Synopsis:
After finally returning to her homeland, having been kidnapped as a child, Yelena must tame the magic she never knew she had even as she’s suspected of being a spy and embroiled in the hunt to catch a nefarious serial killer.
Review:
It’s been a little exciting up in here lately, with new baby being WAY more [...]

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Beatrice Ruth born at home at 7:42 this morning.
20 inches, 7lbs 5oz.
I was very lucky & had a fast, easy labor.
My husband caught her, which was tremendous.
And of course she can already read
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My best friend Mandy set up an Usborne e-store for me that’s running through December 1st. Any books bought through this e-store earn points for me towards free books… and we all want Superfast Baby to be well-read, right?
There are internet specials, sale items, and a raffle, plus information on how you can host [...]

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Synopsis:
Master thief and con artist Locke Lamora is back with his steadfast sidekick Jean Tannen, both set to pull off the scheme of a lifetime when they are coerced into becoming–pirates?
Review:
Red Seas Under Red Skies is the follow up to Scott Lynch’s debut The Lies of Locke Lamora, a smash hit which placed a Sopranos-esque [...]

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A little bit o’ You Tube to start off your week:

And Happy Veteran’s Day to all of our brave servicemen and women. Thank you.
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Synopsis:
Two novellas by Ray Bradbury. “Somewhere a Band is Playing” is a portrait of an unusually idyllic town, and “Leviathan ‘99″ is a retelling of Moby-Dick set in outer space.
Review:
Now and Forever contains two gorgeous gems in one slim volume. I have loved Ray Bradbury since childhood, with The Illustrated Man being my [...]

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If you want to support the striking writers, you can sign a petition here.
United Hollywood has tons of great info on the strike, including this helpful primer on the issues.
Thanks!
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Synopsis:
Callously ravished by the man she hoped to love, an 11th Century Norwegian woman shapes her life around dreams of vengeance.
Review:
Gunnar’s Daughter is an early novel from the Sigrid Undset, author of the Nobel Prize-winning Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, and it is no less of a powerful, shocking work not just for a book set in [...]

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Synopsis:
The conclusion of the epic battle against the darkness.
Review:
I’m sorry to announce to everyone who has been excited I’m reading Kay that I found The Darkest Road to be a slog… around page 275 I realized that I had nothing invested emotionally in any of the characters or their journeys. I just never really [...]

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This week’s meme:
Would you say that you read about the same amount now as when you were younger? More? Less? Why?
I have always been a voracious reader. I think the only time in my life I didn’t read much was in my early 20s when I was working 2 fulltime jobs right out of [...]

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