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Alison Dare, “Live”: Alison Dare vs. The Halogen Light Monster

June 16, 2010 Books and Reading

Yes, Alison Dare was at our house, where she handily defeated the evil, many fanged, incredibly ferocious halogen light monster!

When Tundra Books asked if I’d like to take part in The Double Dare Blog Tour, I was definitely intrigued – what they proposed was a “photo post”, with all participating bloggers snapping a picture of [...]

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A Parisian Holiday: French Milk, by Lucy Knisley

December 14, 2009 Books and Reading

I moved on from reading Eye of the Crow to something completely different: French Milk, by Lucy Knisley is a memoir, written in graphic novel format, of a month-long holiday the author took with her mother in Paris, France.
I came across this novel when I was reading around the blogosphere (when I do this kind [...]

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Reading Temptations

October 9, 2009 Books and Reading

I really hate when this happens.
I’ve had Tana French’s The Likeness out from the library for a while now. It’s on its last renewal legs, so to speak, so I’ve got to either finish it up in the next few weeks or it has to go back to the library until I can check it [...]

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Incoming! The Memoirs Edition

October 7, 2009 Incoming!

Incoming! is a regular feature at Ms. Bookish that chronicles some of the recent new book arrivals at the Ms. Bookish household. This edition: memoirs!

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Review: In Odd We Trust, by Dean Koontz and Queenie Chan

August 11, 2009 Books and Reading

Odd Thomas is a regular nineteen-year-old with an unusual gift: the ability to see the lingering spirits of the dead. To Odd, it’s not such a big deal. And most folks in sleepy Pico Mundo, California, are much more interested in the irresistible pancakes Odd whips up at the local diner. Still, communing with the [...]

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Mailbox Monday: Another Eclectic Mix

December 1, 2008 Books and Reading

It’s Mailbox Monday again, and here’s what arrived in Ms. Bookish’s household this past week:
Mystery/Thriller: The Book of Lies, by Brad Meltzer.
Chick Lit/Mystery: Big Boned, by Meg Cabot
General fiction/Holidays: The Christmas Train, by David Baldacci
Young adult/Fantasy: The Dragonfly Pool, by Eva Ibbotson
Thriller/Suspense: The Fire, by Katherine Neville
Romance: Sundays at Tiffany’s, by James Patterson and Gabrielle [...]

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