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Chin on hand, office candid and the rest of the author photo cliches...
What to read on jury duty? Crime books, of course!
In today's guest post, Jamie Layton, Regular Contributor and Manager of Duck's Cottage Coffeeshop & Bookstore, talks about an experience she had at her store recently. As a former independent bookstore owner myself - I totally get where she's coming from. If you love your local independent and appreci
Approximately what percentage of the books you read appear --- or have appeared --- on bestseller lists?
September 24, 2010, 474 voters
September 24, 2010
Last Sunday I was reading --- and enjoying --- MINI SHOPAHOLIC while sitting poolside on what was a brilliantly sunny late summer afternoon. The main character in these books, Becky Brandon is always scheming and thinking out of the box. Typically some wild consequences result as whatever she touches turns her into some modern fashion-addicted version of Lucy Ricardo. That said reading her escapades is one of those things that gets your brain going.
What did you think of MOCKINGJAY?
September 24, 2010, 322 voters
September 24, 2010
Fall is finally here, and with it has come a welcome change in weather (minus that weird tornado in Brooklyn) and a new season of exciting graphic-novel news.
One of the top things on our agenda --- New York Comic-Con, now making its return as a fall show (October 8-10), a call for a huge celebration. Obviously, San Diego gets the lion's share of attention when it comes to conventions (and deservedly so; it's huge for a reason), but the East Coast has a big footprint with comics too, and New York Comic-Con is where everyone proves it.
September 23, 2010
If You Ask Me...: Truc from Gainesville, GA; Landa from Morganton, NC; Jaz from Mandurah.
If you could trade places with any character from a book for a day, who would you be and why?
Truc: I would trade places with Scarlett Martin because her day is full with excitement and I would love to have an older brother like hers. As well living in the Big Apple would be fun!!!
