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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Contemporary Fiction 2001 Penguin Press Quit on 4/19/08 Rating: DNF Book Description Barcelona,...

The Girl With No Shadow by Joanne Harris Contemporary Fiction 2008 William Morrow (Harper Collins) Finished on 4/15/08 Rating: 4.5/5 (Terri...

Valentines by Ted Kooser Poetry 2008 University of Nebraska Press Finished on 4/1/08 Rating: 3.5/5 (Good) For Valentine's Day 1986, Ted...

Don't be fooled by the sign! 6 walks in 2 days! Our new oasis! Current temp: 79 (F) Whoohooo! Another gorgeous Sunday, walking in the pa...

Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos Contemporary Fiction 2005 Dutton Finished on 4/3/08 Rating: 4.75/5 (Fabulous!) "My ...

Go, Pat!!! Awards: Orange Prize Shortlist Long on Debut Novels Three of the six authors named to the Orange Prize shortlist are being hon...

Is winter really over? Is it safe to say we won't see any more of this? It sure feels like this was the longest winter ever ! I didn...

Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous day. Sunny, blue sky with temps in the low 60s. Annie got to go on two long walks: first with me throug...

It's always nice to look back on the month and see that there were a few books that I truly loved. Not only were they great reads, but t...

The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg Nonfiction - Memoir 2008 Knopf Finished on 3/30/08 Rating: 2/5 (Fair) ARC - Due out on May 6, 2008 Bo...

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert Nonfiction - Memoir/Spiritual...

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak Young Adult Fiction 2006 Knopf Originally published in Australia in 2002 as The Messenger Finished on 3/...