Check out the latest Bookworms Carnival, live at This is the Life. Lots of books on here I haven’t heard of, so I’m excited to see what I’ll be adding to my TBR pile…
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Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a movie buff as well as a Superfast Reader. So, in honor of today’s work read, I’m posting an entry in the Close-Up Blogathon, hosted by my friends over at The House Next Door. Matt Seitz has already posted a fabulous article on one of [...]

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I participated in the recent Daily Blog Tips writing project, contributing a post on Crafting Effective Criticism, in the hopes of winning a prize. All of the participants are posting their favorite posts, and the posts with the most mentions are eligible to win.
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I hate, hate, hate summer, and the last few days here in NYC have been August at its worst: super humidity, subway-killing flooding from the thunderstorms, and general heat-induced crankiness from my fellow citizens. Now is always when I want to hibernate, and it’s in that spirit that I suggested the theme [...]

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Last night’s work read made The Time Traveler’s Wife look like chick lit.
Here are the rest of the posts I’ve enjoyed from the Problogger Group Writing Project. You can find the complete list here.
5 Worst Things They Do in Movie Sequels
Very good insights. My favorite:
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