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August’s Book of the Month

Posted by Ranjana On August - 1 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Every month the readheads pick one book that all three of us read and review. Our book for August is Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. Synopsis from Publisher’s Weekly: Quentin Coldwater, a Brooklyn high school student devoted to a children’s series set in the Narnia-like world of Fillory, is leading an aimless existence until he’s tapped to enter a mysterious portal that leads to Brakebills College, an exclusive academy where he’s taught...

New in Books – 8/1/10

Posted by Kim On August - 1 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
It’s been a long time, but the readheads are back in full force for the month of August! And to start it off, here’s what’s going on in the publishing world:
  • JK Rowling still battling over plagiarism charges.
  • Eoin Colfer to

Teaser Tuesdays 6/29/10

Posted by Ranjana On June - 29 - 20102 COMMENTS

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading, where we share a “teaser” from a book we’re currently reading. Want to join in? Here’s what you do:
  1. Find a book you’re currently reading
  2. Share two sentences from a random page
  3. Comment...

New in Books – 6/27/10

Posted by Kim On June - 27 - 20101 COMMENT
And here we are at the last Sunday in June. How did that happen? As the month comes to a close, here’s what’s been going on in the literary world:
  • This past week, Bravo’s reality show “Work of Art” was given the task of designing a book cover for one of the classics. See if you agree with the selected winner here.
  • And speaking of book covers, AIGA’s 2010 jury has released their...

Teaser Tuesdays 6/22/10

Posted by Ranjana On June - 22 - 20103 COMMENTS
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading, where we share a “teaser” from a book we’re currently reading. Want to join in? Here’s what you do:
  1. Find a book you’re currently reading
  2. Share two sentences from a random page
  3. Comment on this post to share them with us! Don’t forget to include the title & author as well.
Sina’s current read:...

Teaser Tuesdays 6/15/10

Posted by Ranjana On June - 15 - 20106 COMMENTS
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading, where we share a “teaser” from a book we’re currently reading. Want to join in? Here’s what you do:
  1. Find a book you’re currently reading
  2. Share two sentences from a random page
  3. Comment on this post to share them with us! Don’t forget to include the title & author as well.
This week Kim and Sina aren’t...

New In Books 6/14/10

Posted by Ranjana On June - 14 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
A little late with our usual link-round up this week, but just think of this as your reward for getting through another Monday! Kick back and enjoy:

Playing Catch Up With Books of the Month

Posted by Ranjana On June - 11 - 20101 COMMENT
I’ve been pretty bad about reviewing our past books of the month, which is unfortunate because I actually have read all of them! To save you from some epic tl;dr and as the only way to finally be done with these books, I’m jamming them all into one post. This way I can give some short commentary instead of headdesking my way through full-fledged reviews for each book. January’s...

Teaser Tuesdays 6/8/10

Posted by Ranjana On June - 8 - 20107 COMMENTS
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly book meme hosted by Should Be Reading, where we share a “teaser” from a book we’re currently reading. Want to join in? Here’s what you do:
  1. Find a book you’re currently reading
  2. Share...

June’s Book of the Month

Posted by Kim On June - 6 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Every month the readheads pick one book that all three of us read and review. Our book for June is Erica Bauermeister’s first novel The School of Essential Ingredients.
Synopsis from Publisher’s Weekly: In this remarkable debut, Bauermeister creates a captivating world where the pleasures and particulars of sophisticated food come to mean much more than simple epicurean indulgence. Respected chef and restaurateur Lillian has spent much of her...