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Suggestions wanted1 comment

bookavore wrote 10 hours ago: I have a FAQ to hand out to local authors, but I find that the format doesn’t work at all.  S … more »

Tags: Bookselling

Bookies Event - Queen Nominations...

sdechantal wrote 1 week ago: Tuesday evening we had our Annual Potluck Picnic/Book Sale/and Queen Nomination for our book club at … more »

Tags: Insane Moments

The Fall of Hyperion - Dan Simmons

Brian Darvell wrote 2 weeks ago: Both Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion are written in a way that they must both be read; not one w … more »

Tags: Novel, Science Fiction

IndieBound in pictures1 comment

bookavore wrote 3 weeks ago: Sorry for my continued absences.  I’m still getting the hang of having a second job in my sch … more »

Tags: Bookselling

BEYOND THE BAND OF BROTHERS1 comment

Sam Neylan wrote 3 weeks ago: I just finished this book last week.   Whoa.  It’s written from the perspective of Major Dic … more »

Tags: Random Personal, Recommendations

Isabella, or The Pot of Basil by John Keats

Brian Darvell wrote 4 weeks ago: I found this poem much more difficult to read than Lamia.  There were lots of references to Greek m … more »

Tags: Keats, Poetry, Romantic

Lamia by John Keats

Brian Darvell wrote 1 month ago: I started to read some Keats today.  Actually, I have been meaning to get into some of his work for … more »

Tags: Greek, Keats, mythology, Poetry, Romance

Great advice3 comments

bookavore wrote 1 month ago: Jennifer of Books, Inc., aka literaticat, answers the question What advice would you give to someone … more »

Tags: Book Links, Bookselling

BEA: Saturday (comics--oops, sorry--graphic novel breakfast)

bookavore wrote 1 month ago: For once, papers were where I thought they were, allowing me to bring you these quotes in a timely f … more »

Tags: Bea, Bookselling

Layman's Science

Brian Darvell wrote 1 month ago: I have started Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything. The first interesting tidbi … more »

Tags: Science, big bang, nonfiction

Tips for local authors

bookavore wrote 2 months ago: “So, you wrote a book–now what?” This is one of the best articles I ever read (th … more »

Tags: Bookselling, Meta

WEEKS OF WHIRLWIND

Sam Neylan wrote 2 months ago: Weeeeell, helloooooo there!  It seems that a long time has passed since I last wrote.  Here are th … more »

Tags: Family, Former RAs, Friends, Random Personal, Real Estate, Travels & Leisure, Travel, Update

Thanks, moms!3 comments

bookavore wrote 2 months ago: Taking a cue from some non-book blogs I read, a post about lessons I’ve learned from my moms* … more »

Tags: Meta

Neuromancer – William Gibson

Brian Darvell wrote 2 months ago: Read: April 25 – May 3, 2008 Rating: 3/5 I have wanted to read Neuromancer for years. I probably … more »

Tags: Science Fiction, cyberpunk

You know you're a bookseller when...

bookavore wrote 2 months ago: While reading Bookslut, you see a link to a story about a spray-painted ISBN on a bridge in Toronto. … more »

Tags: Book Links, Meta

Wizard’s First Rule – Terry Goodkind

Brian Darvell wrote 2 months ago: Read: 07.12.2007 Rating: 4/5 This huge novel is one of the rare examples of epic fantasy available t … more »

Tags: Fantasy, Novel, sword of truth

Fight Club – Chuck Palahniuk

Brian Darvell wrote 3 months ago: Read: April 19-24, 2008 Rating: 3.5/5 Sometimes Fight Club is called the definitive book for those o … more »

Tags: fighting, Control?, split personality

GOD IS INCREDIBLE! FOR REAL1 comment

Sam Neylan wrote 3 months ago: I don’t want to give the impression that I have nothing but time.  I actually don’t ha … more »

Tags: Movies, Spiritual Resources

The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown

Brian Darvell wrote 3 months ago: Read: March 3-8 ‘08 Rating: 4/5 Like most books of such critical acclaim, I am usually wary of … more »

Tags: Suspense, Art, Leonardo Da Vinci, Louvre


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