February 2012
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POC Reading Challenge Part 2
As y’all may know I am participating in a POC reading challenge for 2012. The details are in an earlier post (or click the picture) but basically my goal is this year is to only read books by or about people of color. I just finished the Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner Half-Blood Blues and loved it. It exposed me to an aspect of Black history I had never learned. I may write a review soon.
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The hardest thing about editing is not the editing...
n-kita:
The hardest part is being nice to your author when they write like an idiot.
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ahoneynut said: where do you get your books?...
I have lots of books (at least 20) that I have not read at all or have not read in a long time. I’ll draw from those for the #POCreadingchallenge. After that I will most likely buy books, borrow books from friends, or make the long trek to the library. Hope that answers your question!
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January 2012
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POC Reading Challenge!
As much as I would love to try the #50bookchallenge, I know myself. I don’t read quickly enough. So instead I will take the Level 5 POC challenge! The goal is to read between 16 and 25 books in which the protagonist or author is a person of color. My goal will be to have every book I read this year be a “POC” book. Exciting!
Here are the ones I’ve completed so far:
The...
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My Literary Agent Wish List
I’m not an agent yet but I spend a lot of time considering what kind of manuscripts I’d like to see in my future inbox. Most of these are things I like to read or wish I could read more of. Future clients take note!
Fiction
Well-researched historical fiction with a strong personal narrative.
Character-driven speculative fiction with impeccable world-building.
Contemporary YA
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On Public Relations: Hierarchy of Book... →
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Hierarchy of Book Publishing The Top 100 (circa 2012)
1). Brand-name authors (still)
Stephen King (since 1974)
John Grisham (1989)
Patricia Cornwell (1990)
Jodi Picoult (1992)
Nicholas Sparks (1996)
Jennifer Weiner (2001)
Etc.
2). Self-published authors with proven track…
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Letters from Kids to God
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baby, i'm howling for you. ♥: At the midnight... →
pretty-eyed:
When we’re getting ready to go to the theater:
In the car on the way to the theater:
When we’re in the theater lobby, ready to buy a ticket:
Upon sitting down in the theater:
Watching the trailers and just thinking, “This isn’t The Avengers.”
Hearing one of my…
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December 2011
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Something Fierce - Review
Title: Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter
Author: Carmen Aguirre
Genre: Memoir
Length: 277 pgs
First line of the book: “As my mother bit into her Big Mac, her glasses caught the reflection of a purple neon light somewhere behind me.”
Summary: [From inside flaps] On September 11, 1973, a violent coup removed Salvador Allende, the democratically elected socialist president of...
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Hey Fran Hey: The "Your 5 Favorite Things"... →
heyfranhey:
Most product giveaways are sponsored by beauty brands, so mixing them up is usually not an option. Or bloggers will just send you products that work for them! lol. I’ve decided to switch it up a bit. This giveaway will be a box of YOUR favorite hair products. FIVE of them, to be exact. If…
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“Langston Hughes didn’t write the poem “A Dream Deferred” just because he thought...”
– Poor Black Kids Need To Learn To Read, Use Diigo Sez White Dude In Forbes (via thetart)
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My magazine
I’ve been slacking. But it is definitely still on the list. That list just happens to be long as hell… I’m done with exams now though so I should have more time. The next major thing I need to do web layout and design. Shouldn’t be too hard… I think. :P
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Update on Life
I’m happy. I only have 3 more months of school (EVER!!!) and I know exactly what I want to do when I’m done. I’m slowly conquering my crippling fear of failure with my faith. God did not bring me this far only to let me fall.
My next steps are to keep moving forward and take every opportunity as it comes.
Your turn! How are you?
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The Sky's Dark Labyrinth - Review
Genre: Historical Fiction
Length: 280 pgs
First line of the book: “Scarlet robes were the only sure way to achieve anonymity in public.”
Summary: [From back of the book] The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth follows the stories of Johannes Kepler—a German Lutheran and the first man to distill how stars and planets moved according to mathematical laws—and Galileo Galilei. An Italian Catholic, Galileo...
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Upcoming Book Reviews
The Return
The Hunger Games Trilogy
The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth
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Setting the record straight - again.
oh-so-coco:
The other evening I was asked to join an interesting group of doctors, editors, models and lawyers to speak with Dr. Herzog director of the Massachusetts General Hospital about his work with CFDA’s Health Initiative. Along with fellow model Doutzen Kroes, I had the chance to speak before the group. Today I’ve seen some positive and some rather negative feedback regarding the parts...