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Feb.16.2013
Glad as I am to note that Kafka's The Metamorphosis is on this list, it was not a book offered to me in high school. Nor were a few of the others. However, I have read most of them, and perhaps will catch up on the first of my 'Rs' by reading the rest.
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Sep.19.2012
All power to the authors of YA (Young Adult) books. I do not mind who is reading these books as long as books are being read. Perhaps the designation of the reader audience might be a bit skewed, but people in this broad(er) age range will keep on reading books. This is the important thing.
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Jul.21.2012
When all is said - though far from done - I do not mind the form of the book being sold, just that books are selling. Some decry the success of Hunger Games and Fifty Shades of Grey and (even) Harry Potter because of the level of the writing. I say, pray to whichever God you happen to believe...
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Apr.15.2012
And many Harry Potter fans will say that they are adult enough. Well, Harry (and Hermione) certainly growed in the course of their saga. And the books were favourites of millions of adult readers. But, this new novel, The Casual Vacancy (which is, by the way, a great title), is aimed at (and...
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Feb.24.2012
I would, too. In fact, I have a number of adult novels. I am willing to undercut JK Rowling by a few (just a few) millions on an advance. Still, I fully admit she earns every farthing.
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JK Rowling and the dangerous leap: Harry Potter author hopes to be just as...
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Oct.23.2011
I was bullied in school from Kindergarten up to the 7th grade. Mainly, because I could not speak English and later
because I had hair down to my waist, full lips (which I hated then) and I was super thin. I know how it feels to be bullied
and to be the bully. After the 7th grade throughout the 10th...
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Sep.10.2011
Madame Floretta "Fern" De Villiers is the author of TheFurFiles, a weekly advice column. Think Ann Landers meets Family Guy or Martha Stewart meets Dane Cook. It is relationship advice for the love challenged!
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Dear Fern,
The other day, I asked my girlfriend if she...
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Jul.22.2011
Adult Hardcover Sales Down 23% This YearBy Jason Boog
According to Association of American Publishers (AAP) sales figures for the first half of 2011, adult paperback is the most popular trade category. However, paperback sales dipped nearly 18 percent and hardcover sales fell 23 percent compared...
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Apr.14.2010
Note: As summer again approaches many of my friends begin to plan for long-awaited time away. This got me to thinking about my own vacation experiences as a child. Enjoy.
Part of my responsibilities since I am currently living BAH[1] has been to ‘house-sit’ (who knew a house needed sitting...
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Mar.28.2010
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Imaginary-Friends/Yolanda-Jackson/e/9781608620173/ Chapter OneEveryone had or has imaginary friends; what do yours tell you to do? Well, I’ll tell you about my friends. Back in the 1980's, I was living the worthless life of an abused child, one that society doesn’t...
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