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good day! nice blog you have there… way to go, book lovers! 
I know you write all about books but you’ve been tagged. Please write in your own creative way. http://crazycatsville.i.ph/blogs/crazycatsville/2008/05/21/tagged/
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Hi! Nice site here. Ilove books, too. Too bad I’m so busy with work and other stuff also. Thanks for the comment on my latest post.
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If you have no time to read Professor Randy Pausch’s wildly popular guide to life, you can watch his Last Lecture presentation via Youtube. I wish I could have seen the original though.
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Synopsis from Amazon.com:
Devil May Care is the newest installment in the iconic James Bond series. The book will be released worldwide on Ian Fleming’s birthday, May 28. Written by novelist Sebastian Faulks, Devil May Care is set in the cold war, picking up where Fleming left off in 1966 with Octopussy and The Living Daylights. Faulks, writing as Ian Fleming, has created the perfect continuation of the James Bond legacy. Devil May Care features all the glamour, thrills, and excitement that one would expect from any adventure involving Bond . . . James Bond.
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Bookcrossing.com is a website for book swapping or book hunting. The idea is that you can advertise your books for sharing and leave your books in a specific location where other members can find them. I found this website from a magazine months ago but haven’t got the time to try it out.
There have been no books swapped in the Philippines yet. If you are able to try this book-swapping system already, please tell me if it works and what books were exchanged. Thanks
Summary from the website below
I got suckered into reading The Year of Magical Thinking by journalist Joan Didion because I was drawn to the title because The Year of Magical Thinking seem to oddly define an experience I been through. Then, I opened the book and realized it was an autobiography of Didion’s grief over her husband’s death and her daugther’s sickness.
The writing is indeed solid but too heavy for my taste. However, I realized how tough it is to be a woman because they put meaning in everything. Anything can set them crying from specks of dust, a postcard to a whole city. I can’t imagine myself living in such hypermania.
Then, to add to their extreme sensitivity, life decides to give them the responsibility of raising a family. It is a meltdown just waiting to happen but it surprisingly doesn’t occur. This leaves me with nothing to do but greet all mamas out there a well deserved HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
The Year of Magical Thinking is available at National Bookstore
Official Play Website: The Year of Magical Thinking
Two years ago, contraversial author James Frey was Oprah-fied for fabricating his autobiography about recovering from substance abuse. He is now seeking real life redemption with his upcoming book Bright Shiny Morning that is now properly labeled under fiction. The new book looks like another redeption story about lost addicts trying to find salvation in Los Angeles.
I have nothing against James Frey because I loved A Million Little Pieces. However, I think that it is a cheat to call Bright Shiny Morning as his debut into the world of fiction when his other two books were fabrications.
Anyway, let’s see if the public and Oprah has already forgiven James Frey for toying with their emotions when his new books comes out this May 13.
Author Website: James Frey
If you are a fan of Neil Gaiman, you must know that his favorite child now is his work called the The Graveyard Book. He has been plugging it a lot in his frequently updated blog.
However, if you can’t wait for it, Neil just published his latest children’s book with Gris Grimly called The Dangerous Alphabet. It is odd that he didn’t even mention when he dropped by Manila late last year. I guess he is thinking that The Graveyard Book will be his cash cow so he is focusing all his energies on that project.
You’ve officially reached the height of book geekiness when you’ve read…
The book is a compilation of interviews from the San Francisco Literature magazine called The Believer. I think you can inject a gallon of geekiness to your veins if sentences like
Writing is physical for me. I always have the sense that words are coming out of my body…I can even hear the words being written.
seem to thrill you. What’s the geekiest thing you’ve read? Feel free to leave comments below.
The Bookshelf wants to know how do you like bookmarking your favorite reads? The bookmark above records how long you have been reading. I personally don’t use bookmarks or time my literature. My quirk is that I usually start reading at beginning of a chapter and stop when that chapter ends. How about you? Do you time your reading habits? Do you make dogears? Tell us all about it!
Fully Booked at Fort Bonifacio is such a monster store that some of the good stuff gets piled underneath their new stocks. For example, Agatha Christie’s classic mysteries turned into graphic novels are hidden in the corner of the sci-fi basement section. Fortunately for us, Fully Booked lent The Bookshelf comic versions of Agatha Christie’s Death on The Nile and Murder on The Orient Express. Below are some previews from Death on the Nile.
Book bites: Death on The Nile was adapted in a film, a theatrical play, a radio play, a comic book, and a videogame.
Agatha Christie Graphic Novels Available at Fully Booked
Author Website: Agatha Christie
According to Esquire and GQ writer Jeff Gordinier’s new book, the answer is yes. I have read an excerpt from US Today and the author’s pop meditations can shape up as this year’s Freakanomics. Click the more button to know more about the book.
Author Website: Jeff Gordinier
I try to stay away from books with heavily marketed authors. It is because I like the experience of finding new writers with unique voices. Book buying becomes a treasure hunt when you find literature that no one has discovered yet.
Recently though, I have been infected by the marketing buzz of James Patterson’s teen series Maximum Ride about teens with wings. The series that is on its 4th book already will be turned into a movie. If you think it is a good ride to make my imagination fly away, just leave your comments in the blog. thanks
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Sophie Dahl is the granddaughter of famous author Roald Dahl (Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach) and also the inspiration for his character Sophie in the book BFG (Big Friendly Giant). She is currently a model in the U.K and contributing editor for Men’s Vogue. Like her grandfather, she writes shorts stories and will have her second novel out soon. Click the link below for news of Sophie Dahl from Entertainment Weekly.
Have you had a book that can’t seem to finish? You know those books that were enchanting at the beginning but seem to lose steam due to page count or the simple fact that something more interesting came along. I use to have one long term book affair. Now, it has become two affairs.
I grew up on learning the ABCs from Dr. Seuss and Sesame Street. This colorful type of education I believe raised me to have POP style sensibilities. Hence, my unfortunate love for Justin Timberlake and American Idol. If I could turn back the clock, I wish that I grew up on Marion Bataille’s ABC3D. I would have probably turned into a hip beatnik. View the video below to see how to make your kid the coolest kat on the block.
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Remember the preschool diversion called the Mr. Men series? The children’s series has a new TV show in Cartoon Network. Browse their website, watch the clips, download the wallpapers and share your love for the Mr.Men. It is definitely better than Youtube. The actual videos from the site can’t be posted though. So, I decided to post preview clips from Youtube below. Enjoy!
Last Sunday, the New York Times had an amusing musing on choosing your mate based on the books that they read. All I can say is that I am not raising my kids with someone who thinks The Secret or Da Vinci Code is the answer to all of life’s problems. It is a definite "I don’t" in the wedding altar. What are your literary dealbreakers?
Read the article by clicking the link below:
I have been hunting for sheep lately. I mean a wooly detective story starring sheep entitled Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. If you bring me the bounty, I might give you a prize. Below is the cute synopsis that reads like a farm fresh spin on the detective genre.
If you find yourself buying a book without reading the synopsis, the most probable cause is Chip Kidd. He has designed the books jackets of Michael Crichton, Dean Kootz, Haruki Murakami, James Ellroy and other famous authors. Aside from having a knack for visuals, he also has a talent for giving a laugh out loud lectures on design. You can see a sneak peak of his oddball humor below. It is a promotional video for his novel The Learners.
Chip also spruced up his website and added his latest works like the one below.
More Chip Kidd
I think it is appropriate that we start our book love with the wisdom of Lemony Snicket. He is the author of the goth children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Below is a Snickism on literature from Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid.
No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don’t read is often as important as what you do read.
So, what are we about? Please read our blog description on the sidebar.
Author Website: Lemony Snicket
