and TV and haunted houses). I read a lot of really bad horror when the genre was at ...
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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - I know I'm a little late to the conversation when it comes to this book, but I am so glad I finally read it! It was amazing! I highly recommend it, and I a...
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Rookie Wednesday: Kelly Creagh, author of Nevermore - *Rookie Wednesdays are where I interview authors, of any genre and/or reading level, with recent or upcoming debut novels. If you're an author with a recen...
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"Mortgage Cat" - We arrive at our house and we celebrate: it is our own piece of land and sky. We are worried about debt but we remain hopeful, my wife more than I because ...
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes - 2011 has been a very interesting year for me, some good and some not so much. But after a lot (and I mean a lot) of contemplation, I am happy to announce t...
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Travel Reading - I haven't written here in months, because I've been focusing on traveling and writing and life and things. But I couldn't stay away for that long, you sexy...
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New Reads: May 20-26, 2013 - Hitting Shelves this Week: Now in Paperback:
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WOW! - That’s my one-word summary of this morning’s ALA Youth Media Award announcements. Who cares if more than half of my predictions were wrong? The sheer numbe...
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Read & Watched in June - Books: 1. Something Like Fate - Susane Colosanti 2. Välkommen Hem - Johanna Lindbäck 3. The Liar Society - Lisa and Laura Roecker 4. Haunting Violet - Alyxan...
Author Blogs
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Terrible Writing & the Prologue of The Dream Thieves! - I used to write terrible books all the time. I've talked about this before, my terribleness. I have even posted some of my terribleness on the internet. By...
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Saint-Malo: Around Town - Before I get to the pictures, just wanted to announce a couple pieces of lovely news. (1) *Bitterblue* is a #1 bestseller in Sweden. A big thank you to my...
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Announcing new Princess Academy books! - Eight years ago Princess Academy was published. Once it won a Newbery Honor, its success overwhelmed me. I'd considered writing a sequel before but decided a...
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Here are Your Instructions - Tomorrow, May 14, is the official pub date for *The Cydonian Pyramid*, Book 2 in the Klaatu Diskos trilogy. So, I'm supposed to get the word out. Here are ...
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Writing Craft: Conveying Narrative/POV - For a great many of developing writers we often begin writing a story intuitively. We have a character, an idea, a vision, and a goal. And we begin. We don...
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"Love the World You Find"--The Flaming Lips - I’m supposed to be working on a draft of DIVINERS BOOK #2 this morning, but I’m finding it hard to concentrate after hearing the news out of Aurora, Colo...
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I'm moving! - My *blog* is moving, that is. I've decided to head on over to Blogger and have resurrected and updated my old blog there. I'll continue to crosspost to Liv...
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breaking up - Dear LiveJournal, Things aren't working out anymore. It's time to go our separate ways. It's not me. It's you. You know what you did. All those spammy com...
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NEW BOOK NEWS - This is the cover art for my new book. It comes out October 13, 2011. Can’t wait!
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New Blog - Hi all! Exciting news. I've launched my brand new blog, which is now incorporated into my website. Followers of my Livejournal blog could not be carried ...