Tag: reading
group name: publishingnews
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April 14, 2007 10:23 PM EDT --
I love it when I come upon an author who has written several books in a series. I get to start at the beginning with the first book and eventually read every book in the series. The characters . . . more
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April 28, 2007 01:38 PM EDT --
Earlier this month I was asked by some wonderful people at gather if I'd be interested in trying out and reviewing a Sony® Reader PRS500. My first thought was "Who wouldn't?!" and . . . more
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May 18, 2007 05:21 PM EDT --
I just finished Mameve Medwed's "How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life" and I am feeling strangely melancholy.
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April 01, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This past week I received one of those forwarded emails that we all get from time to time. This one was from my sister-in-law (who is nine days older than I am) and was about the benefits of growing . . . more
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December 29, 2006 06:53 PM EST --
Matt Beam has taught in various capacities in Toronto, Vancouver, Guatemala, Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand and has written for newspapers that include the Toronto Star, the National Post, Toronto Life, . . . more
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September 11, 2007 07:50 PM EDT --
I know many Gatherites (is that a word?) love to read, but have any of you ever checked out the myriad of book trading websites that are out there?
I have & there are some that I love, and some that . . . more
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January 14, 2007 02:36 PM EST --
I just wanted to let you know about an awesome review I just got on Amazon.com for Playing With The Devil.
Reviewer:
Reader Views "www.readerviews.com" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews . . . more
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March 21, 2007 10:11 PM EDT --
I just launched a new group -- The Ebook Reading Room -- because I arrived at Gather and realized there was not yet a group (that I could find) dedicated to ebooks. I am interested in ebooks as both a . . . more
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June 25, 2006 09:32 AM EDT --
There's a new biography out on Timothy Leary by Robert Greenfield. It's reviewed by Luc Sante on the cover of today's New York Times book section. There's a great image of a grinning Leary, . . . more
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March 25, 2007 11:21 AM EDT --
Really good article by Abby Zidle over at "Hey, there's a dead body in my living room." She outlines what goes on in a typical meeting. It's a little dishearting . . . more
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August 30, 2006 10:00 AM EDT --
Athough she officially joined in April, yesterday was my mom's first day poking around Gather and her first published article.
She is a brilliant author/writer, and her first article is . . . more
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June 30, 2007 11:13 AM EDT --
I am telling you what I see as must reads, based on the advance reviews that I have read and the advance copies in my hands. I am not focusing on fiction blockbusters here because those do not interest . . . more
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June 17, 2007 08:27 AM EDT --
As part of my duties as a mother, I try to read books with my daughters. Sometimes we read together as a group, sometimes we do so separately, but this allows for engaging in discussions about the . . . more
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August 17, 2008 12:42 PM EDT --
Maybe it was a mistake but I read the comments about this book. . I'm not leaving any spoilers or book details here because someone else may not have read it and there are plenty of reviews out there . . . more
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October 18, 2007 07:52 PM EDT --
On Oct. 11, the Swedish Academy announced that Doris Lessing (87) had won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Most bloggers reacted to the news by recounting meetings they have had with Lessing and by discussing . . . more
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May 29, 2006 10:44 AM EDT --
The Transformation of Beatrix or, Beryl Walks into a Room...
...and the place is immediately fresh and bright. We turn to see a slight, alluring woman dressed in understated elegance. . . . more
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April 24, 2007 06:43 PM EDT --
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day. What's that, you ask? Briefly, it is the upshot of a generational war going on in and around the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America—the . . . more
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August 20, 2006 12:40 PM EDT --
Though I read this book shortly after it came out in late June, it has taken me quite some time to gather my thoughts about it.
For me, Blood and Iron, is a problem book. Elizabeth Bear has previously . . . more
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August 27, 2006 04:05 PM EDT --
Few adults who had young children in 1996 will forget the Elmo fever that swept the nation as Tickle Me, Elmo become the "must have" toy of the Christmas season. Anyone who unfamiliar with the . . . more
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November 25, 2007 06:25 PM EST --
After attempting such occupations as air traffic controller, real estate agent, apartment manager, etc., I have found a field of endeavor that is personally rewarding -- publishing. As an air traffic . . . more
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