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Books: Confessions of a Falling Woman

meggitymegs wrote 2 weeks ago: Just finished this collection of short stories. I’m not saying the writing was bad — it … more →

Tags: Books, Book Review, Short Stories, confessions of a falling woman, Debra Dean

Jim Ferguson: One Thousand White Women- The Journals of May Dodd

nybookworm wrote 1 month ago: One Thousand White Women was another book club selection and a very quick read.  This novel is set i … more →

Tags: Historical Fiction

summer reading36 comments

delicate flower wrote 5 months ago: NPR conducted a survey to discover the top 100 best beach books ever.  Over 15,000 cast votes. Here … more →

Tags: Books, npr

Blog and RUN :-D3 comments

thekoolaidmom wrote 5 months ago: Today Mags and I are going on a long trip to Michigan City, which is about 2 hours from here, and sp … more →

Tags: Random, beach, blogging about reading, Books, cisco, Fruits basket, Home Repair, Liz Rosenberg, nan marino

A Laureate Picks Her Beach Reads

famouspoet wrote 6 months ago: M i am sure everyone in Point Pleasant will be toting Carol Ann Duffy’s picks to the shore: Po … more →

Tags: What's up?, Books, laureate picks, Carol Ann Duffy

Summer Beach Reading: Foodie Edition4 comments

thefoodinista wrote 6 months ago: Here’s my grandmother on the beach in Cape Cop with a good book and a sack lunch, circa 1946. … more →

Tags: Food, media, babbo, Bill Buford, Cookbooks, julia child, Marco Pierre White, Mario Batali, moira hodgson

Review: 'Dune Road' by Jane Green

jimthebookfinder wrote 6 months ago: A sparkling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House Jane Green’s las … more →

Tags: Fiction, Jane Green, dune road, The Beach House

Giulia Melucci: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti

nybookworm wrote 7 months ago: I wanted to like this book and its author, Giulia Melucci, because she was self aware enough to writ … more →

Tags: biography/autobiography, Chefs/Food, nonfiction

Peter Mayle: A Year in Provence

nybookworm wrote 8 months ago: British writer Peter Mayle’s books chronicling his relocation to and life in Provence, France … more →

Tags: Chefs/Food, nonfiction, Funny, Travel

Maeve Binchy: Tara Road

nybookworm wrote 8 months ago: This was another airport bookshop purchase but one I did not regret.  Maeve Binchy is, of course, th … more →

Tags: Contemporary Fiction

Anthony Bourdain: Kitchen Confidential

nybookworm wrote 8 months ago: Kitchen Confidential is more or less Anthony Bourdain’s autobiography of his working life as a … more →

Tags: Chefs/Food, nonfiction, biography/autobiography, Funny

Nick Hornby: Slam

nybookworm wrote 8 months ago: I guess Slam (2007), Nick Hornby’s latest novel,  is supposed to be for “young adults … more →

Tags: Funny, Contemporary Fiction

Stephen Clarke: A Year in the Merde1 comment

nybookworm wrote 9 months ago: While we’re on the topic of British parodies of the Under the Tuscan Sun genre of travel writi … more →

Tags: Funny, Travel

Bill Buford: Heat2 comments

nybookworm wrote 9 months ago: I mentioned Heat (2006) in one of my earlier posts because it was one of the first food/chef-related … more →

Tags: Chefs/Food, nonfiction

Sara Gruen: Water for Elephants

nybookworm wrote 9 months ago: I read this book for my newly formed book club.  This was actually our first assigned book and I end … more →

Tags: Contemporary Fiction

Summer Reading List: Suggestions Wanted (it's never too early to start!)10 comments

scheirmad wrote 9 months ago: OK, everybody, I’ve got enough books on my what-I-want-to-read list that I’m officially … more →

Tags: Day-to-day, Books, Reading, summer, Summer Reading, beach

Booklist weighs in

susanwiggs wrote 1 year ago: thumbs up from Booklist Just Breathe. Wiggs, Susan (author).   Sept. 2008. 480p. MIRA, hardcover, $2 … more →

Tags: writing, Books, Publishing, Fiction, Reading, Authors, Novels, Book Reviews

Don't you want to know why I want to be a teacher?

arockridgelife wrote 1 year ago: Please provide a statement of purpose that includes the following: Brief intellectual autobiography … more →

Tags: Academia, Education, Politics

Beach-read1 comment

arockridgelife wrote 1 year ago: I emailed my father the link to my anonymous blog.  His reply was: “It was definitely the best … more →

Tags: Books, Reflections


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