Comments on Sarah Laurence Blog: Blogger Book Boost

Tessa, thanks! Unaccustomed Earth was so good it ...

2008-12-12T18:01:11.499-05:00

Tessa, thanks! Unaccustomed Earth was so good it deserves duplication. Bee said she wanted it for X-mas too. This has been so much fun, pooling great books from imaginative readers.

Oh goodness, I've just realised that I've duplicat...

2008-12-12T11:57:59.420-05:00

Oh goodness, I've just realised that I've duplicated a book on your list, Sarah. (Unaccustomed Earth.) Yikes - sorry!

The Book Boosts have been fantastic - my Amazon bi...

2008-12-12T11:54:09.640-05:00

The Book Boosts have been fantastic - my Amazon bill is going to go soaring into the sratosphere!

I've finally managed to finish mine - it was all the linking that flummoxed me at first. Now, however, I'm a fundi!

Thanks so much for hosting this, Sarah, it's just wonderful.

Kari and Kijsa, thanks!Bee, JAPRA, Tina and Cindy ...

2008-12-08T18:01:19.160-05:00

Kari and Kijsa, thanks!

Bee, JAPRA, Tina and Cindy thank for your Blogger Book Boost posts today. Very interesting and original suggestions.

Hi Sarah - I enjoyed reading your recommendations ...

2008-12-08T15:11:12.882-05:00

Hi Sarah - I enjoyed reading your recommendations and will be checking out the other posts. I broke out of my blogging slump in order to post on time :) Here is my post with a variety of selections.

Hi Sarah, Here is my entry into the Blogger Book B...

2008-12-08T09:34:31.942-05:00

Hi Sarah, Here is my entry into the Blogger Book Boost-twofer too! http://tinaramsey.blogspot.com/2008/12/blogger-book-boost.html

Sarah, JAPRA and I have both posted our Book Boost...

2008-12-08T08:44:14.955-05:00

Sarah, JAPRA and I have both posted our Book Boosts!

Have a great trip! Loved the book post!blessings, ...

2008-12-07T22:32:17.391-05:00

Have a great trip! Loved the book post!
blessings,
kari & kijsa

Tessa, how nice to reconnect! There are few thing...

2008-12-07T12:33:33.231-05:00

Tessa, how nice to reconnect! There are few things better than a favorite bookstore, but perhaps we can recreate that browsing spirit here. It’s all about sharing books so thank you!

W2W, it sounds like you’ve moved into just the right neighborhood. Books over sweets will be my motto. It is so tempting….

Dave, isn’t that the truth about book tokens? How funny!

Probably my favourite Christmas present is the boo...

2008-12-07T07:32:19.244-05:00

Probably my favourite Christmas present is the book token. Alas, no one likes giving them - including me!

Books have always been my favorite gift. Before we...

2008-12-06T18:01:48.021-05:00

Books have always been my favorite gift. Before we left Illinois last weekend, our new neighbor ran over and handed me one. What a delightful surprise. She said she thought it might come in handy, and boy was she ever right. I will try to get another post in sometime this week and talk a little about it. This boost is just what we all need right now--no calories yet mind-expanding. Thanks, Sarah!

How exciting! Can't WAIT to see all the Blogger B...

2008-12-06T09:25:30.315-05:00

How exciting! Can't WAIT to see all the Blogger Book Boost lists. Thank you so much, Sarah, for initiating this - an absolutely wonderful idea. Especially now that the holiday season is fast approaching. Books play a huge part in the lives of all my family...and many of my friends...so I'll be perusing the lists avidly for ideas. I'll also come back here with a link to my recommendations a bit later.

I, too, love the independents. My favourite book store of all time was on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. We lived there for several years and I spent many absorbing and happy hours in that tiny little shop filled with literary treasures! I do hope they are still going.

Thanks, Tina, I’m looking forward to it.Donna, th...

2008-12-05T20:47:58.255-05:00

Thanks, Tina, I’m looking forward to it.

Donna, that’s great that you’re joining the Blogger Book Boost too. I’ve always loved independent bookstores the best, but the big chains do help keep publishing afloat. It’s not only Borders that is suffering. Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt has an acquisition freeze and has fired close to 200 of their employees including senior editors since their merger. Random House has totally restructured after Doubleday fired 10% of their employees.

Welcome, TSC, and thank you! I love your handle.

Mary Ellen, thanks for the encouragement. I wrote another chapter today. I know the Times Record well; I occasionally pen a political Op. Ed for them. I love that our region has a daily newspaper. Thanks for sharing Andrew’s novel. He’s a follower of this blog too.

Troutbirder, people can click on your name to find your blog and review. I enjoyed it.

Elizabeth, it was such fun meeting you in person! I’ll be blogging about that next week. I’m looking forward to your book suggestions.

Well done, Ms. Wis! Our first hyper link. Gardening books make for great gifts.

Great idea. My blog has a number of book suggestio...

2008-12-05T17:52:36.549-05:00

Great idea. My blog has a number of book suggestions and more coming, probably Monday. In the meantime, I also just did a newspaper column on my choices.

So here goes with your directions:

ARTFUL LIVING

I will do my best to come up with a short list of ...

2008-12-05T17:03:16.874-05:00

I will do my best to come up with a short list of super books for the holidays.
Yes, books make splendid presents - we try to give everyone at least one - light or serious depending.
Your photos are delicious.

Not sure I had the technological finesse to follow...

2008-12-05T09:42:49.565-05:00

Not sure I had the technological finesse to follow the post instructions but I did put a book review on my blog. The subject is Devil's Brood by Sharon Kay Penman. It's a great book!

Sarah, thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm thrille...

2008-12-04T23:18:00.149-05:00

Sarah, thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm thrilled to find out about you, and can't wait to read your new book. I love to read, and it sounds like your subject matter is near and dear to my heart.

I think I read in one of your comments that you are in the Brunswick area - I worked at the newspaper (the Times Record) there for 12 years right after college and loved it!

One of my good friends, also a blogger and also in Maine is working on his latest novel. His first book, Surfacing was terrific. Here's his link: http://andrewscottturner.blogspot.com/

Hey, I am new here! What a great blog :)

2008-12-04T21:14:27.149-05:00

Hey, I am new here! What a great blog :)

This is a great idea. It's true that books, especi...

2008-12-04T20:39:58.984-05:00

This is a great idea. It's true that books, especially good-quality ones, are among the best gifts that can be given or received. I like your recommendations. I will try to post some of my own by the 9th.

I read an article about Border's today. I think it's going to go under, but I hope it doesn't (even though I don't shop there since I have a membership at Barnes & Noble. There are no small independent bookshops around here that I know of, which is sad).

Okay, I found two garden book (by the same author)...

2008-12-04T20:19:33.105-05:00

Okay, I found two garden book (by the same author). I will be posting it next week so I'll come back with the link once I do.

Welcome back, Jean! I’m so sorry to hear about th...

2008-12-04T18:25:17.630-05:00

Welcome back, Jean! I’m so sorry to hear about the fire in South Paris. I very much enjoyed meeting you with Tina at Frosty’s. I do hope it keeps going. Maine Street wouldn’t be the same without it. Thanks for your nice comments.

Merelyme, this blog community is full of readers, but sadly we don’t reflect the rest of the country. I’d love to hear your recommendations.

Mary Ellen, welcome to my blog! You’ll find many other book lovers and some other Mainers here.

Troutbirder, do share. My parents are fans of biography and historical fiction too.

Pamela, I knew you’d be a book giver. Thanks for joining us!

Edi, welcome to my blog and the Book Boost!

Charlotte, I knew you’d have some good young adult novels on your list. My son loved The Book Thief. I’ll have to check out Wild Girls; I’m continually impressed by how many good books Jean Naggar has agented. Good to have another Maine author recommendation.

Hey,Happy me to find my book in your list. And her...

2008-12-04T17:02:41.445-05:00

Hey,
Happy me to find my book in your list. And here's what I recommend:
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak - the tale of a girl in Nazi Germany, narrated by Death
The Wild Girls, by Pat Murphy, (which I notice is a Jean Naggar book!) a wonderful YA read about writing and life
I'm Looking Through You Growing up Haunted: a Memoir, another funny and brave book by Maine's own Jennifer Finney Boylan
Happy Reading!

Yes! Absolutely!!!

2008-12-04T16:07:38.634-05:00

Yes! Absolutely!!!

I am a book giver, also! My god-daughters have re...

2008-12-04T12:18:29.895-05:00

I am a book giver, also! My god-daughters have received books from me every Christmas. They now have quite the library built up.

I'll definitely take part! I'll get my list together and send it soon! This is a wonderful idea, Thanks!

The book boost is a great idea. I think I lack the...

2008-12-04T08:29:12.512-05:00

The book boost is a great idea. I think I lack the confidence to send a recommendation here but might consider putting a few in my "nature blog." "Branch out," methinks. I am big these days on biography and historical fiction.