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Is Murder Ever Justified?

clockwatcher23 wrote 5 days ago: I’m reading March by Geraldine Brooks. John Brown is one of the characters in the book—o … more →

Tags: Books, Just Thoughts, Abolition, John Brown, Kansas, topeka, United States: History

Color . . . Or, Not

Robin wrote 3 weeks ago: According  to my latest Astronomy of the Day photo, astronomers have calculated the color of the uni … more →

Tags: writing, Books, daily life, The Journey, Faith, Science, astronomy, Louisa May Alcott, universe

Books Read in October '096 comments

Dominique wrote 3 weeks ago: Books Read in October '09 The Giver by Lois Lowry Review: here. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Bro … more →

Tags: Books, 2009, Book Review, Charlaine Harris, Dead As a Doornail, Dead To The World, Definitely Dead, Fiction, Lisa See

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks11 comments

Dominique wrote 3 weeks ago: When the villagers of Eyam, Derbyshire, made the decision to quarantine themselves to prevent spread … more →

Tags: Books, 16:00, 1666, anna firth, Book Review, derbyshire, Disease, England, Epidemic

People of the Book

gustines wrote 3 weeks ago: People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks. Penguin Books (2008), 386 pages. Geraldine Brooks is an exc … more →

Tags: Fiction, Book Reviews, Books, Excerpt, Jewish history, Literature, People of the Book, rare book preservation, Reading

Readathon Update/Who's Keeping You Company?17 comments

Dominique wrote 1 month ago: Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon Well it’s 11.30am here or hour 13 of the challenge (unfortunatel … more →

Tags: Books, Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, Chicken, Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, Literature, Readathon, Reading, Year of Wonders

Readathon: Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris2 comments

Dominique wrote 1 month ago: Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon I decided to sign up for Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon at the last m … more →

Tags: Books, Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, Charlaine Harris, Dead As a Doornail, dead until dark, Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, Literature, Readathon, Reading

Geraldine Brooks, March (2005)5 comments

smithereens wrote 1 month ago: I guess that some books should not be read during some periods in your life, but it doesn’t re … more →

Tags: 21C, American

Great Books by Women

Amy Steele wrote 1 month ago: in no particular order: Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton– truly revealing and inspiring The … more →

Tags: Books, Edith Wharton, Barbara Kingsolver, Anna Quindlen

Nine Parts of Desire1 comment

gustines wrote 1 month ago: Nine Parts of Desire, by Geraldine Brooks.  Doubleday (1994), 255 pages.  Before writing Year of Won … more →

Tags: nonfiction, Diaspora, Books, Book Reviews, Reviews, Reading, writing, Literature, Excerpt

Geraldine Brooks – People of the Book

bookvibes wrote 2 months ago: The shortlist for the 2009 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards for Fiction and Non-fiction were announc … more →

Tags: Author Info., Award finalists, People of the Book

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

bookgirl77 wrote 2 months ago: Geraldine Brooks is one of those authors I keep meaning to read. I had her book “Year of Wonde … more →

Tags: 9.5/10, Book Review, People of the Book

Where we are is a matter of record

alexisv wrote 2 months ago: I woke up after a night of much dancing and revelry thinking about the King cello.  I’d never … more →

Tags: King Cello, To The Best Of Our Knowledge, People of the Book, Sarajevo haggadah

Arizona Daily Star 9-11-2009- BOOK EVENTS

Randy Ford wrote 2 months ago:       BOOK EVENTS 9-11-2009       TODAY       Other Voices Women’s Reading Series-  Antigone B … more →

Tags: Randy, Arizona Daily Star, book events, Christy Leskovar, Barry S. Hirsch, Juliana Piccillo

Support INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY

bookvibes wrote 3 months ago: Wednesday, 2 September 2009 Join Patron Therésè Rein, Geraldine Brooks, Kate Grenville, Andy Griffit … more →

Tags: Author Info., Indigenous Literacy Day, Therese Rein, Kate Grenville, Andy Griffiths, David Malouf, Anita Heiss

August Reading

gothampr wrote 3 months ago: With one month of summer left, and the roughest month at that, sometimes the only escape is a book. … more →

Tags: gotham pr, West Village, The Savage Detectives, roberto bolaño, the people of the book, Chloe Aridjis, Book of Clouds, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Tristes tropiques

Geraldine Brooks1 comment

susanbright wrote 3 months ago: To learn more about Geraldine Brooks, the author of People of the Book, check out her official websi … more →

Tags: People of the Book, ABOUT THE AUTHOR, Friday Morning Bookclub

People of the Book

jbarrien wrote 3 months ago: Author: Geraldine Brooks This is the story of Hanna, a book conservator, and her work on the Sarajev … more →

Tags: General Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Australia, Bosnia, Germany, World War II, Jews, Relationships

Year of Wonders: First Impression

Lex wrote 4 months ago: Whenever I read a fiction novel, I like to “review” the first ten pages or so.  A former … more →

Tags: Books, first impression


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