The Best Reader [07/13/12] 

  • The Man Who Loved Jane Austen — Sally Smith O'Rourke

    I just finished reading "The Man Who Loved Jane Austen" and was delightfully surprised.From Amazon.com..."New York artist Eliza Knight stumbles across an antique dressing table that includes the added bonus of secreted letters, apparently between Jane Austen and a real-life Mr. Darcy. Caught up in her romantic notions about Austen…

  • Before the Bell Rings 7.13.10

    This past weekend I returned to Bismarck, ND to watch Dan swim competitively at a meet (my first swim meet EVER!). I also made a trip down to Aberdeen for my best friend Mary's final bridal shower before the wedding.On Thursday, Dan took me to the zoo in Bismarck and then we went to a movie (The Last Airbender). On Friday, after h…

  • Wintergirls — Laurie Halse Anderson

    "I feel like I've been humanized by this novel — that I have a deeper understanding and a deeper empathy for girls who struggle with eating disorders... I remember this feeling of suffocation while listening, like I couldn't bare to go on but I didn't dare stop." — Miss RemmersRelease Date: March 2009Publisher: Viking JuvenileChal…

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