Archive for the 'Books' Category

May 17 2008

Tagged!

Published by Ilana under Books, Family/Friends, Random Stuff

Pam has tagged me, so here it is
Here are the rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment to the person who tagged you once you’ve posted your three sentences.
The closest book is Medically Important Fungi (my [...]

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May 16 2008

That First Mystery

Published by Ilana under Books, Family/Friends, Writing

Can you remember that first book that turned you on to reading? The one that made you defy your parent’s call “lights out” with a flashlight under the covers?
For me, it was a box set of six mystery books by Wylly Folk St. John including The Secrets of Hidden Creek. I can still [...]

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May 06 2008

Favorite Authors (Part II)

Published by Ilana under Books

Diana Gabaldon. Wonderfully written historical romance and I love all the adventure.

Elizabeth George. British mysteries. Interesting stories and relationships.

Samantha Graves/C.J. Barry. I like the adventure. While I must admit, I’m not much into futuristic type stories (C.J Barry), she incorporates a lot archeological/anthropological details that I enjoy. [...]

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May 02 2008

Pam Writes Romance, The Interview

Published by Ilana under Books, Family/Friends, Historical, Writing

I ‘met’ Pam (aka Pimp My Mixer Pam) on the Will Write for Wine forums. Its a fun community of writers and readers led by Samantha Graves and Lani Diane Rich. While many of the writers there are (as yet) unpublished (myself included), we’re working hard on changing that. With a [...]

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Apr 23 2008

Favorite Authors (Part I)

Published by Ilana under Books

Last night I was contemplating the enormous amount of books I own (and the ones I wish to acquire) and their imminent move (the movers always sigh when they see the paperbacks, then groan when they see all our biology and medical texts). I was asked recently to list my favorite authors and why… [...]

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