Monthly Archives: April 2010
Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman
Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace 2009. 208 pages. Hardcover. Doubleday. From: The Public Library For the challenge: Take a Chance: All in the Family challenge In a nutshell: I was aware … Continue reading
Filed under Book Review, Non-Fiction
Teaser Tuesday: Bad Mother
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Basically, open the book you’re currently reading and share a couple of sentences from that page on your blog. Avoid spoilers of course. My teaser is … Continue reading
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Dead Run by P. J. Tracy
2005. 324 pages. Hardcover. G. P. Putnam’s Sons. From: the public library For the challenge: Thriller & Suspense In a nutshell: This is the third book in the Monkeewrench series, authored by a mother-daughter writing team that goes under the … Continue reading
Filed under Mysteries & Thrillers
La’s Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
2008. 294 pages. Hardcover. Pantheon Books. From: The Public Library Recommended by: A Life in Books For the challenge: What’s In A Name? (musical term) In a nutshell: Lavender “La” Stone is an ordinary woman whose marriage falls apart right … Continue reading
Filed under Historical Fiction
Tepper Isn’t Going Out by Calvin Trillin
2001. 213 pages. Hardcover. Random House. From: the public library Recommendation from: Gaskella In a nutshell: Murray Tepper is a middle-aged denizen of New York City who works in the direct mail business and has recently started the habit of … Continue reading
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Swampwalker’s Journal: A Wetlands Year by David M. Carroll
1999. 292 pages. Hardcover. Houghton Mifflin. From: the public library For the challenge: Biodiversity Challenge In a nutshell: David M. Carroll is a naturalist and artist who resides in New Hampshire. Since childhood, he has had a love for the … Continue reading
Filed under Non-Fiction
Library Loot: April 7th
This Library Loot is actually from a couple of trips. It’s mostly young adult novels and one short novel because I still have longer books hanging around from earlier loots. Also, I have Sir Walter Scott’s The Talisman out from … Continue reading
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The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos
2006. 372 pages. Hardcover. From: The public library For the challenge: Thriller and Suspense Challenge In a nutshell: In 1985, a string of three murders in D.C. indicate the work of a serial killer. The victims are all children and … Continue reading
Filed under Mysteries & Thrillers
