We’re Listening: Audiobook Week Day 3 #JIAM #listenlit #audiobookweek

Laurie C — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:16:56 +0000

Midweek Meme for Day 3 of Audiobook Week hosted by Devourer of Books

Current/most recent audiobook
The Technologists by Matthew Pearl, narrated by Stephen Hoye (Random House Audio, 2012)

Audiobook Week: How Do You Choose Audiobooks? #JIAM #listenlit #audiobookweek

Laurie C — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:19:30 +0000

Today is the second day of We’re Listening: Audiobook Week 2013. Hosted for the fourth year by Jen at Devourer of Books, Audiobook Week runs June 17–21. It’s a fun way to find [...]

2012-2013, My Audiobook Year

Laurie C — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:53:48 +0000

Today is the first day of We’re Listening: Audiobook Week 2013. Hosted for the fourth year by Jen at Devourer of Books, Audiobook Week runs June 17–21. It’s a fun way to find [...]

It’s Humor, Folks!: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Laurie C — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:54:39 +0000

There were so many excerpts from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother audiobook by Amy Chua that I wanted someone else to listen to, that I was sorry I didn’t listen to this when [...]

What Survives from a Flooded Town: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara

Laurie C — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:56:47 +0000

In Cascade, a memorable first novel by short story writer Maryanne O’Hara, a small town faces the loss of itself and its history for the sake of urban progress and the promise of cash from the state government, which [...]

Love on the Fringe: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Laurie C — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:43:26 +0000

1. Love–Fiction. 2. Dating (Social Customs)–Fiction. 3. High Schools–Fiction. 4. Schools–Fiction. These library catalog subject headings usually signal a YA love story, often one that teachers and high school librarians will love, and so it is with Eleanor & Park, the second novel by Rainbow [...]

Weekend Cooking: Gluten-Free Baking

Laurie C — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:17:06 +0000

Weekend Cooking is a weekly feature hosted by Beth Fish Reads linking up food-related posts. Click here to check out Weekend Cooking posts from Beth Fish Reads [...]

SYNC Summer ’13 Opens with a Splash

Laurie C — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:35:29 +0000

Mermaids, monsters, and mistaken identities start off the summer of free audiobook downloads from SYNC with a splash. Hosted by AudioFile Magazine, SYNC offers a whole summer of free, legal audiobook downloads – a new pairing of a [...]

Chronic Underachiever Makes Good: The Choke Artist by David Yoo

Laurie C — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:30:43 +0000

Don’t let the innocent-looking boy on the cover of David Yoo‘s The Choke Artist: Confessions of a Chronic Underachiever fool you into thinking this hilarious memoir about coming of age Asian in a sea of white faces [...]

Armchair BEA 2013 Wrap-Up

Laurie C — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:46:50 +0000

Armchair BEA ends today, so instead of leaving BEA (Book Expo America) and the 90°F heat of Manhattan about now, I’ve been plopped on the couch in air-conditioned comfort for the past hour and a half. I didn’t have a lot of time to participate fully [...]

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