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Like most people, I assumed the book My Name Is Not Easy, is about a girl who is trying to convince people that she is not a slut, or there's more to her than her sluttyness, or she's a slut who plays hard to get. Normal assumption. Well, it is actually about a boy who has a name that is hard to pronounce. Yes, really. Now forget about the slutty girl and listen. Debby Dahl Edwardson uses

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Before I begin... The Boston Women's Health Book Collective (now known as Our Bodies Ourselves) is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 whose board members include Teresa Heinz Kerry, Susan Love, and Gloria Steinem. Their mission is to empower women by providing information about health, sexuality, and reproduction. Our Bodies, Ourselves (which will be reviewed in this post) is the

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Jennifer Hudson has been using her big voice to preach about her success with Weight Watchers to anyone who will listen, or who will turn on their television. And who can blame her? She has lost over eighty pounds using the program and her body looks amazing. As many of you know, Jennifer's claim to fame is making it to the top six in 2004's American Idol. Since the show she has won our hearts in

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Every great mystery/thriller writer has their niche, Tami Hoag's is her ability to ALWAYS come up with an "I NEVER saw that one coming!!!!" ending. Her latest thriller, Down the Darkest Road is no exception. This story is set in the same fictional land as Hoag's previous novels Deeper than the Dead and Secrets to the Grave. Both novels are set in the 1980's. Vince Leone an FBI agent and Tony

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To live in Western New York, especially the Buffalo area, it takes a special type of person. We are born and raised Buffalo Bills fans, which can make anyone feel sorry for us. The Sabres are touch and go, so you can imagine how unpredictable our emotions get come hockey season. We hold onto the New York Yankees because we (thankfully) do not have a baseball team of our own, and (even more

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Hello gift-with-purchase-breakout-novel by Julianna Baggott, you've won me over so there's only a matter of time before the teenagers catch on. Pure, which hits the shelves tomorrow comes with this cute little butterfly pin. When it arrived in the mail, I noticed that on the pin it says "surprise inside," so being the child that I am, I scrammed to opened the very attractive (even as an advance

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I don't know about you, but I prefer my meals on wheels. I like the idea of getting lunch or a late night snack off the back of someones truck. They have them all over New York City. You can find anything your little heart desires. My manfriend, who lives in Queens, recently introduced me to the taco truck. Didn't take him long to find the way to my heart. He catches on quick, that one. You can

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The cooking, baking, and making of food is TIME CONSUMING. Even when the recipes are not remotely difficult. Who has the time? Not me. So I will leave National Jenilee Baking Day and you all with the Almond Biscotti I baked up from Stacy Adimando's cookbook, The Cookiepedia. The Cookiepedia is a collection of more than 50 popular cookie recipes. After looking through the cookbook, and

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I have received six dessert cookbooks to review in the last couple of weeks. And being the over educated genius that I am, I have decided to spend a day cooking one thing in each cookbook, for the sake of my reviews, and a sugar high. Sweets are like catnip to me, or adderall.Tomato, tomato.   I recently traveled to Italy this past summer, and did more than my share of indulging, heavily in

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The most enjoyable part of any historical fiction novel is feeling as if you are there in that time period, where the characters use no 21st century slang or mannerisms, using the appropriate etiquette. Lack of research can ruin a perfectly lovely story. If you are looking for an historical fiction novel with authenticity, look no further than Philippa Gregory's The Cousins' War series. The

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The Mr g in Mr g: A novel by Alan Lightman, is God. I must say, I am a huge fan of his work, God and Lightman. This novel is basically a funny take on the creation of the universe, combining science, theology and moral philosophy, narrated by Mr g himself. He's just kicking it in The Void for who knows how long, because they didn't exactly wear watches. He woke up from a nap one day feeling bored

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I know that some of you out there collect cookbooks. You keep the ones that hold your favorite and most frequently used recipes stashed away because they are covered in flour and other food particles. And then you have the showy ones. The pretty cookbooks that may also hold your favorite recipes, but you are extra careful with them because they are just too lovely to ruin. Tea with Bea is exactly

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I do wonder about the message behind the Pretty Little Liars book and television series. I mean, not all pretty girls are conniving little bitches. I am mildly offended, actually. And full of myself. I totally get why teenagers AND my twenty-something friends are addicted to the television series on ABC Family. Pretty girls, pretty boys, high school drama, mystery, intrigue, it's guilty

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We are all well aware that my blog is not exactly small child appropriate. Which makes sense, because I am not small child appropriate. Yes, I do edit myself in the classroom, I am not a complete....idiot. Did you know that saying "crap," is a bad word in school? So many rules. My point, this post IS small child appropriate because it is a children's book. I have got to figure out a way to put

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Once in a while, to save money, my friends and I (and usually my little brother) will rent a movie, order in pizza, and drink cheap wine out of the bottle on a weekend night. The last time we did this, after we finished the movie, we checked to see what was on T.V., then proceeded to get sucked into The Wizard of Oz movie, rewinding it over and over again to the part where you supposedly see

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I'm really not mad at Mr. Bowles for creating a book out of a collection of writings on his travel experiences (including photographs), even though I was totally going to do that. Considering his travels were from 1950-1993 and he traveled with his wife, Jane, I'm sure our experiences were quite a bit different. Or maybe he also swam naked in the Mediterranean, and simply chose not to write about

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Gary Phillips and Jervey Tervalon were sitting around one day, having a cocktail, talking about sex, drugs and cash, when all of the sudden a light bulb came on. HEY. Let's create a book dedicated to stories solely about cocaine. And The Cocaine Chronicles was born. Yeah, I have no clue how the idea actually came about, but it sounds good doesn't it? This book is a collection of fictional short

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Whenever I brag about my tendency to "never get sick" I find myself in Switzerland with bronchitis, don't ask. So I am not going to begin this review of a book titled The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick: What They Know, Why It Works and How It Can Work For You by telling you that I never get sick. I will however, include a few of author Gene Stone's remedies along with some of my own. A

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Brief vocabulary lesson from your favorite English teacher. An introvert is defined as: A shy, reticent, and typically self-centered person. An extrovert is defined as: An outgoing, overly expressive person. In Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, self-proclaimed introvert, author Susan Cain challenges the importance of being extroverted in our culture, and uses

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Whenever I crave a feel-good, mildly sexy, happily ever after novel, I look no further than a Nora Roberts, lovey-dovey series. They are always easy reads that don't require a whole lot of thinking, and after finishing the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, which confused the hell out of me with all of the Swedish names and psycho drama, I desperately needed to relax my brain and indulge in something breezy.

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"Something Borrowed" by Emily Giffin is rumored to be a kick ass book, and in this case, believing what you hear is perfectly acceptable. Now, if you have heard that "Something Borrowed" was a kick ass movie...well whoever is spreading those lies clearly did not read the book and/or has terrible taste. Loved the actors, hated the multiple alterations in the storyline. If I were Emily Giffin I

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Young adult novel, "The Carrie Diaries" by "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell goes back in time to the 1980's, when our favorite New York City gal was seventeen, and not having sex in any city. A prequel, if you will. And if you have not heard of the "Sex and the City" series, then you clearly live under a rock or you're a hoarder. One of the two. This book is for grade 9 and up,

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I know most of you have heard about "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, whether it be through the movie that was recently released on DVD or the book itself (which I think is the better choice of the two, and reading makes you smarter, ahem). For those of you who have not indulged in this story, you should. And I will tell you why. "The Help" is set in Jackson, Mississippi which coincidentally

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Hi people! I am officially done with Grad school! All of my NYS teacher tests and education courses are passed, my student teaching placements are complete and my official certification is....well, pending until February, but I am FINISHED!!!! I cannot tell you how good this feels. You are looking at an official unemployed teacher! Well, almost official because I am still technically pending, but

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I have mentioned before how I relate better to teenage characters in books, rather than adults in their 30's, 40's, and 50's, because although I am 25, I do not have a husband, children, or REAL job. I am still kicking it in grad school until DECEMBER 8th, and then I will be forced to take my place as a productive member of society. I know many of you could care less if you can make connections

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Last night, yes, this happened. As long as we've got each other, we've got the world spinning right in our hands, baby you and me, we've gotta be, the luckiest dreamers who never quit dreamingggg.... In more interesting news, I really am back to writing book reviews on the regular. And I really did buy all seven (apparently there are seven, not six) Jane Austen novels. In one very convenient

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I watched  The Jane Austen Book Club today, and it got me thinking, I have not read nearly enough Jane Austen novels. I had not even heard of them all before watching the movie (which I enjoyed, especially Emily Blunt with an American accent). My summer goal? To read every Jane Austen book ever written. Oh, and to end world hunger. I am going to reread Pride and Prejudice and Emma, because I

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I have not updated in months. My excuse? Over educating myself, and my tendency to drink too much. However, I have snuck in some pleasure reading since my last post. Every Emily Giffin book every written while I was vacationing on the West coast in May, and I also devoured "The Help." I will update you on these books, my future reading list and my funny, funny life.....tomorrow. I am far too lazy

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I've noticed recently that many people are writing sexual/dating tell-all's, getting them published and making some major dollars. Some are raunchy, some are mildly disturbing, and few are so incredibly honest that you cannot help but fall in love with the authors, no matter how screwed up their life is. That is how I feel about Kristen McGuiness in her dating memoir, 51/50: The Magical

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I think it goes without saying that a biography written about The Hammerstein's, by a Hammerstein, can beat up all of the other biographies based on this family. I mean, seriously. The Hammerstein's: A Musical Theatre Family written by Oscar Andrew Hammerstein III covers FIVE generations of this extremely talented family business that changed Broadway forever. The Hammerstein's influenced the

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In The Postmistress, author Sarah Blake looks at World War II through the eyes and life events of three distinct women all connected through means of private and public media. If you are looking for an historical account of World War II, this book is not for you. This novel is the story of Frankie, Emma and Iris, and how this monumental war affected their lives. The Postmistress is set in the

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BAHHH. I barely have time to read for pleasure at the moment, as you can tell by my scarce number of entry's last month. Grad school is kicking my ass. I am taking four classes this semester, and I think my hair is falling out. Okay, no it's not, but I feel like something dramatic should be happening. WAHHHH. I knew that this dragon tattoo series would take over my life, regardless of how

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I thoroughly enjoy the Kardashians. I love them on a healthy level. I watch their E! shows on occasion, and am attracted to magazines with them on the cover. I don't follow them on Twitter or anything stalkerish, but I am looking forward to Kim and Kourtney's show that premiers tonight. Yes, we are on a first name basis. The three Kardashian sisters, Kourtney, Kim and Khloe are outrageously

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I've been out of commission for a while, and with good reason! I went traipsing around Europe after Christmas, and returned with bronchitis. That's what I get for being so fabulous. During my time in bed, (a week and a half so far, because bronchitis loves to hang around for weeks and turn into lots of other lovely sicknesses), I finally got the chance to read a book that I have putting off for

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I love southern cooking. I was lucky enough to live in South Carolina for half a year, and got to experience A LOT (about 10lbs worth) of amazing food. The seafood is just amazing, don't even get me started on crab legs and grouper fingers, we will be here all day.  The Complete Southern Cookbook by Tammy Algood is an absolute godsend. As I mentioned a few months ago, I have been self-teaching

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Not everyone is lucky enough to have a close relationship with their grandmother, I am one of the lucky ones. I am extremely close with my maternal grandmother, who is very close with my mother, and since I am also very close with my mother, we are a bit of a clique. BFF's if you will. (my grandmother, Alice) Author Adriana Trigiani is also one of the lucky ones, the luckiest kind. She had the

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My love for animals is a bit irrational. In movies, I cry more when a pet dies than a human. Don't even get me started on Where the Red Fern Grows. I am aware that I am not normal. For those of you who are like me, and even you toned down versions, you will absolutely love, love, LOVE the stories in Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions by Vicki Myron.

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I never thought a book titled Why You Should Store Your Farts in a Jar would be so incredibly brilliant. David Haviland, I don't know you, or why you create books like this and Why Dogs Eat Poop, but you are clearly smarter than your maturity level.  Just like his previous collection of useless facts, this new installment of gross maladies definitely makes you stop and think. Was Hitler addicted

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This has been a big year for mythical creatures. Vampires and werewolves have taken over our movie theaters through the Twilight Saga. Dragons, demons and ghosts are frequent visitors in the world of Harry Potter. Monsters are everywhere, so why not learn more about their legends? Monsters: A Bestiary of Devils, Demons, Vampires, Werewolves and Other Magical Creatures by Christopher Dell, sure 

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I Slept With Joey Ramone, is certainly a title that grabs your attention, but it is not what it seems at first glance. No, this is not the memoir of a groupie, nor is it the story of a woman scorned. Look closer and you will see that it is A Punk Rock Family Memoir written by Joey Ramone's brother Mickey Leigh along with Legs McNeil. This is the true story of what it was like being the brother of

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I am seriously behind on my review of Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon. This book came out in August of LAST YEAR. Oops. The reason why I decided to review it, even though it is not exactly a new release, is because it was really, really good. Since it is old, you can probably buy it for cheap, silver lining.   Doc Sportello is an extremely likable main character, probably because he's a detective

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I've loved Hilary Duff since her Lizzie McGuire days on the Disney channel. Though I do love her, the thought of her writing a novel made me a bit, curious. Elixir is for young adults, which fits her persona well, but I was still just a little skeptical.  Seventeen-year-old Clea Raymond's father disappeared a year ago. Though there was a funeral once the search ended, she cannot shake the feeling

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Per Petterson is a phenomenal writer, that is obvious. I have been hearing that his latest book, I Curse the River of Time, lacks a little "oomph," and in some aspects I agree. I do however think that it is worth the read. If you have certain expectations of this book, you will be disappointed. This is not supposed to be a happy story, it is supposed to be emotional and sad. If you don't expect

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I was not a huge fan of economics in high school, and I gotta say - that has not changed. I find that this subject can be rather confusing and boring. Freefrall: America, Free Markets and the Sinking of the World Economy by Jospeh E. Stiglitz does not give you all of the answers, but it is a great introduction for those of us who are unfamiliar with our country's economy.  Stiglitz writes in a

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No one enjoys talking about cancer. It's not the ideal topic at the dinner table, or while you are out for drinks with your friends. Cancer is scary, and it's everywhere. Even if you have not experienced it first hand, you know someone who has. Someone who beat it and someone who did not. You may not be best buds, but you know them in some way.  The Emperor of All Maladies is a biography of

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With the holiday season comes beautiful decorations and joy, but this time of year also brings with it some drama, family drama, relationship drama, you name it. The reason why you may choose one book over another, is whether it is relatable to you or not. Especially when it comes to memoirs, you want to read about someone that you can realistically see. Fury, a memoir by Koren Zailckas, touches

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Bill Bryson has created a book unlike anything I have ever read in At Home: A Short History of Private Life. Some of you might think that a book about a person's home is simply boring, I agree. Somehow Bryson turned this book about every day things, into a bestseller. It's really incredible.  Bryson was a little ahead of the game in the sense that his house happens to be a Victorian parsonage in

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One of my friends introduced me to this fabulous photo editing website! AHHH, I am obsessed. www.picnik.comSome of the features cost money, but some are FREE.  The polaroid frame is free and it's like the best one!  Enjoy. 

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Let me just start by saying that I HATE when a series I love has to end. I know endings are a part of life,  but I feel that Norah Roberts could have turned her Bride Quartet series from four books into, well, more. I just finished the final book, Happy Ever After, and I am sad to say goodbye to such a funny, honest and ballsy group of friends.   I have reviewed the previous three titles in the

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The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is absolutely hysterical. I adore Jeff Kinney and his portrayal of Greg Heffley and his pre-teen angst. As a substitute teacher, I know for a fact that middle school aged kids enjoy reading this series. I know this because they tell me, and whenever there is a book fair at the school, all the Wimpy Kid books are gone by the end of the first day.  In the latest

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There have been numbers of musical geniuses and beloved artists who have died too young. A well-known example: The Forever 27 bunch, including Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimmy Hendrix, all died at the age of twenty-seven. It's sad to see such talent leave this world, especially when it could have been prevented. These four icons, along with the memories of many others live on

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I am really weird about animals. I can enjoy meat as food when I don't think about it too much, but as soon as my jungle of a mind starts going, the thoughts are hard to digest. I was the little girl who saw a bird with a broken wing on the side of the road and would take it home to Daddy to fix - and if it was a lost cause, I would cry for a week. Yet there is this other side of me that can

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my inspiration, betty draper.  the final product. 

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Prime Time 50's Cafe in Hollywood Studios - very authentic, good fried chicken, waiters and waitresses play the part, and if you do not eat your greens you will be sent to the kitchen to see Ma! (I am not kidding) Tony's in Magic Kingdom - delicious spaghetti and great desserts - Ladies and Tramps are welcome. Main Street Bakery in Magic Kingdom - BEST cinnamon rolls you will ever taste

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When planning a trip to Walt Disney World, (or anywhere else for that matter) nothing compares to the Unofficial Guide series. In the Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2011 Bob Sehlinger and Len Testa cover all of the magical bases. I was just in Orlando visiting Disney World back in January of this year. I love that place more than anywhere else in the world, (and I have been to a lot of

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Nicholas Sparks scares the crap out of me whenever I read his books. He does not mess around, he WILL kill off your favorite character, it's been done before. You can understand my anxiety while reading his latest, Safe Haven, about a woman who ran away from an awful past, and falls in love with an amazing man (and widower) along with his two young children. Hello? Nicholas Sparks waits for

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Today I am presenting you with two AMAZING cookbooks (you're welcome.) I have recently started teaching myself how to cook, so I've been obsessed with cookbooks as of late. The Big Green Egg Cookbook: Celebrating the World's Best Smoker & Grill was put together by a fantastic team - foreword by Ed Fisher, recipes by Sara Levy, text by Lisa Mayer and Photographs (love!) by Mark O'Tyson.

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I love it when real historical events and people are used in fiction novels! Yes, sometimes it does mess with my sense of reality, but it's fun. Rose Melikan's third edition to the popular Mary Finch series, The Mistaken Wife is set in Paris, France circa 1797. Mary, our beloved main character and British spy goes undercover in then, enemy territory. She is used to risking her life for her

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I have never really gotten into climatology. I use weather.com as my ultimate weather resource and never paid much mind to anything else. Enter, The Weather of the Future by climatologist Heidi Cullen who somehow made the subject of climate change extremely interesting (and terrifying). Science has always bored me to tears, but Cullen explained CLEARLY the relationship of the earth's natural

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Bartering is not something I have perfected. My experience is limited, but I can honestly tell you that I am terrible at it. While in Paris, I was in a market place where artists were selling their work. I was told by an American tourist that it's easy to barter down 10 to 15 euros, so I gave it a try. I made my rounds and decided on two different paintings that I liked, I was basically going to

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The world's most popular vampires have been taking a little "breather" from the media circuit as of late, so now is the perfect time to test the waters with a new vampire hero. Christopher Farnsworth gives us a different take on the undead in Blood Oath. The story is based around Nathaniel Cade, a vampire pardoned for vampirism by President Andrew Johnson, yes folks what we have here are

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The fact of the matter is, you can be lonely with people all around you. Having no emotional connection to the people in your life will cause you to feel alone, regardless of how many Facebook friends you have, or texts you get a day. In Emily White's memoir, Lonely, she explores her own loneliness as well as others - which may help trigger what is causing your own. Emily confessed to us that

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I would like to start out by saying, I DID enjoy reading Fragile by Lisa Unger. Now, let me be real here for a moment. You can have a fabulous idea for a book, a great setting and a great conflict, but you can mess with it a bit by including too many MAIN characters. Even if every character is beautifully created and connected, with a perfect place in the story - having eleven of them is too

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I read The Stuff That Never Happened by Maddie Dawson while traveling on a train to NYC for labor day weekend. Between the way there, and back, I flew right through it. My boyfriend was sitting next to me and he asked me how the book was. I told him how much I was enjoying it, and then he (probably because he was bored) acted interested in what it was about. "Well....I mean, it's interesting,

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Last month, I was lucky enough to visit the actual Good Stuff Eatery restaurant in Washington D.C.. (I reviewed the Good Stuff Cookbook a few months ago). I've gotta say, it was a little different from what I expected. For one, it's counter-service. There is not a whole lot of seating, because the place is always packed - and for good reason, the food is amazing! I seriously

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I have been waiting for a book like this to come out. What the Yuck?! is a fabulous title, first of all. Secondly - I love how doctor/author Roshini Raj, MD (with Lisa Lombardi) answers all of the questions we are too afraid to ask our doctors, our friends and especially our mothers. This little "doctor-help" wonder is hilarious, and far better than getting all of your sexual advice off the

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A crime novel involving NO vampires and NO werewolves? How can this be? Believe it or not, this is a GOOD thing. I promise. Take a little breather from the undead and give The Wolves of Fairmount Park by Dennis Tafoya a whirl. (Yes, the title mentions wolves, but it's not what you think - it's better). Two teenage boys outside of a dope house. A drive-by shooting leaves one dead and one

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If you enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada you will absolutely LOVE Lauren Weisberger's latest novel, Last Night at Chateau Marmont. I love our married couple main characters Brooke and Julian. There story is not unlike many others. New York City, musician Julian trying to break into the music industry in the big bad city. Brooke, trying to be supportive of her husbands dreams financially and

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Ladies! Forget the fast approaching fall months ahead and hold on to summer by continuing to read summer novels. Yes, it will still get colder outside, but you can just pretend it's not by picking up a copy of The Summer We Read Gatsby and living vicariously through author Danielle Ganek's fabulous characters. Half-sisters Cassie and Pecksland (aka Peck) have very little in common and they

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I enjoy when an author brings certain characters from one book to the next. Joan Brady does this with ex-con character, David Marion in her newest thriller, Venom. Many of you will recognize him from her book, Bleedout. In Venom, David must disappear after an explosive encounter with a hit man. David's efforts to discover who is trying to kill him eventually leads him back into the arms of

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So I read Eat Pray Love as fast as I could because I had a date to see the movie with my mother. I don't work well under pressure, so of course I didn't finish it in time. I made it through Italy and India, but was in the dark when it came to Indonesia while watching the movie. I kind of liked it like that though because then I finished up the book when I came home - and was extremely happy with

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Forgive me friends, and my lack of writing anything on this blog. I have been traipsing around Europe, I'm sure you understand. I always have good luck buying books in airports. It's a tradition at this point. When I have a long flight, or a long layover - I will purchase a book from one of the many bookstores around, to help pass the time. I am well aware that the reason why I am lucky in

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I am sure many of you have heard of a little series of books called the Twilight Saga. Well, in Eclipse (the movie was released in June), there was a big vampire war. If you read the book, you will remember a little vampire named Bree who made it to the end of the battle because the Cullens took pity on her. She ends up being killed by the Volturi, and I remember while reading, feeling sad. Not

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As an author, one of the smartest things you can do is develop characters that a vast amount of readers can relate to. Jennifer Weiner did an excellent job of this in her novel, Fly Away Home. Each chapter reflected one woman's person journal - past and present throughout the story. Our main ladies are Sylvie - 57 year old Senator's wife and her daughters Diana - 30 year old doctor in a loveless

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The Rational Optimist, is just the type of book America needs right now. Our economy is a disaster. Apparently the world is coming to an end, again. Celebrities are getting more mug shots than paparazzi shots. For those of you who are thinking that our country is pretty shitty right now, Matt Ridley has come to save the day. No he cannot make America un-shitty, but his new book will fill you

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When I try to drop a few pounds, I would love to feel as though I am not trying. Wouldn't that be fabulous? No sugar-craving induced headaches, no hunger pains? If that was the way shedding pounds made me feel, I would be skinny. Duh. In the real world - losing weight is not comfortable at first. It's something your body can get used too, but the detox process is painful. Chocolate withdrawl

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The setting of Island Beneath the Sea is Haiti. Perfect timing right? I think it is really important for Americans to learn about other countries and their cultures. Haiti became so popular because of the earthquake, but what about before? We should be aware of our surroundings, and Haiti is definitely close enough to be considered a surrounding. Isabel Allende takes us on a journey into the

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Little House on the Prairie was before my time, but I used to watch the re-runs with my mom as a little girl and I would want to cut that stupid Nellie Oleson. Actress Alison Arngrim played this less than lovely character, and recently came out with a memoir brilliantly titled, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated. She writes about her

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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christine Northrup, M.D. is an excellent reference for ALL women. This book came out last month, but it was first published in 1994. It is a revised and updated version, which is great because a lot has happened in the medical field in the past fifteen years. There is a lot of focus on how mental health can

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Set in 1941 (through 1944) following the attack on Pearl Harbor, A Fierce Radiance is a story of historical fact and fiction. Author Lauren Belfer takes us along on an exciting adventure, filled with love, war, hope and loss. The fiction is the story of beautiful heroine, Claire Shipley. The fact involves WWII and the medical breakthrough of penicillin. Claire is a photojournalist who is sent

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Yes, popular chef Spike Mendelsohn's The Good Stuff Cookbook, is flawless, but I cannot say that it is good for your waistline. Health nuts, don't shy away. Food this good should not be 100% off limits. Burger lovers? This book was made for you. After learning about Spike's restaurant in Washington, D.C. - I plan to visit when I head down that way at the end of the month. Apparently the fare

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When I think soccer, I think David Beckham. Yum. Whoever designed the cover of Soccer and Philosophy, edited by Ted Richards is an absolute genius. David Beckham's flawless profile on the cover? Yes, please! Those of you who are unaffected by this beautiful man, (and are clearly blind) may love soccer for other reasons. Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game is unlike

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I have mentioned time and time again, my love for collections of short stories. What's not to love? Tracy Winn links ten amazing short stories in her debut collection Mrs. Somebody Somebody. The ten stories are all set in Lowell, Massachusetts from 1947 to present. Characters have their respectable story lines, yet someone Winn manages to link them in a way that flows rather than confuses. The

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I have been on vacation for the past 8 days; one of those 'sitting around in the sun and reading' types of vacations - the best kind. Not only am I really brown, I also had the chance to read the first two books in The Bride Quartet series that I mentioned a few weeks ago. Remember? I read the third book first without realizing it was a series? Nora Roberts? Okay, now that we are on the same

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History is interesting. No matter who you are, no matter what you're interests include. There is a history behind every hobby, every culture, and every religion. Even if you are not an intellect, there has got to be a part of you that wants to know the history behind what intrigues you, right? Right. Now think ART history. I'd say you'd have to be crazy not to be interested in this subject, but

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I really enjoyed reading 29: A Novel by Adena Halpern. It was about a woman (Ellie) who had her 75th birthday and wished on a cake with only 29 candles ,(it was all that would fit) that she could spend one day being 29 again. Not exactly realistic, but extremely fun when her wish comes true and she wakes up as a HOT 29-year-old. Halpern goes deep into Ellie's relationship with her 25-year-old

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Writing a memoir is even scarier than writing humor, you are letting people inside your life on such a personal level. It's like letting a stranger walk right beside you while you live your life, watching your every move. Matt Gallagher is a phenomenal writer, so he does have that going for him, and he's even a little funny. But what is so interesting about his experiences? What does he really

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The Everything Grow Your Own Vegetables Book, is not bluffing. They really do have in depth instructions on how to grow over THIRTY kinds of vegetables. Part of the reason why I never really got into gardening, (other than pure laziness) is because I don't know the rules. Catherine Abbott and Meghan Shinn have created an everything you need to know, guide to growing vegetables in your own

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Writing anything and calling it "humor" is setting yourself up for disaster. Everyone has different senses of humor, so you are not going to make everyone laugh. See, I think I'm hilarious, but I am sure a lot of you don't get me. You should really see my facial expressions, they help. Ian Frazier (the genius that he is) decides one day that he will assemble a collection of funny writing, by

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I can count on my fingers and toes the number of people that I know who have a real hard time throwing stuff away. My Dad for one, he gets mildly obsessed with things. For example, he recently got into golfing, he now has three full sets of golf clubs plus dozens of random clubs that I can't trouble myself to know the names of. Dad, you only need one set of golf clubs - lets get serious.

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The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage, WOW. Roxana Shirazi wrote the most hardcore, balls to the wall biography I have ever read in my life. Even the title is gutsy. I walked into this story totally digging this girl, and left only liking her more. In the first half of the book, you get to see the real Roxana. She was born in Iran during the political revolution. She takes you

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Okay, I am completely off base with whom I consider to be a young adult. I consider myself a young adult, because HELLO, I am young and I am an adult. Apparently teenagers, like 14-18 are young adults, which sucks because now I am 24 and a semi-old adult or something. ANYWAYS, Dirty Little Secrets by C. J. Omololu is for you teeny boppers out there. I found it to be completely enjoyable, even

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In The Heart of the Matter, author Emily Giffin gives readers an inside look into the very personal lives of married couple, Nick and Tessa Russo. Nick is a children's plastic surgeon and Tessa is a former teacher/current stay-at-home mom. The night of their seventh anniversary, Nick gets a call from the hospital and has to leave before dinner even arrives. It's not that uncommon, and Tessa is

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Okay, number one, I am an idiot. I literally just got done reading Nora Roberts', Savor the Moment, got to the end and noticed there is preview for the NEXT book in the series. I had no idea this book was part of a series, (The Bride Quartet) and I am soooo pissed that I read the THIRD book first. UGH. Not that I needed to read the first two, the book stood beautifully on it's own, I just feel

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Brad Watson is known for his flawless character development. That's just one of the many reasons why I was anticipating his latest novella, Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives: Stories. You may not realize right away how exceptional these characters are, they appear to be just like the rest of us; a hot tempered couple, a single mother, the products of broken homes. They are relatable, but you

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Some of you may have seen The Runaways (came to theaters March 19th) starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, who play real life rock and rollers, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. I have yet to see it, because I was waiting to read Cherrie Currie's memoir Neon Angel before I saw the film. Joan Jett and Cherie Currie came onto the rock scene a little before my time, okay the mid 70's was A LOT

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Thirteen-year-old Johnny Merrimon lost everything in a matter of a year. He lost his twin sister, Alyssa to an abduction, he lost his father to the guilt and he lost his mother to drugs. His perfectly normal life completely fell apart. Though his family has been torn into pieces, Johnny cannot stop searching for Alyssa. His best friend Jack saw her taken into a van, and he refuses to give up

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As I have mentioned, at BookExpo America in NYC last week I got to meet a lot of really great authors, one of them was Tosco Reno. Many of you may have already heard of her and her extremely popular Eat-Clean Diet system. For those of you who have, she is just as beautiful in person as she is in the pictures that are in her The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged! book. Losing weight is very mental. In

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I have always loved knowing random facts. When I have to ride in a taxi or am stuck next to a stranger on an airplane, I like to have something to talk about. (Yes, I am THAT annoying person that you hate). Francesca Could and David Haviland have a great book coming out in a few weeks called Why Dogs Eat Poop. Basically it's a book filled with useless information about animals and their natural

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