http://bookembargo.com One of the cooler Word press blogs, on books! Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:05:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, read Breaking Dawn this weekend! Stephenie Meyer really knows how to draw you in. Everyone was amazed at how fast I read that book, but I could NOT put it down. Out of the four Twilights, I would not say this is my favorite... and I did not like the ... http://bookembargo.com/story/breaking-dawn-post-3/ So a funny thing happened on Stephenie Meyer day.... Like I said, we had our little table with Bloody drinks and Bloody snacks... well in true vampire fashion (though I know not Meyer's type of vampire), we had a bat! Yes indeed, a bat. Now I was a little surprised since I ... http://bookembargo.com/story/breaking-dawn-post-2/ I don't want you to think that I missed out on the Breaking Dawn extravaganza! I made t-shirts for my coworkers as well as 3 for random people on our reserve list. I brought in hawaiian punch, and put it in a beautiful Venetian Cut Glass pitcher. I also made ... http://bookembargo.com/story/breaking-dawn-post-1/ This is a marvelous year. It is the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables, by LM Montgomery. It is a magical book, and there is an entire series. In 1985, Anne of Green Gables was a highly acclaimed made for television by the CBC. Directed by Kevin Sullivan ... http://bookembargo.com/story/anne-of-green-gables/ Everyone has issues with fruit flies at this time of year. I know we do at my house. I found a great way to get rid of them, without harsh chemicals, from my friend Sara. It is very simple, and only uses items that you would already have in your ... http://bookembargo.com/story/more-of-a-home-tip-than-a-book-tip/ The Story of Edgar Sawtelle that EVERYONE has been raving about, really is worth it. David Wroblewski has written an AMAZING debut novel. It is the story of a boy and his family, and the dogs that they raise, and it is so much more than that. Some one-two liners about ... http://bookembargo.com/story/edgar-sawtelle/ I just finished Tethered by Amy MacKinnon. It was phenomenal. Truly phenomenal. I took an extra break so I could read more. I did not even log into my WiiFit because I was reading. Beautiful and heart-wrenching, and yeah, go read it right now! The book description from the Random House ... http://bookembargo.com/story/stop-what-you-are-doing-go-read-tethered/ One of the reasons I like to read fiction is because at the end, the characters can be happy. The goal of course is for the author to make it believable, but still, I want HAPPY people... I just finished reading Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins. It was beautiful. It takes ... http://bookembargo.com/story/i-hate-reality-but-i-still-loved-this-book/ So this December, JK Rowling and Amazon.com will offer up to sale The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in standard and collector's editions. This is a picture from the special edition that Amazon purchased at auction. Beautiful isn't it? Here is the link to the Collector's edition page.. And oh.. it is ... http://bookembargo.com/story/beedle-the-bard-for-the-rest-of-us/ The NEA put out an interesting article about the reading habits of today. It varies through all age groups, though from what I could find is limited to the United States. Foreign readers will probably not be surprised by the downward trend in... everything, because even though we are part ... http://bookembargo.com/story/to-read-or-not-to-read/