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Comment on BOTNS Books Podcast #66: Books on the Nightstand Goes to the Movies by watch the Green Zone online

watch the Green Zone online — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:38:19 +0000

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Comment on Step-backs, Die-cuts, and Foil, Oh My! by Maura

Maura — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:57:05 +0000

Michael – I’m behind on my episodes and checking on the site – great video! Love it – an excellent added feature! Maura

Comment on It's Book Monday, and the 2009 Books on the Nightstand Holiday Gift Guide is here! by Matthew C. Kriner

Matthew C. Kriner — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:27:27 +0000

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Comment on BOTNS Books Podcast #55: Tasty Gifts by Sadie Nooman

Sadie Nooman — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:29:56 +0000

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Comment on BOTNS Books Podcast Episode #67: Read Two, They’re Small by Heather Elia

Heather Elia — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:12:25 +0000

Great episode, Ann & Michael — I will confess that I also dog-ear books (especially ARCs, which I also am famous for spilling my lunch & dinner all over as well) but I do feel guilty. I think I would be happy to stop if only there was such a thing as a bookmark that met the following criteria:
a.) will remind you exactly which page (left-hand or right-) you left off on
b.) is no thicker than the page of the book you’re using it on.
That’s why I like to dog-ear… receipts or scraps of paper or freebie bookmarks do not fit my book-marking requirements.

Michael, you have completelty convinced me to put The Clothes They Stood Up In at the top of my reading pile.
Ann, same goes for The Comfort of Strangers. I also *love* On Chesil Beach and I’ve read most of McEwan’s newer novels, but haven’t really gone back to read the older ones. So thanks for the recommendation.

On the topic of short but dark… have either of you read Disquiet by Julia Leigh? It’s only 128 pages and it’s frighteningly well-written. I hesitate to *recommend* it… it’s one of those books that is too disturbing to actually say that you “enjoyed” reading. But I can say that I spent a very uncomfortable hour and half unable to stop reading it.

My favorite short book is probably Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster.

Comment on BOTNS Books Podcast Episode #67: Read Two, They’re Small by Sheryl B

Sheryl B — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:56:23 +0000

My parents were both readers and dog-earing a book was absolutely unforgivable. I’m still too afraid to even try it.

I’ll use anything for a bookmark, but lately I’ve been making beaded book thongs and I love using them. In my opinion you can’t have too much book bling.

Comment on We’re moving some things around! by Andrew A. Sailer

Andrew A. Sailer — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:00:39 +0000

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Comment on BOTNS Books Podcast #65: Cookbooks on the Nightstand by Laura Hartness

Laura Hartness — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:26:35 +0000

Hey guys! Back on Feb 20 I called in on the voicemail line and entered to win a copy of The Passage. Since then I’ve been fortunate enough to win a copy from Goodreads.com. So if you would, please remove me from the contest so that someone else can win.

Thanks for sponsoring the contest– can’t wait to read this one!

Laura Hartness
The Calico Critic
CalicoCritic at gmail dot com

Comment on BOTNS Books Podcast Episode #67: Read Two, They’re Small by tolmsted (BookSexy)

tolmsted (BookSexy) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:52:16 +0000

Here’s another site I enjoy – same idea.

http://www.forgottenbookmarks.com/

The letters are amazing. I think it’s a shame no one writes letters anymore. I suppose we still have email…. but I get the feeling most people don’t try as hard to make an email entertaining. Who would have thought that buying a stamp would raise the literary stakes?

Comment on BOTNS Books Podcast Episode #67: Read Two, They’re Small by Graceann Macleod

Graceann Macleod — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:08:54 +0000

It is indeed. I’ve been published several times in the literary journal WordWorth, and it is in the archives there:
http://www.wordworth.com/2009.htm The article is entitled Literary Treasures and it was featured in November 2009.
Thanks for asking!