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I try to wade through my Bloglines feed reader a few times a week and am usually overwhelmed by the sheer volume of new posts and reviews by book bloggers–I follow 130 book blogs. In my blogging travels, I jot down titles and authors of books that bloggers rave about and add them to my hold list [...]
Title: The Patron Saint of Used Cars and Second Chances Author: Mark Millhone Genre/Pages: Nonfiction, Memoir (Humor, Relationships)/192 Publication: Rodale Books; July 7, 2009 Rating: 3.5 BOOKMARKS Nat’s ‘In a Nutshell’: One man’s nine month journey to hell and back with a layover in Dallas where he picks up a honey of a used car hoping it will [...]
Thanks to the creative writing (and wild imagination) of James Frey (and a few others), the memoir genre has been forever tainted. Despite the scandals, I remain an unflagging and vocal supporter of nonfiction essays and memoirs. Some of my favorite authors exclusively pen nonfiction–Bill Bryson and Jen Lancaster to name just two. Why do I love these [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? May 31, 2012
From the Outside Looking Indian
by Rupinder Gill
Courtesy of Berkley/NAL Penguin Group
June 12, 2012
Between You and Me
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
July 3, 2012
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
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