Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Publish Date: August 20th, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3.5/5 – A completely unique contemporary story. About the book: In this stunning debut, a young Iranian American writer pulls back the curtain on one of the most hidden corners of a much-talked-about culture. Seventeen-year-old Sahar has been in love with her […]
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Series: The Testing, #1 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Publish Date: June 4th, 2013 Source: Review Copy Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – Started out as “just okay”, but quickly hit its stride. A must read! About the book: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But how close is too close […]
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I survived!!! After three whirlwind days in NYC, I am now back home, safe and sound with a pile of new books. Ooo, boy, what a trip. The first thing, I should apologize for the total lack of pictures with this post. I bought a camera a few days before I left, but had to […]
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1. Rooms in New York are a lot smaller than you’re used to. I had stayed in NYC before but you never really appreciate it until you and three other women are staying in a tiny room with 300 books. Eep! We managed just fine, but it did take some creative thinking to keep everyone’s […]
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Today marks my third big trip since I graduated at the end of April. It has been fantastic, but the downside is that I’m all kinds of behind. Since returning from BEA over a week ago I have finished count em (it)… one book! So I definitely don’t have scores of reviews waiting in the […]
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Part 3- Non Fiction Favorites Wait: The Art & Science of Delay by Frank Partnoy Mmm, psychology. I love books that try to explain why we do the things we do. Frank Partnoy’s Wait wants to have a look at delaying your decisions etc. rather than going with your gut, which is something I’d love […]
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The beautiful, beautiful BEA book haul. Originally I was planning on doing my first ever video blog but I quickly realized that I can’t say nearly as much as I want to about each book without putting together a two hour production, so I’m going to break things down into a few regular posts. Part […]
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So, I’ve made a lot of progress in planning my New York trip for BEA and wanted to share it, and really to have everything written down somewhere so I can remember every little detail about this trip from planning to an epic IMM post at the end. So, four exciting and very lucky things […]
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This June, I am planning on making my first trip to Book Expo America, and honestly… I’m practically thinking about it non stop because I’m just that excited. Not sure how I’ll manage to keep my mind on track for another three months before I go. So, for anyone else who might be thinking of […]
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It’s been a busy week for me. Alas, not because I’m living it up in NY at BEA but still, lots going on. It’s driving me crazy that my follower widget isn’t up yet. At least I know it’s not just me so no amount of tweaking things will change this mind boggling problem. Anyways, […]
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