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Abundant Books
http://abundantbooks.blogspot.com/ The blog of a self confessed book addict. Reviews and musing about what, where and how she reads. She is a teach...
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Mar 19 2007, 11:22 PM EDT by Anonymous
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Adventure by the Book: Fiction
Ah, the lure of the open road, or the open water, or simply the great unknown. Adventure fiction can be even more powerful than nonfiction (the b...
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Jul 27 2006, 7:14 PM EDT by
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Australian Fiction
The text or subtext of much Australian fiction is both the vastness of the continent and its settlement by British convicts. Australian novels co...
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Jul 27 2006, 7:18 PM EDT by
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Boys Coming of Age
Boys becoming men is an enduring theme in fiction. It’s difficult to find anyone who didn’t read at least one of the two best-known (and best)...
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Jul 31 2006, 3:31 PM EDT by
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Canadian Fiction
The most prestigious literary prize in Canada is the Governor-General’s Literary Award, established in 1937. Anyone interested in sampling outsta...
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Jul 27 2006, 7:21 PM EDT by
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Ciao, Italia!
You could probably spend more time reading these books about Italy than you’ll ever have to vacation there. Now, I’m not necessarily recommending...
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Jul 27 2006, 7:37 PM EDT by
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Literary Lives: The Americans
If you want to know more about a writer, either before or after reading his or her books, here are some top-notch literary biographies. Ever ...
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Jul 27 2006, 7:41 PM EDT by
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Southern-Fried Fiction
From my reading of Southern novels, I’ve retained many images: the scent of magnolias wafting through the still, hot, moist air; a group of women...
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Jul 27 2006, 7:44 PM EDT by
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down
I'd love to read other people's reviews of Babs H. Deal’s The Walls Came Tumbling Down. What is it that Nancy Pearl loves so much that she rereads it every few years?
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Aug 2 2008, 10:45 AM EDT by
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Tickle Your Funny Bone
Start reading some of these books and you’ll find yourself falling off your chair, you’ll be laughing so hard. Beware! Right from the dedicat...
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Jul 27 2006, 7:47 PM EDT by
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Time Travel
Who hasn’t thought at one time or another about how exciting it would be to travel through time? And who, following that thought, hasn’t come fac...
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Jul 27 2006, 7:48 PM EDT by
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Western Fiction
Given the magnificence of the landscape, the vast distances, and the wide scope of the historical events that occurred there, it is not surprisin...
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Jul 31 2006, 3:35 PM EDT by
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Who, in your opinion, is the best romance writer alive today?
There are many romance writers around today. Some are well-known, others not so much. Who is the best writer? Not necessarily the most popular, or the...
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Sep 22 2007, 1:57 PM EDT by
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