Bookish Gift ideas for the Holidays
Looking for the perfect gift for that special book lover in your life? Here are a few ideas.
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Nov 24
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
I’m just going to go ahead and acknowledge that David Mitchell can do no wrong in my eyes. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I love his writing and, by extension, I love him. Many of you know that after reading Cloud Atlas I had avoided reading his other books because I didn’t want to be disappointed. My co-blogger Book Worm convinced me to keep going, however, and I’m glad she did. Here’s what I thought of Ghostwritten: Read more
Nov 23
Kid’s Corner Interactive Picture Books: Tap the Magic Tree
E has always loved books and story time but some children are more reluctant readers. Interactive books may be one solution to increasing reading engagement. This month, E and I take a look at a few of our favorite “interactive” picture books. Keep reading to find out which ones are our favorites and why. Read more
Nov 20
1001 Book Review: Broken April
Broken April by Ismail Kadare
First Published in: 1978
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by: Jen
Find it/Buy it here: Broken April
In the last three weeks I’ve been reading a lot of books set in the Balkans, but none have stood out as much as Broken April. Ismail Kadare is Albania’s most well-known author and in 2005 he became the first winner of the International Man Booker prize. Broken April is a powerful novel about Albania’s tradition of blood feuds. Read more
Nov 19
The National Book Award Winners 2015
Last night they announced the winners of the National Book Awards. Keep reading to find out who took home the prize. Read more
Nov 17
Winter Reading Challenge: Reader’s Room Scavenger Hunt
It’s time to announce our upcoming challenge: The Reader’s Room Scavenger Hunt! The challenge will start December 1 and end March 15, 2016. Detailed instructions will be posted on our challenge page (in the pull down challenge menu tab under “winter challenge”). Keep reading to find out more about the upcoming challenge. Read more
Nov 16
Featured Author: Jeffrey Eugenides
This month’s featured author is one of my (Jen) favorites: Jeffrey Eugenides. Next month we will feature one of Book Worm’s favorite authors.
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Nov 16
The Heart Goes Last: Giveaway Winner
The winner of The Heart Goes Last signed copy goes to… Read more
Nov 12
Giveaway for Followers: The Heart Goes Last
It’s time for a giveaway! This past week I attended Book Riot Live and waited in line to get Margaret Atwood’s signature on her latest book: The Heart Goes Last. I was going to give this book away to the winner of our Halloween challenge but the winner kindly decided that she wasn’t enough of a fan to take the autographed copy. She wanted it to go to a true Atwood fan. So we are giving it away to one of our lucky followers. Keep reading to find out more Read more
Nov 10
The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon
The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon
Published in: 2014
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by: Jen
Find it/buy it here: The Word Exchange
I received a copy of The Word Exchange in my Book Riot subscription box for the technology theme. It’s not a book I would have chosen on my own and only ended up reading it because it was assigned for a reading challenge. Ultimately, I was pleasantly surprised by the book and probably should retract my earlier comments about how awful I found that particular Book Riot box (although the book extras were still pretty lousy). Check out why I think it’s worth a read. Read more
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