Quick Pick: The Heart Goes Last, by Margaret Atwood

Opening lines: Sleeping in the car is cramped. Being a third-hand Honda, it's no palace to begin with. If it was a van they'd have more room, but fat chance of affording one of those, even back when they thought they had money. Stan says they're lucky to have any...

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Book Review - Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, by Curtis Sittenfeld

"When Lydia and Ham are back in Cincinnati, invite them over for dinner like normal. Or, I don't know, give them a waffle iron. They didn't get married to spite you guys. They're in love." Mr. Bennet smiled wryly. "I suppose they are," he said. "But that's a condition that's...

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Quick Pick: Firstlife, by Gena Showalter (Everlife #1)

Opening lines: If you failed to read my dossier, Nanne, I'm happy to bring you up to date on my highlights. I'm a well-trained and vastly decorated Laborer. What I'm not: a babysitter. Watching Tenley Lockwood is a waste of my many talents. Oh, AND DID I FORGET...

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Book Review and GIVEAWAY: The Flying Circus, by Susan Crandall {ends 3/9}

They stepped closer to the window. An aerobatic competition and air race at Clover Field in Santa Monica on Saturday was advertised. "That must be it!" she said. "More speed. Why else would fate have put that there, right now, when we're talking about it?" "Fate didn't put...

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