Monthly Archives: October 2008

October 15, 2008

The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon

I’ve found that my Easy Picture Book Roundups are often among my most popular posts,  though honestly I still don’t understand why some posts, sometimes very old and forgotten posts, suddenly attract a few hundred to a few thousand visitors … Continue reading →

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October 14, 2008

Chocolate Cheese Salad

Ok, so first let me say that this post is not a recipe for "chocolate cheese salad"  (ick!)  but rather a cookbook roundup featuring three specialty cookbooks, one for each of these areas.   First up is Trish Deseine’s Chocolate,  a … Continue reading →

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October 13, 2008

Small Town

I suppose I could say that Lawrence Block’s  Small Town is a novel about an attractive, middle-aged art gallery owner who awakens to her sexual potential and becomes something of a dominatrix.   Or I could say it is a … Continue reading →

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October 8, 2008

Home Girl

And then, sometimes,  there are the perks of being a blogging book reviewer.   As when a publicity agent sent me an e-mail offering a review copy of Judith Matloff’s  Home Girl.   Subtitled  "Building A Dream House on a Lawless Block",  … Continue reading →

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