lit*chick

Two Things

1. I am stunned by the news that Dewey of The Hidden Side of a Leaf (the mama of book blogging, in my eyes) is no longer with us. My deepest condolences to her family and friends.

2. Frances at Nonsuch Book is giving away ABC3D - go here & enter.

Later today, the Gift Guide will be up with an extensive list of CALENDARS. See you then.

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Runnin' On Empty

I'm still here...just worn down from a nasty chest cold and a couple crazier than usual weeks. Bookclub questions for both Olive Kitteridge and Tethered will go up later today. And I'm putting some spit & polish on reviews of The Boomer Burden, Chez Moi, and The Hearts of Horses. 

And check out these happenings around book blogland:

• A new site called the Book Trib - collecting the latest news from book blogs. Fun.

• Booking Mama talks about the new web series Novel Adventurs - where a bookclub goes beyond the discussion. Planning to watch?

• Please read this post at Both Eyes about our good friend Trish. Good grief.

It's not too late to join the Flickr group for One Good Loaf, which enters you to win this:

   which is nice.

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It's All in a Name...

I received an email from Kelly at The Love Coach blog. She and Alisa have me listed in their 50 Best Chick Lit Blogs. I appreciate the shout-out, especially since I have 3 kids and don't read a ton of chick lit.  It also means someone found me in this tangled web o'blogs. And I am a chick with a blog called lit*chick, right?   Instead of graciously accepting a linky loo, I have to analyze...so

Thanks Love Coach Peeps. Maybe I should change my name to Book Coach. Then I can wear a whistle. And mete out penalties for reading fouls.

In order to properly earn my place on the list..I've requested this for my next review copy:

...he was all yellow.

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Words to Mouth

Carrie found me via goodreads, and I immediately checked out her blog - Words to Mouth. It is filled with author interviews and giveaways.

Recently, Grammar Girl's new book was highlighted in my Coming Soon section. Carrie interviewed GG and is giving away a copy of the book here. So go check that out. Afterwards, we can debate the supposably/supposedly thing. Ooh that supposably really bugs me. And to find out it's a real word goes against everything I believe what proper grammar should be. But that's okay - I'm no grammar girl.

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