memoir of jane austen

Title: Memoir of Jane Austen
Author: James Edward Austen-Leigh
Finished: September 30
Pages: 352
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publish Year: 2008
ISBN: 0199540772
Genre: Non-fiction, memoir.
What do you think motivated the author to share his or her life story? James Edward Austen-Leigh is a distant relative of Jane Austen and I believe, much like he has said throughout the book, that his [...]

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Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week officially kicked off on Saturday, September 27 and goes through October 4.
Below is the complete ALA 100 Most Challenged Books from 1990-2000. Those I have read are in bold. Those in italics are books I currently own but have yet to read.

Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know [...]

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Book Awards II

I didn’t participate last year but ran across this new challenge just recently. The goal is to read 10 books from August 1, 2008 – June 1, 2009. You have to choose from at least five different eligible award lists (ie Pulitzer, Agatha, etc).
Here’s a partial list I will be choosing from:

Water for Elephants by [...]

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Weekly Geeks #18.2

As  I said before, I was pretty caught up on everything when I joined Weekly Geeks but I’ve been spending a lot of time exploring my new challenges and groups.
The 24 Hour Read-A-Thon is coming up quickly so I’ve been trying to think hard about what books I want to read and how much I [...]

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Weekly Geeks #19

In preparation for the Weekly Geeks top books of 2008, we’re creating our lists of the best books we’ve read that were published in 2008.
I’ve read more than I thought and I enjoyed every single one. Here’s my list:

Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
The Wishing Year by Noelle Oxenhandler
Between Here and April by Deborah Copaken [...]

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