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Monthly Archives: July 2012

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Angelmaker, by Nick Harkaway

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Kaila
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Release date: March 20th 2012 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Genre: ummm…good question. Science fiction, noir, steampunk, I guess Pages: 482 See the book on: Amazon | Goodreads Format: Hardcover My rating: 2/5 Summary from Goodreads: From the acclaimed author of … Continue reading →

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Author Interview! Nora Zelevansky (Semi-Charmed Life)

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Kaila
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In Nora Zelevansky’s hilarious debut, Semi-Charmed Life, an Upper West Side naïf, Beatrice Bernstein, gets swept up in the seemingly magical life of socialite Veruca Pfeffernoose, while ghost writing her blog. Veruca’s glitteringly opulent world soon seduces Beatrice away from … Continue reading →

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The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale for $1.99

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Kaila
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The Kindle edition of Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl is currently on sale through Amazon for only $1.99. There’s no time limit up on it, but I suggest grabbing it while you can. See my review of it here!

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The Hobbit Production Diary: Last Day on Set

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Kaila
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I am far from evangelical about The Lord of the Rings movies. I loved the books too much for the movies to ever live up to it, and I’m such a nerd that changing continuity or character’s motivations causes some … Continue reading →

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Stumptown Books on Twitter! (finally)

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Kaila
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Well I finally took the plunge today and made a Twitter account. This blog has taught me a lot over the past 8 months that I’ve had it, but I have fought TOOTH AND NAIL against starting a Twitter account. … Continue reading →

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Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Kaila
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Release date: 1908 – 1939 Publisher: L.C. Page & Co. Genre: Children’s fiction Pages: The entire series is about 2000 pages See the books on: Amazon | Goodreads Format: E-book (a few of these are available through Project Gutenberg) My … Continue reading →

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Semi-Charmed Life Event at Powell’s July 23rd

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Kaila
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In Nora Zelevansky’s hilarious debut, Semi-Charmed Life, an Upper West Side naïf, Beatrice Bernstein, gets swept up in the seemingly magical life of socialite Veruca Pfeffernoose, while ghost writing her blog. Veruca’s glitteringly opulent world soon seduces Beatrice away from … Continue reading →

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Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time #6), by Robert Jordan

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Kaila
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Release date: November 15th 1995 Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Genre: Fantasy Pages: 1011 See the book on: Amazon | Goodreads Format: E-book My rating: 5/5 Summary from Goodreads: In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Fires … Continue reading →

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Eva, by Peter Dickinson

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Kaila
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Release date: 1988 Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Young adult science fiction; dystopia Pages: 219 See the book on: Amazon | Goodreads Format: E-book My rating: 3/5 Summary from Goodreads: THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD EVA wakes up in the hospital unable to remember anything since … Continue reading →

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The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time #5), by Robert Jordan

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Kaila
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Release date: October 15th 1993 Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Genre: Fantasy Pages: 989 See the book on: Amazon | Goodreads Format: E-book My rating: 4/5 Summary from Goodreads: In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Shadow … Continue reading →

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