Category Archives: book reviews

Who wants to read it next?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Marilyn Monroe, the Biography, by Donald Spoto, kept me up all night.  I finished it Monday.  Couldn’t sleep after.  Reading her biography was like watching a horror movie.  I wanted to cry out- “No, don’t go in there!  Turn around! … Continue reading →

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Sticky.

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Some things are just sticky, you know?  Honey, syrup, melted chocolate, kids’ fingers.  Or, on the other hand, genre fiction like Lawrence Block’s dark and stark yet  luminous prose– which I rediscovered last year, or the disorientation of The Other … Continue reading →

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Raptors, Reincarnation, Free Books and Birthdays.

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Julia Barrett

First of all, let’s get one thing straight–  I cried myself sick the day I turned 30 and I’ve refused to officially acknowledge any birthday since.  Are we clear? Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s move … Continue reading →

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Romantic Comedy, a cool book trailer, and A Game of Thrones – Does it get any better than this?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Julia Barrett

A friend of mine, JW Manus, has updated and re-released a romantic comedy – Suite Assumptions.  This is one fun read, and I’m not just sayin’ that because I’ve already read it. It’s a steal at $1.99! On her first … Continue reading →

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If I hear the word, MARKETING, one more time…

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Julia Barrett

From In Plain Sight…. Marshall:  Patience, grasshopper. Mary:  Suck it, sensei. I read a post earlier today all about marketing (author marketing) on a go-to site.  But I could not disagree more with the author’s take on marketing. I read … Continue reading →

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