Spotlight: From Megabat with Love by Anna Humphrey

It's Valentine's Day, and Megabat wants to show Bird Girl that he loves her. But how? Easy! The next laugh-out-loud entry in this illustrated chapter book...

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Black Woods Blue Sky By Eowyn Ivey

The writing, however, is beautiful and the story is haunting. Black Woods, Blue Sky is a dark and sad book, exploring relationships and trust...

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Fun Facts Friday: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur

Hector St. John de Crèvecœur was a French-American author, diplomat, and farmer. He is remembered mostly for his book Letters from an American Farmer...

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I Escaped From Auschwitz The Shocking True Story Of The World War II Hero Who Escaped The Nazis And

I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba, originally published in the 1960s, is an important testament to courage, honesty, and selfless bravery...

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The Girls Of The Glimmer Factory By Jennifer Coburn

While the book started slowly, I thought the insights into life at Theresienstadt were well written, and the character studies were very interesting...

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Fun Facts Friday: Pierre Beaumarchais

Pierre Beaumarchais (24 January, 1732 – 18 May, 1799) was a French playwright, inventor, diplomat and many other evolution over his life...

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Blood Sweat Chrome The Wild And True Story Of Mad Max Fury Road By Kyle Buchanan

Blood, Sweat & Chrome by Kyle Buchanan is an oral history of the decades it took to make the award winning movie Mad Max: Fury Road. ...

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The 007 Diaries Filming Live And Let Die By Roger Moore

The 007 Diaries: Filming Live and Let Die is honest. Moore loses his temper at the productions, argues with his wife but appreciates his hand in life...

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Fun Facts Friday: Pedro CalderĂłn de la Barca

Pedro Calderón de la Barca (17 January, 1600 – 25 May, 1681) was a Spanish poet and writer. He is one of the premier poets of Spain’s Golden Age...

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Tunnel Of Hope Escape From The Novogrudok Forced Labor Camp By Betty Brodsky Cohen

This book, more than anything, is a tribute to those who crawled to freedom, the Bielski brothers, and the Christians who helped the survivors...

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Feedback Needed…Input Appreciated
Opinion / August 31, 2010

The dog-days of summer are almost gone and the Man of la Book website has been up and running for almost two months. I’ve greatly enjoyed the interaction with other readers and bloggers, as well as the superb interaction within the book blogging / reading community. That being said, I have some questions which I’d like to ask, please feel free to respond to any or all… 1) How do you like the new layout (fonts, back...

#helpotherbookblogs – Help Other Book Review Bloggers
Opinion / August 26, 2010

In an effort to help out our small community why not do something selfless once a day. Pick a book review you liked, which is NOT YOURS, and tweet it to your followers under the hashmark #helpotherbookblogs Don’t forget to leave a comment to that person about how much you like their blog, and that they were your “selfless pick” of the day. Just once a day, or even less – but do it. It won’t hurt you, I pr...

The 50th Book Review Blog Carnival
Opinion / August 22, 2010

I’ll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book! reviews Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith“What do you do as an encore after writing a best seller and trend setter like Pride and Prejudice and Zonbies? Seth Graham-Smith has turned from Jane Austen to Abraham Lincoln.” Primo Reads reviews The Ask by Sam Lipsyte “”The Ask” by Sam Lipsyte is a quick and enjoyable read. This novel is clearly...

Can Literary Success and Quality Co-Exist?
Opinion / August 19, 2010

In a fascinating and insightful article, “A Novelist Re-Imagines Shakespeare’s Juliet — and Challenges Literary Snobbery” in the Wall St. Journal, author Anne Fortier talks about her visit to her homeland of Denmark and the change of perspective about art. Ms. Fortier was having lunch with friends when words like “ambitious” and “commercial” starting to fly around…but not in a good way.This was two days before...

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