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What do book lovers enjoy almost as much as reading a book? Talking about it, of course! A group of us here at the Daily Record/Sunday News has decided to take our book talk beyond the newsroom.
We'll share what we like, and what we don't, about the books we are reading. This will also be the place to find out about local authors, new releases, upcoming book signings and what's going on at the York County libraries.
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And, of course, we want to hear from you too. Email your book review to schain@ydr.com and we will post it on Book Buzz.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Recommended authors
Since this is my first blogging attempt, I thought I’d make a list of authors I’d recommend. Most of them are mystery or suspense writers whose books I’ve read for the mystery discussion group I attend at Borders.
Posted in Mysteries, Recommended
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And the oddest book title is …
“If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs.” Yikes! That’s right. That’s the title that won London’s Diagram Prize for the oddest title of the year.
Posted in Book news, Self-help
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Book deal for Mass. governor
Massachusetts’ first black governor, Deval Patrick, is writing a memoir that will be published by Broadway Books in 2010.
Posted in Book news, Memoir, Political reading
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“Gossip Girl” and “The Clique”
Not much to choose from between these two series for teen girls. Both are filled with shallow, one-dimensional characters intent on keeping their place in their group of “so-called” friends.
Posted in Book review, Fiction, Teen books
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“Bulls Island” in stores April 8
Fans of Dorothea Benton Frank will be happy to hear that her latest book, “Bulls Island,” goes on sale April 8. Her other books include “Sullivan’s Island” and “The Land of Mango Sunsets.”
Posted in Book news, Fiction
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Kids can vote for favorite books
Kids can vote for their favorites among the 25 finalists in The Children’s Book Council’s Children’s Choice Book Awards program. The program was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written … Continue reading
Posted in Children's books, For kids
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Send us your reviews
Have you just finished reading a book you couldn’t put down, or one that kept putting you to sleep? We want to hear about it, good or bad. Send your book review to gfogal@ydr.com and we will post it here.
More ‘Goosebumps’ on the way
‘Goosebumps,’ the children’s horror series by R.L. Stine will be reborn this spring with a new series of 12 stories called ‘Goosebumps HorrorLand.’ To read about the new books and their author, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/books/25stin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Posted in Book news, Children's books, Fiction
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Voices with a back story
Urban lit tells gritty stories about street life By JOSEPH MALDONADO For the Daily Record/Sunday News Authors have their own ideas of what makes a good story, but a common goal is to write what they know. Shannon Holmes has … Continue reading
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Book Madness
While my husband watches basketball on television, my nose is in a book. But now I’ve discovered that we literary types can get hyped with a March Madness of our own.
