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November 30, 2018
Review ~ Surviving the Angel of Death
This book was provided to me by Tanglewood via NetGalley for review consideration. Surviving the Angel of Death by Eva Mozes Kor & Lisa Rojany Buccieri Eva Mozes Kor was just 10 years old when she arrived in Auschwitz. While her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers, she and her …
November 28, 2018
The End of #NaNoWriMo 2018
The problem with falling behind, but having a make-up plan, is that if you fall behind on the make-up plan, you’re kind of screwed. And partially, that’s what happened to me. I tapped out of NaNoWriMo last week with 32,907 words written.But also I was at a point where my plot had shifted around a …
November 26, 2018
#NonFicNov 2018, Week 5 ~ New to My TBR
Week 5: (Nov. 26 to 30) – New to My TBR (Katie @ Doing Dewey): It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! The biggest lesson I learned during the first year …
November 24, 2018
Deal Me In, Week 47 ~ “John Charrington’s Wedding”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “John Charrington’s Wedding” by Edith Nesbit Card picked: Q♣ Found at: Grim Tales @ ProjectGutenberg May was sitting on a low flat gravestone, her face turned towards the full splendour of the western sun. Its expression ended, at once and for ever, any question of love …
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November 19, 2018
#NonFicNov 2018, Week 4 ~ Reads Like Fiction
Week 4: (Nov. 19 to 23) – Reads Like Fiction (Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction): Nonfiction books often get praised for how they stack up to fiction. Does it matter to you whether nonfiction reads like a novel? If it does, what gives it that fiction-like feeling? Does it depend on the topic, the writing, the use of …
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November 15, 2018
NaNoWriMo 2018 Update
Today is the 15th—the halfway mark for NaNoWriMo—so I figured I’d do an update.* So, how has it been going? Word-count-wise, good. I had planned 25 days of writing 2000 words/day with five days off. I haven’t taken any days completely off, but I’ve definitely had a couple of (four) days of sub 1666s days. …
November 13, 2018
#NonFicNov 2018, Week 3 ~ Be/Ask/Become the Expert
Week 3: (Nov. 12 to 16) – Be The Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert (Julie @ JulzReads): Three ways to join in this week! You can either share three or more books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert), you can put the call out for good nonfiction …
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November 8, 2018
Review ~ Memoirs of an Elusive Moth
Memoirs of an Elusive Moth: Disappearing Nightly with Harry Blackstone and his Show of 1001 Wonders by Adele Friel Rhindress Harry Blackstone presented a full-evening production called the Show of 1001 Wonders. It lived up to that billing, as a stage-filling spectacle combining spectacular illusions, magnificent costumes, gorgeous girls, a corps of assistants, humor, dancing, …
November 5, 2018
#NonFicNov 2018, Week 2 ~ Fiction/Nonfiction Book Pairings
Week 2 (Nov. 6 to Nov. 10) Nonfiction / Fiction Book Pairing (Hosted by Sarah at Sarah’s Book Shelves) Pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel and …
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November 3, 2018
Deal Me In, Week 44 ~ “Abraham’s Boys”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “Abraham’s Boys” by Joe Hill Card picked: 9♣ Found at: Fifty-Two Stories “Do you believe in vampires, Max?” Rudy was on his knees in front of an ottoman across the room. He had hunched over to collect a few papers which had settled there, then stayed …
