The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazonby David GrannHardcover: 9780385513531, Doubleday (Random House), $27.50Paperback: 9781400078455, Vintage (Random House), $15.95This was the most fascinating book I've read in a long time. It combines the very best of good reporting, action-adventure novel, history, anthropology, and biography. David Grann seamlessly weaves together … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost City of Z by David Grann
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Book Review: The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett
The Clothes They Stood Up Inby Alan BennettOut-of-print hardcover: 9780375503061Paperback: The Clothes They Stood Up In and the Lady in the Van, 9780812969658, Random House, $14Why, you might ask, did I give you the out-of-print hardcover edition ISBN? Because it's such a great size - at about 8 inches tall and 5.5 inches wide, this … Continue reading Book Review: The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett
Book Review: Keys to the City by Joel Kostman
Sorry, all, for the long hiatus, and for leaving you with urban fantasy mass markets as the last few posts. I've been reading up a storm in the non-urban-fantasy part of the adult market (okay, and a few U.F. in there, too) and finally have made the time to sit down and tell you about … Continue reading Book Review: Keys to the City by Joel Kostman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book of the Day: King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub & Heckedy Peg by Audrey & Don Wood
Today will actually be a mini-ode to the author/illustrator genius of husband-and-wife team Audrey and Don Wood who publish a lot of work with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.King Bidgood's in the BathtubHardcover: 9780152427306, $17Paperback: 9780152054359, $7.99A Caldecott Honor-winner, this book is a true delight to both read and look through, as there is so much happening … Continue reading Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book of the Day: King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub & Heckedy Peg by Audrey & Don Wood
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book of the Day: Guyku by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Introducing the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book of the Day series!This series is pretty self-indulgent for me, as it combines my intern life at HMH and one of my favorite blogging exercises - a picturebook series.First up in the series is a book coming out this fall:Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boysby Bob Raczka, illustrated … Continue reading Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book of the Day: Guyku by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
I’d like to thank the Academy (Part 2)…
Thank you to The Fourth Musketeer for this great honor!I apologize to you, Fourth Musketeer, and everyone else for being MIA. I'm still trying to figure out how to fit blogging into my new Boston life. I think I'm finally figuring it out, though, and today will be the start of my Boston blogging phase.In … Continue reading I’d like to thank the Academy (Part 2)…
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