2009′s Holiday Haul

I must have been good last year because Santa brought me lots of books for Christmas. I thought I would share some of the wonderful books I received as gifts this holiday season: Pride & Prejudice (Graphic Novel) by Nancy Butler, Jane Austen, and Hugo Petrus I love Pride & Prejudice so I was very happy to find this book under the tree this year! I think it’s a great idea to turn classic books into graphic novels so that you can see visual renditions of your favorite characters. The cover alone cracks me up – “How to Cure Your Boy-Crazy Sisters!” and “Bingleys Bring Bling to Britain.” Top Chef: The Quickfire Cookbook I’m a big fan of Top Chef so I was excited to receive The Quickfire Cookbook. It’s a collection of recipes from Quickfire challenges from all six seasons of the show. It’s packed with beautiful photos of [...]

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Friday News Roundup, November 6, 2009

Here are some book related stories that have been in the news this week: Entertainment Weekly has the first chapter of the Twilight parody, Nightlight. (EW) Mattie Stepanek’s mother, Jeni, has written a new book about his life. Good Morning America has an excerpt. (GMA) Are ebooks and the price war changing the publishing industry? (PBS) The family of Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, is battling over his estate. Things are complicated because he and his girlfriend of 32 years never married and he didn’t leave a will. (The Guardian) Lucy Maud Montgomery’s final Anne of Green Gables book reveals a darker side of the Blythes. (The Globe and Mail) 10 cool bookends for the bibliophile in your life. The Star Wars trash compactor bookends are awesome. (Oddee) The top 5 books on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List: THE LOST SYMBOL, by [...]

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