About this blog
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.
Category Archives: Paperback
Series Sunday: ‘Blood Therapy’
Each Sunday, Caryn Rupert shares a book from a series. You can read along with her, or add the books to your own reading list. This week, she read “Blood Therapy” by Lynda Hilburn. I finished “Blood Therapy” in a … Continue reading
Series Sunday: ‘Furies of Calderon’
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among them is they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Each Sunday, I’ll share a book from a series. You can read along … Continue reading
Posted in Best-sellers, Book review, Fantasy, Fiction, Paperback, Science fiction, Series Sunday
Tagged adventure, Amara, Bernard, fantasy, fiction, Furies, Furies of Calderon, Isana, Jim Butcher, Tavi
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Series Sunday: ‘A Storm of Swords’
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among them is they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Each Sunday, I’ll share a book from a series. You can read along … Continue reading
Take the time to tackle Anna Karenina
My husband got me an e-reader for Christmas and one of the first books I downloaded onto it was Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.” The version I downloaded was free, which is always good. And I’ve been meaning to read “Anna … Continue reading
‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’
unbelievable at times, though true
Don’t let the title fool you, “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” isn’t a comedy. It follows the highs and lows of clinically depressed New York City teenager Craig Gilner. Craig is an ambitious 15 year old who spends an … Continue reading
Posted in Books made into movies, Humor, Memoir, Nonfiction, Paperback
Tagged amazon, april trotter, books, Brooklyn Bridge, Craig Gilner, depression, It's Kind of a Funny Story, memoir, Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, Ned Vizzini, new york city, nonfiction, recommended, suicide, Zach Galifianakis
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‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot
When Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cancer in 1951, the doctors at John Hopkins took a sample of her cells without her consent. Then those cells started reproducing, outside the body. Sixty years later, billions (and billions, and billions) of … Continue reading
Posted in Best-sellers, Books made into movies, Nonfiction, Paperback
Tagged cancer, cells, cloning, fertility, film, genes, HBO, John Hopkins, Oprah, polio, Rebecca Skloot, research, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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“The Pillars of the Earth” comes to TV
I have just learned that one of my favorite historical novels, “The Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett, is coming to television. The miniseries will begin at 10 p.m. July 23. Ian McShane of “Deadwood” fame and Donald Sutherland … Continue reading
Posted in Book news, Fiction, Historical fiction, Paperback, Recommended
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Taste a terrific book … for free
The Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education is sponsoring a discussion of Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” at 7 p.m. March 2 at the Horn Farmhouse, 4945 Horn Road, York. Participants will taste and discuss food made from recipes in … Continue reading
Posted in Book discussion, Food, Nonfiction, Paperback
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