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Book Review: The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett

alexandrap529 wrote 2 days ago: The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett Pub Date: May 28, 2013 Rating: 5/5   Every once in a while … more →

Tags: Book Review, Reviews of Reviews, Book, books about books, review of the bookman's tale, the bookman's tale, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

Introducing Ourselves

theartistandthehistorian wrote 4 days ago: We don’t need a long formal explanation of who we are and where we come from. It is as simple … more →

Tags: The Artist, Art, History, Introduction

What can you say?2 comments

sydneyday wrote 4 days ago: I think it’s safe to say that most of the world now knows about the devastation that occurred … more →

Tags: Books, Life, Oklahoma, Top Ten Tuesday, Utter Randomness, Cinder, discovery of witches, Donating, Food Bank

Blast from the Past: Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)6 comments

Molybdenum Studios wrote 2 weeks ago: Before the emergence of third-generation (3G) smartphones, the Personal Digital Assistant, also know … more →

Tags: Blast from the Past, Department of Liberal Arts, everything technological, Good Ol' Memories, Life Before College, mobile phones, O2, O2 XDA, Palm Treo

"The Historian" - E. Kostova1 comment

redletalis wrote 3 weeks ago: This is a review of “The Historian” by Elizabeth Kostova. A young woman going through he … more →

Tags: Books, Book Review, Elizabeth Kostova, Vampires

“It was good to...

wannabelibrarian2point0 wrote 3 weeks ago: “It was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home.” Elizabeth Kostova, author of The H … more →

Tags: Library, children's literature, book, Elizabeth Kostova, Mary Roach, Nancy Drew, Circle of Magic

Building a bridge between literary and genre fiction11 comments

EM Castellan wrote 1 month ago: Hello gentle reader, Last week at the London Book Fair, I attended a seminar on Genre Snobbery, whic … more →

Tags: About Writing, Readings, Elizabeth Kostova, genre fiction, Gregory Maguire, Literary Fiction, matt haig, Reading, The Radleys

It's Top Ten Tuesday!1 comment

sydneyday wrote 1 month ago: It’s that time of the week again: Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! It … more →

Tags: Books, Utter Randomness, Top Ten Tuesday, Books 2, perks of being a wallflower, Top Ten Tuesday, Elizabeth Kostova, Stieg Larsson, girl with the dragon tattoo

__books you put down32 comments

Ermilia wrote 1 month ago: I don’t mean to offend anyone with this post but it was just too funny not to share! There are … more →

Tags: Ermisenda, Reviews, Life, writing, Book Reviews, twilight, Bad Books, crap books, Elizabeth Kostova

A Comparison Review ‘The Historian’ by Elizabeth Kostova and ‘Verland: The Transformation’ by B.E. Scully

Matt Molgaard wrote 1 month ago: Written by: Drake Morgan I’ve been reading a great deal on vampires lately. Fiction and non-fiction … more →

Tags: Authors A-L, Authors M-Z, Review, Drake & Morgan, Elizabeth Kostova, Verland: The Tranformation, B.E. Scully

On the kindness and, one hopes, the prescience of one’s early readers 3 comments

Philster999 wrote 1 month ago: Every time I lock myself in this room and try to put something to paper, my mind reels. Why? Why do … more →

Tags: writing, Elizabeth Kostova, fans, Ian McEwan, positive feedback, readers, Saturday, The A-Team, Writing Group

Top Ten Tuesday7 comments

sydneyday wrote 1 month ago: It’s Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week is: Top Ten favorite brook … more →

Tags: Books, Utter Randomness, Top Ten Tuesday, Photo Challenge, Books 2, Harry Potter, twilight, JK Rowling, Stephanie Meyer

Do historians threaten the state?

historyitm wrote 1 month ago: Do historians threaten the state? On July 30, 2010, the FBI released their 423 file on Howard Zinn, … more →

Tags: the role of the historian

Literary Adventures: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova1 comment

shinelikemillions wrote 2 months ago: Honestly, I don’t consider myself difficult to please when it comes to books (or anything, rea … more →

Tags: Literary Adventures, Book Review, Elizabeth Kostova

“The Demonologist” by Andrew Pyper (Simon & Schuster, 2013)

bookbanter wrote 2 months ago: In this new dark thriller, along with elements of horror, Andrew Pyper, author of The Guardians and … more →

Tags: Fiction, Horror, Dan Brown, Demons, The DEMONOLOGIST, andrew pyper, Demonology, Milton, Paradise Lost

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova8 comments

bettielee wrote 2 months ago: When I heard of this book, I knew I had to read it. Vampires. Hello! I have been attracted to them s … more →

Tags: Paranormal, Historical, Elizabeth Kostova

One month on, how's it going?1 comment

Nicole wrote 2 months ago: Well I’ve now been writing this blog and working towards my 30 things for a month so I thought I’d d … more →

Tags: Crochet, Running, blanket, 8, 1, 18, Oscars, 24, 30

What to Read This Week: all those books I keep putting off and need to start1 comment

cross(stitch)yourheart wrote 2 months ago: Here’s a list of what I’ve added to my “to-read” list this week, and I think … more →

Tags: Reading, writing, Book Reviews, Books, Reading 2, Blogging, to read lists, House of Sand and Fog, the tiger's wife

Ruminations concerning a transient lifestyle.1 comment

shinelikemillions wrote 2 months ago: Well, it is almost that time of year wherein I pick up and leave again.  My winter in Victoria is co … more →

Tags: Literary Adventures, life and whatnot, Russell Books, Books, Fiction, Elizabeth Kostova, Used Books, downsizing, Thrift Shop


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