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by Jo Walton
In as few words as possible, the best way to describe Jo Walton's Tooth and Claw (Orb Books, 2009) is to say that although it owes a great deal of its sensibilityto the tropes of the Victorian novel, the main characters are all dragons. This is not in any sense a mash-up (do not, for example, think Abraham Lincoln and vampires), rather it's a melding of two cultures—humanity and...
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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
— published 2003 — 5 editions |
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More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
— published 2005 — 5 editions |
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Book Crush: For Kids and Teens -Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest
— published 2007 — 6 editions |
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Book Lust To Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers
— published 2010 — 5 editions |
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Book Lust Journal
— published 2005 |
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Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998
by Nancy Pearl (Goodreads Author), Joyce G. Saricks (Goodreads Author) , Martha Knappe — published 1999 |
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Now Read This Iii: A Guide To Mainstream Fiction (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
— published 2010 |
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Now Read This II: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1990-2001
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Now Read This & Now Read This II (Set of two):
— published 2002 |
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Girl Discovers Reading Then Discovers Life: A Journal
— published 2011 |
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“If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give it up.
If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
― Nancy Pearl
If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
― Nancy Pearl
“I have for a long time felt that our society is becoming more and more fractured and divisive and that you could go a whole day without really talking to another person. If you give people a good book to talk about, you can build a community out of a diverse group. A common language grows out of it.”
― Nancy Pearl
― Nancy Pearl
“I just said, 'Well, the real people performing miracles every day are librarians,' and we all laughed ourselves off our chairs.”
― Nancy Pearl
― Nancy Pearl
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A book club spawned from the Genres class in which we read books, talk books, deconstruct genre and make general mischief.
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a group of Seattle readers dedicated to the art of booktalking in the tradition of Nancy Pearl
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A group for GoodReads members who review books. Also open to those who review other media. Purpose is to -exchange notes on best sites for uploading r...more
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I missed your piece about war books on NPR the other day. Can I find it somewhere?
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Thank you so much for adding me as a friend! I will enjoy your observations and reviews. Good reading!
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Hi Nancy and thanks so much for the add. I love your website, too. If you have time, I'd love for you to visit mine! www.jeanniebarber.com.Hope you have an awesome wkend and safe Halloween!
Blessings,
Jeannie
