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November 8, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Voting is going well for the Beyond Her Book Best Books of 2009.  You have until Wednesday to get your nominations in (up to 3 titles only, please).  On Thursday I'll list the books in the order they received votes, so go to Friday's blog and get your two cents in.  Remember, if you don't vote, you can't complain later.  Now a look at a few more books you might want to vote for.



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November 7, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

Today is National Book Store Day. 

From PW:  More than 100 bookstores across the country are planning to participate in the PW-sponsored event National Bookstore Day this Saturday, November 7. Event organizers are hoping promotions tied to the day will attract local and national media coverage—and, in turn, draw new customers into bookstores. “The number of stores already signed up meets our rosiest hopes for this first year. Many of the stores celebrating National Bookstore Day are recognized nationally as leaders, so we're gratified that this idea has been endorsed by these savvy booksellers,” said Ron Shank, PW group publisher. Among the offerings that bookstores are planning a...Read More

November 6, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (105)

Lists, lists, everywhere are lists.  The best books of 2009 are posted all over the place, but what's that you say?  You've never even heard of some of them?  Well, here's your chance.  The 2009 Beyond Her Book List of Best Books to Read.

Oh, but I'm not making writing the list...you are.  Post your favorite book(s) of 2009 (maximum of 3 please) and I'll compose a list.  The more times a book is recommended, the higher it goes on the list.  It's completely by you, the readers.

You have until Wednesday to comment and then on Thursday I'll post the list.  So, put your thinking hats on and try to remember what you all read this year and what you consider the best of 2009.  You have to post it on the...Read More

November 4, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (14)

Here's the second edition of Christmas books for this year.  The third and final blog will be next Wednesday of all the Christmas books we received.  So get ready for some great holiday reading.


Hot for the Holidays by Angela Knight, Allyson James, Anya Bast, Lora Leigh

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Angela Knight resolves an annual holiday heartache with another Mageverse tale in ...Read More

November 3, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (15)

November 1st was the big day.  NaNoWriMo officially started.  For those not in the know, "National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.

Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lo...Read More