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Favorite Nonfiction of 2009
Largehearted Boy | December 22nd 2009
Though I didn't read as many stellar nonfiction titles as I did last year, several impressed me, and these are the nonfiction books I have been recommending most to friends, family, and blog readers. Several of the titles from my favorite 2009 graph read more
December 22nd Updates to the Best of the Decade (2000-2009) Onlin…
Largehearted Boy | December 22nd 2009
Today's updates to the list of online "best of the decade" book lists: The Canadian Press (authors' favourite books) ComicsAlliance (worst comics) A Commonplace Blog (best English-language fiction) The Daily Cross Hatch (artists' best comics) The Da read more
Monday Night Nonfiction: The Longest Night
NoTitles | December 21st 2009 by dirt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stockportmike/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 Tonight is the longest night of the year, also known as the winter solstice. Before the day’s tasks caught up to me on this shortest day of the year — the longest night does come read more
Celeste Ng: Readerly Resolutions for 2010
show me yours | December 21st 2009
It's almost a new year, and in addition to my usual resolutions (i.e. eat healthier! exercise more!), I'm making some resolutions to become a better reader. Here they are: 1. I will become an omnivorous reader. I don't read a lot of nonfiction read more
December 21st Updates to the Online Best of 2009 Book Lists
Largehearted Boy | December 21st 2009
Today's updates to the list of online "best of 2009" book lists: 3:AM Magazine (books) Andy Wolverton (best collection) Asylum (books) Bookalicious (top books) Chosen for Grace (top books) Daredevilry (top books) Drunk Writer Talk (best & worst book read more
2010 100+ Reading Challenge
Crazy-for-Books | December 21st 2009 by Jennifer
I've decided to try the 100+ Reading Challenge in 2010! I will hit 100 this year, so my goal is to read more than I did this year! This post will be dedicated to posting the books I've read in 2010! Want to join? Go visit J Kaye's boo read more
Media Murder for Monday
In Reference to Murder | December 21st 2009 by BV Lawson
MOVIES Slash Film has an early review of Shutter Island. The movie, which is based on Dennis Lehane's novel and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, won't be officially released until February 10th. Sony Pictures has picked up the screen rights f read more
INTERVIEW WITH DAN BLASK, PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE MASSACHUSET…
Mira's List | December 20th 2009 by Mira Bartok
Greetings all! Recently I was fortunate to interview Dan Blask from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) who spoke candidly and quite encouragingly about applying for fellowships and grants. Dan coordinates programs for individual artists at the read more
Raccoons
Dog Ear Diary | December 20th 2009 by jeane
by Samuel ZeveloffI didn't finish this one. I picked it up at a library sale some weeks ago. It has all kinds of data about raccoons and their closest relatives, the coatis, kinkajous and olingos. Everything from their evolutionary origins and curren read more
Around the wo[r]d
The Writings of Noupa* | December 20th 2009 by Nicole Bataclan
Similar thoughts go through my head every time I set foot in a bookstore. I get a little more excited when I glance over to the New Releases. I am always curious to discover which books made it to the Recommended shelf this time around; and as I str read more
Weekend Cooking: Caribbean Black Bean Dinner
Beth Fish Reads | December 19th 2009 by Beth F
Weekend Cooking is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post to share: Book (novel, nonfiction) reviews, cookbook reviews, movie reviews, recipes, random thoughts, gadgets, fabulous quotations, photographs. If your post is even vaguely foo read more
Jon’s Twitter Updates for 2009-12-18
Children's Writing Web Journal | December 18th 2009 by Jon Bard
Interview with Simon & Schuster Art Director Laurent Linn http://ow.ly/N5BM Jon, http://cbiclubhouse.com, Home of the Fightin’ Bookworms! # Just posted: Children’s Book Writers: Get Published By Going Hollywood! http://ow.ly/16aOo6 # Ju read more
Jeff VanderMeer Answers Questions Five
Neth Space | December 18th 2009
Jeff VanderMeer is one of the biggest names in speculative fiction, though for someone who doesn’t look into it’s innards from time to time, he may be one of the biggest names in speculative fiction that you haven’t heard of. He’s a two-time read more
Almost Astronauts • Nonfiction audiobook
The Picnic Basket | December 18th 2009 by Deborah Sloan
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dreamby Tanya Lee Stoneread by Susan Ericksen2009 • Brilliance Audio • Ages 10 and upThey had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to fo read more
Scott McLemee Talks to Marcela Valdes About Roberto Bolaño
Take Up And Read Dot Com | December 18th 2009 by Retroflux
In his “Intellectual Affairs” column, NBCC board member Scott McLemee wrote yesterday about his conversation with Marcela Valdes, herself a former board member who wrote the introductory essay in The Last Interview and Other Conversation read more
He's Making A List, Checking It Twice, Going To Find Out Who's Go…
Boys Rule Boys Read! | December 18th 2009 by Cordelia Anderson
Greetings, reader guys throughout the galaxy, 'tis I, Yoda Claws. The season of giving it is and give out gifts I will. The holiday break is almost here and that's a good time to hear about the books you're reading. Therefore, give out books I will. read more
No Title
An Englishman in New Orleans | December 17th 2009
I'm beginning to think that there may have been a hidden purpose behind the seemingly random sequence of events that led me from leafy London to the potholed poverty of Louisiana's biggest city.Researchers from the University of Warwick in England an read more
In The Nick of Time: Holiday Book Sampler!
OpenCulture | December 17th 2009
This holiday season, I’m happy to have teamed up with eleven fabulous authors in offering a holiday sampler just for book lovers! Here you’ll find excerpts of a dozen new novels and nonfiction books by these New York Times bestselling au read more
Favorite Short Story Collections of 2009
Largehearted Boy | December 17th 2009
As much as I enjoy reading literary novels and nonfiction, my heart still belongs to the short story. The past few years I have read more books and less literary magazines, and have devoured most of my short fiction in anthologies and collections. Th read more
ninob2027 - BEANERY WRITERS Newssheet Vol.
Science & Fiction Collectibles | December 17th 2009 by Annas
We are informal but pore, holding fused genres that include nonfiction articles, poesy, essays, shavers ’s sci - fi and phantasy, biddy literature, historical romance, and historicalmystery.Members, dissever about one-half and … Sept 25, read more
How to Read a Book
Personal Development | December 17th 2009 by Oscar
How to Read a Book In this post I want to share my thoughts about how to dramatically increase the amount of information you get from reading a book. The process I’m going to describe applies only to nonfiction books, and it’s easier to read more
Book Review: Corrigans’ Pool by Dot Ryan
Blogger News Network | December 17th 2009
Civil war buffs will love Corrigans’ Pool this holiday season What can be better than curling up by a cozy fire this holiday season reading a book about the Civil war? I love books about the Civil war – fiction or nonfiction. I used to live i read more
Picture Books for Peace and Friendship
Moms Inspire Learning | December 17th 2009 by Dawn Riccardi Morris
What's the difference between: a lecture and a debate? a frozen pizza and one freshly made, and hot out of the oven? watching a movie based on a book and reading the actual book? a trip to the zoo and an African safari? Well, to me, read more
Dahl, Roald Dahl
Elizabeth Willse: Freelance Writer, Book Reviewer | December 17th 2009 by Elizabeth W.
I had been looking forward to reading The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington because what premise, really, could be more interesting? Before he wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or any other beloved chidren read more
December 17th Updates to the Online Best of 2009 Book Lists
Largehearted Boy | December 17th 2009
Today's updates to the list of online "best of 2009" book lists: Book By Its Cover (best books) The Book Studio (top books) Candy-Coated Scorn (best books) Dear Author - Jia (top books) Deckfight (favorite books) douglascuba (best books) The Exchang read more
Count Me a Contemporary American Woman
In My Wrong Mind | December 17th 2009 by Sonya Feher
Check out my essay, “How Did I Get Roped Into This?” in Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages, available this month from All Things That Matter Press. This will make a great Christmas present for those beautiful strong women (or men) read more
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
Another book review, actually two of them at once
The Writer's Daily Grind | December 16th 2009 by Anne Gilbert
Kyle, BarbaraThe Queen's LadyKensington Publishers, New York, 2008, 530 pp.The King's DaughterKensington Publishers, new York, 2009, 489 pp.I don't usually read "Tudor-themed" historical novels, much preferring earlier periods, or reading nonfiction read more
Visualization Helps Students Connect to Text
Threads of Reading | December 16th 2009 by Fred
We know that good readers visualize characters or the information in the text as they are reading. Research shows that students are more likely to remember new factual information in nonfiction books if the student tries to “see” the in read more
He Said No
The Kat House | December 16th 2009 by Tish
I am about halfway through Mitch Albom’s new book, Have a Little Faith. A nonfiction account of a series of conversations between Mitch and his rabbi, the book does an excellent job of showcasing the similarities between Judaism and Christianity. read more
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