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Hoydens & Firebrands: women wr…
History Switch | December 17th 2009 by History Switch
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The Kindle Reader (Kindle Edition)
ebcak.com| Fun| Technology | Computer | Tutorials | December 16th 2009 by Matt
Now that you have purchased a Kindle, how do you find good books to read? Written by a librarian and bibliophile, The Kindle Reader helps you answer that question, featuring regular posts like Genre Watch (the newest mystery, sci-fi, romance, fanta read more
Women Writing the West: http:/…
History Switch | December 16th 2009 by History Switch
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Review: The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters
Medieval Bookworm | December 16th 2009 by Meghan
One summer shortly after the end of the war, Dr. Faraday is called to Hundreds, the Ayres family mansion, to tend the family’s maid. Hundreds has faded drastically from when he knew it as a boy. Land is being sold off to pay debts, the hous read more
Prehistoric fiction: http://bi…
History Switch | December 15th 2009 by History Switch
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I have a winner for the Basket Giveaway!
Life in the Past Lane | December 15th 2009 by Jessica James
Congratulations to Virginia of Virginia for winning the Basket Giveaway as part of the Virtual Book Tour promotion for my historical fiction novel Shades of Gray.The name was finally drawn this morning after adding up all the comments, tweets, and bl read more
Book Review: The Stolen One by Suzanne Carlisle Crowley
One Librarian's Book Reviews | December 15th 2009
The Stolen Oneis the story of Katherine Bab, who never knew her real parents. When the only mother she's ever known dies suddenly, Kat feels drawn to London. Taking her beautiful deaf sister along, they eventually make their way to the presence of read more
Holiday Book Tour comes to an end
Life in the Past Lane | December 15th 2009 by Jessica James
Stay tuned! I'll be announcing the winner of my basket giveaway today!Good luck!Jessica James read more
The Last Time I Saw Mother
Jo's Bookshelf | December 15th 2009 by Johanna
Squeezing in another novel before the year ends… Author : Arlene J. Chai Date of First Publication : 1995 (Hardcover) Publisher of First Edition : Random House Australia Pty Ltd. This Edition’s Publication Date : 2008 read more
Was He the Messiah? A Roman Investigator Doubts It - Until the Mi…
E-Reads | December 14th 2009 by Richard Curtis
During the reign of the Emperor Vespasian and shortly after Roman armies have crushed the Jewish revolt in Judea and destroyed the Temple, a young Roman Questor and investigating magistrate, Julius Varro, is commissioned to investigate the story that read more
Book Review: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
One Librarian's Book Reviews | December 14th 2009
Leviathanis an alternate history, steampunk story of World War I. Prince Aleksander is on the run from his so-called allies, when his parents are unexpectedly killed. Meanwhile, Deryn is joining the British Air Service, disguised as a boy, and ends read more
Review: City of Thieves - David Benioff
At the Court of Mur-y-castell | December 14th 2009 by Blodeuedd
City of Thieves by David BenioffGenre: Historical fictionPages: 272Published: 2008Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. Seventeen-year-old Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting the body of a dead German parat read more
Uchronia — alternate history:…
History Switch | December 14th 2009 by History Switch
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Mailbox Monday…12.14.09
The Book Faery Reviews | December 14th 2009 by Farrah Kennedy
Mailbox Monday is where other bloggers write about the books they received the previous week. The Printed Page is the host of the Mailbox Monday meme. Visit her blog to see what books made it her way and get a chance to get one of her books once sh read more
Review: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
Beth Fish Reads | December 14th 2009 by Beth F
Because An Echo in the Bone is the seventh entry in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander historical fiction series, it's near impossible to write a summary without giving spoilers to the earlier books. The review contains no spoilers for this novel but assumes read more
Book Review – ‘Leviathan’ by Scott Westerfeld
Randomize ME! | December 12th 2009 by Simstate
Book Synopsis: It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated anima read more
The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee - A Book Review
Chefdruck Musings | December 11th 2009 by Vanessa Druckman
The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K.Lee is one of those books that plunge the reader deep into its world, making the real world a little duller in comparison. From the first page, I was seeing, smelling and hearing 1940s and 1950s Hong Kong with its crow read more
10 key destinations for the hi…
History Switch | December 11th 2009 by History Switch
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Review: Sacred Hearts, Sarah Dunant
Medieval Bookworm | December 11th 2009 by Meghan
When young novice Serafina enters the convent at Santa Caterina, she is desperately unhappy and makes sure all the other nuns and novices know about it. Dowry prices for Italian aristocrats have risen so high that families with more than one daught read more
Review of Bertie's War by Barbara Tifft Blakely
Take Root and Write | December 10th 2009 by Noelle Mena
"Where is that book I got in the mail to review?" I asked no one in particular. No one admitted to taking it, so I began searching through the house. I finally found it next to a cup of hot chocolate and some cookies. It was dog-eared nea read more
Book Review: Thirsty by Kristin Bair-O'Keeffe
The Maiden's Court | December 10th 2009 by Heather
Thirsty by Kristin Bair O’KeeffeGenre: Historical FictionSource: From Publisher for ReviewThirsty follows the life of Klara Bozic as she immigrates to a small town, Thirsty, from her home in Croatia. The story evolves over 40 years of her life. She read more
My Christmas Read : The Nativity Story
Jo's Bookshelf | December 10th 2009 by Johanna
Christmas is almost right around the corner. With the rush beginning to build, I felt it was good to touch base with Christmas’ origins — the story behind our gilt laden trees, the frenetic shopping, carols, and festively wrapped presen read more
Sibyl & Sleuth: historical mys…
History Switch | December 10th 2009 by History Switch
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Rainwater - Sandra Brown (with Author Interview)
Reading For Sanity | December 10th 2009 by Mindy Oja
Don't forget to check back tomorrow, December 11th, to enter our Rainwater Giveaway!Summary: The year is 1934. With the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs her Texas boarding house with an efficiency that read more
Book Review! The River Wife
Into the Rabbit Hole | December 10th 2009 by Ash
Jonis Agee… writes words that seep into your soul. The talent between the beginning and end covers is so artful and magnificent that I couldn’t help but see how much of her writing I could squeeze in until I finished it. You become t read more
Willoughby’s Return, by Jane Odiwe – A Review
Austenprose | December 9th 2009
While the Jane Austen sequel industry abounds with numerous books inspired by Pride and Prejudice, regretfully there are very few sequels to Austen’s first published novel Sense and Sensibility. Why? Possibly because some readers have been disappoi read more
Let me introduce you to LUCIA M of Singapore
TransformYourLife | December 9th 2009 by Agapelife
It was a fantastic weekend for Lucia M of Singapore. Once again, the sequel to Beneath the Singapore Sky was a limited edition. Yet before it was printed, some copies were already sold. As of now, which is Thursday 10 December over read more
Review: Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas
Shhh, I'm Reading | December 9th 2009
Book Info:Tallgrass by Sandra DallasPaperback: 336 pagesPublisher: St. Martin's Griffin (February 5, 2008)ISBN-13: 9780312360207Genre: Historical FictionSource: My ShelvesRating: 4/5During World War II, a family finds life turned upside down when the read more
Time travel romance novels: ht…
History Switch | December 9th 2009 by History Switch
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Facts in Fiction
Aspire2 | December 9th 2009 by Sandra Glahn
Today one of my interns asked this question:Can a character in a novel eat at McDonald's in the booth next to Brad Pitt while listening to her favorite group, U2, on her iPod after just having seen James Cameron's Titanic? I'm thinking that the answe read more
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