tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post7608365940917238839..comments2024-03-22T07:35:09.284-07:00Comments on Books in the City: Indie Lit Awards- Nominations Open September 1stBooksnychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-18661236049292666662011-09-06T02:55:53.570-07:002011-09-06T02:55:53.570-07:00"Devotion" is on my wishlist as well :)"Devotion" is on my wishlist as well :)Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519013112094411314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-41942416943658633962011-09-05T09:51:11.076-07:002011-09-05T09:51:11.076-07:00Memoirs are one of my weaknesses but I haven't...Memoirs are one of my weaknesses but I haven't read as many as usual so far this year. Alexandra Fuller's new one Cocktails Under the Tree of Forgetfulness and Gail Caldwell's Let's Take the Long Road Home are two of the best I've read this year.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-55040469237189218032011-09-02T17:37:44.416-07:002011-09-02T17:37:44.416-07:00Such diversity! I love memoirs. I would totally no...Such diversity! I love memoirs. I would totally nominate Darin Strauss's Half A Life but I think it was published in 2010.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-2347189480348537782011-09-02T07:53:38.863-07:002011-09-02T07:53:38.863-07:00I just finished Bossypants and thought is was frea...I just finished Bossypants and thought is was freaking hysterical! Great picks.Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-73874125406741212002011-09-02T07:53:34.812-07:002011-09-02T07:53:34.812-07:00I love Bossypants. I thought that book was freakin...I love Bossypants. I thought that book was freaking hysterical!Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-75571573365882116852011-09-02T05:38:03.398-07:002011-09-02T05:38:03.398-07:00I loved Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales f...I loved Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life by Sandra Beasley.<br /><br />I also liked My Korean Deli :)TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-49826714466189239202011-09-01T11:42:51.573-07:002011-09-01T11:42:51.573-07:00Little Princes is an AWESOME book! I loved it. Dev...Little Princes is an AWESOME book! I loved it. Devotion and Dressmaker are on my tbr list.Jennifer | Mrs Q Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531081381712505056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-10216362780551318042011-09-01T10:19:35.388-07:002011-09-01T10:19:35.388-07:00Have you read An Exclusive Love? I loved it. It...Have you read An Exclusive Love? I loved it. It's about the author's grandparents, Holocaust survivors who committed suicide together fifty years later, after the grandfather was diagnosed with a terminal illness. I thought it played with the memoir form in really interesting ways because a large part is a re-imagining of their last day together.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515691973512866876noreply@blogger.com