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Jem A.

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Where Are You?

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 24, 2009, 5:15 pm
Hosted by An Adventure In Reading - "Where is your reading taking you today?" The book that I am reading today is set in present day New Orleans. A fifteen year old girl from New York is having to sp...
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two mini reviews

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 24, 2009, 4:22 pm
Whoops ... I didn't realize that a week had gone by since I last posted. I have been reading heaps and instead of reviewing all the books lately I have moved straight onto a new book. Then I loose...
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Review: Mercury In Retrograde

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 17, 2009, 3:13 pm
Title: Mercury In Retrograde Author: Paula Froelich Publisher: Atria Books (2009) Genre: Fiction Book Source: Review copy from publisher This fun story focuses on three young women who live in the sa...
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Review: The Maze Runner

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 17, 2009, 12:23 pm
Title: The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Publisher: Delacorte Press (2009) Genre: YA, Science Fiction Book Source: ARC from Publisher The Maze Runner, first in a series, is an intriguing story ab...
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100 Followers

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 14, 2009, 9:26 am
Woo Hoo! The Reading Journey now has 100 followers! Thank you to everyone who has been reading posts and leaving comments. I have been surprised at how quickly it has grown and how enjoyable blogging...
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Wordless Wednesday

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 11, 2009, 4:00 pm
Wordless Wednesday I recently took this photo in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant!
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Review: Up Island

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 11, 2009, 3:15 pm
Title: Up Island Author: Anne Rivers Siddons Publisher: HarperCollins (1997) Pages: 342 Genre: Fiction Book Source: My Own Copy From A Library Sale The title Up Island refers to the beautiful Martha&...
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Review: The Possibility of Everything

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 9, 2009, 9:15 am
Title: The Possibility of Everything Author: Hope Edelman Publisher: Ballantine Books (2009) Genre: Non-fiction - Memoir, Travel Book Source: ARC from publisher In The Possibility of Everything, Hope...
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Wordless Wednesday

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 4, 2009, 3:06 pm
Wordless Wednesday
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It's Tuesday... Where are you?

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 3, 2009, 11:25 am
Hosted by An Adventure In Reading - "Where is your reading taking you today?" Today I am in New York City in the early 1900's with Undine Spragg. She is trying to gain entrance into upper-class s...
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Review: Frozen Tears

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Nov 2, 2009, 9:01 am
Title: Frozen Tears Author: Mary Ann MacAfee Publisher: Self-published (2008) Pages: 360 Genre: Fiction Book Source: Review copy from author Frozen Tears is set in a small, remote town in the interio...
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Guest Review (of sorts): The Tale of Despereaux

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 31, 2009, 8:03 am
Title: The Tale of Despereaux Author: Kate DiCamillo Publisher: Candlewick Press (2003) Book Source: School Library My 8 year old daughter Lillian reads a lot but this particular book she is re-readi...
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A Reading Snack

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 31, 2009, 7:37 am
When you are living in a foreign country you tend to get excited about finding a product from "home". The other day I found Tim Tams and am happy to report that they are the real thing. This is not ex...
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Jem A. has rated Publish or Perish 9.7 out of 10

Jem A. - Great blog with lots of variety in the posts. I enjoy the photos as well as the updates on Al's progress towards publication of his first book. He has an interesting employment situation (working with the homeless)and so the blog is sometimes very serious and other times humorous. I have been following Publish or Perish for a while now and have not been disappointed in any of the posts.
Oct 31, 2009, 7:21 am

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Wordless Wednesday

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 28, 2009, 6:30 am
Wordless Wednesday
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Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 27, 2009, 11:50 am
Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel Author: Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows Publisher: The Dial Press (2008) Genre: Historical Fiction Book Source: Library Copy Set in ...
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Where Are You?

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 27, 2009, 9:50 am
Hosted by An Adventure In Reading - "Where is your reading taking you today?" Right now I am in The Glade, which is a fictional place created by James Dashner in his book called The Maze Runner. The ...
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Quote & Question

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 26, 2009, 12:38 pm
Quote: “Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms.” ...
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Review: Chronic City

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 22, 2009, 11:21 am
Title: Chronic City Author: Jonathan Lethem Publisher: Doubleday (2009) Genre: Fiction Book Source: ARC from Publisher (Doubleday) Chase Insteadman is the character who narrates this unique story of ...
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Wordless Wednesday

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 21, 2009, 5:00 pm
These were taken at a lake in Vermont, USA Wordless Wednesday
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It's Tuesday... Where Are You?

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 20, 2009, 12:08 pm
Hosted by An Adventure In Reading - "Where is your reading taking you today?" This Tuesday I am sailing around about to discover the Hudson River. I am reading Half Moon: Henry Hudson and the Voyage ...
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Wordless Wednesday

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 14, 2009, 2:15 pm
Wordless Wednesday
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Review: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 13, 2009, 3:31 pm
... Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession Author ... protect his trade from such a prolific rare book thief. Sanders and other book ...
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Two Awards

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 13, 2009, 12:58 pm
Two Awards: The One Lovely Blog Award was passed to me from Katy of A Few More Pages. Katy has just started blogging in September and looks well worth following. It is fun to be amongst the early fo...
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It's Tuesday, Where Are You?

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 13, 2009, 12:06 pm
Hosted by An Adventure In Reading - "Where is your reading taking you today?" I am currently reading my way through Manhattan. Jonathan Lethem's intricate look at this city in his new book Chroni...
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Review: Letters From Pemberley

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 8, 2009, 11:31 am
Title: Letters From Pemberley Author: Jane Dawkins Publisher: Source Books (2007) Genre: Historical Fiction, Austen sequel Book Source: My Own Copy Letters From Pemberley is a sequel to Jane Austen&#...
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The Shameless Braggings of a Book Hog

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 5, 2009, 5:20 pm
Today I went to a library book sale that advertised $5 for a bag full. (Like waving a red cape in front of a bull.) I managed to stuff 19 books into the shopping bag. (One book didn't make it int...
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Review: The Portrait of a Lady

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Oct 3, 2009, 2:19 pm
Title: The Portrait of a Lady Author: Henry James Publisher: Penguin Books (2003) First Published: 1881 Genre: Classic fiction Book Source: My own well worn copy. Isabel Archer is a young American wo...
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Review: The Gardner Heist

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 30, 2009, 6:21 pm
Title: The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft Author: Ulrich Boser Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (2008) Pages: 260 Genre: Non-fiction, art, crime Book So...
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Review: Bending Toward The Sun

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 29, 2009, 2:29 pm
Title: Bending Toward The Sun: A Mother and Daughter Memoir Author:Leslie Gilbert-Lurie with Rita Lurie Publisher: HarperCollins (2009) Pages: 357 Genre: Non-fiction, Holocaust Memoir Book Source: Rev...
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Review: South of Broad

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 24, 2009, 11:43 am
Title: South of Broad Author: Pat Conroy Publisher: Nan A. Talese Doubleday (2009) Genre: Fiction Book Source: ARC from publisher South of Broad features a diverse group of people who meet in high sc...
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Bookcase Winner!!!

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 23, 2009, 6:56 pm
The moment arrives for announcing the winner of BBAW giveaway #2 ... The winner of the Mylex Four Shelf Bookcase was determined using random.org. #111 - Beth (of The Crazy Life of a Bookaholic Mom, ...
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Review: Eye of the Beholder

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 22, 2009, 2:45 pm
Title: Eye of the Beholder: Masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Editors: Alan Chong, Richard Lingner & Carl Zahn Publisher: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum & Beacon Press (2003) Page...
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A Literary Excursion

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 19, 2009, 3:16 pm
Mount Monadnock Today my family and I went hiking at Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. It's link to the world of literature is that it was also visited by the writers Emerson and Thoreau. "Both ...
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Winner #1

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 19, 2009, 8:29 am
Winner of BBAW Giveaway #1 Using Random.org #23 - Bingo Congratulations! I will email you soon and please respond with your address within 3 days. Also, thank you to everyone else who entered to wi...
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The TBR Pile

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 17, 2009, 1:13 pm
Here is a picture of my current To Be Read/Reviewed Pile (and the lovely ladies who helped me pile them up). It may not seem like a lot to some of you but this is quite a change for me because before ...
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BBAW Meme

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 16, 2009, 12:27 pm
BBAW Meme 1. Do you snack while you read? Sometimes. My favorite book reading snack being chocolate. 2. Do you mark books? No, I don't mark books or fold back the corners. Usually when I am fin...
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BBAW Giveaway #2

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 15, 2009, 10:37 am
Giveaway # 2 The sponsor of this giveaway is CSN Office Furniture - who sell bookshelves, desks, office chairs etc. One lucky person will win the bookcase pictured below. I know that we can all use mo...
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BBAW Day One

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 14, 2009, 8:20 am
Today is about thanking and spotlighting our favorite blogs. * A Few Minutes With Michael (Check out the reading challenge Michael has just started - he actually provides an electronic copy of the re...
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BBAW Giveaway #1

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 12, 2009, 6:06 pm
My first BBAW book giveaway is The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love by Beth Pattillo. I recently reviewed it Here. It is a story of a book group who are reading classic romance novels and find that the b...
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Fairy Tale Fever

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 12, 2009, 6:49 am
Do you have a favorite fairy tale from your childhood? Do you read the traditional fairy tales to your own children, grandchildren, students etc? In my regular trips to my local library to get books f...
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Review: Stray Affections

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 11, 2009, 8:45 am
Title: Stray Affections Author: Charlene Ann Baumbich Publisher: Waterbrook Press (2009) Pages:303 Genre: Christian Fiction Book Source: This book was provided to me by the publisher for review purpos...
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Reading Habits

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 9, 2009, 8:25 am
Have you recently read two or more books that complemented each other really well. Maybe they explored the same theme, or were set in the same time or place or were written about the same topic but we...
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Giveaway Winner

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 9, 2009, 8:02 am
The winner of the giveaway for the book The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser has been randomly chosen... Kira R. Congratulations! I trust you will enjoy this interesting book.
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Review: The Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 4, 2009, 9:00 am
Title: The Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper Author: Kathleen Y’Barbo Publisher: Waterbrook Press (2009) Publisher's Summary: The future is clearly mapped out for New York socialite Eugenia �...
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Review: Rose House

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 2, 2009, 3:21 pm
Title: Rose House Author: Tina Ann Forkner Publisher: Waterbrook Press (2009) Publisher Summary: A vivid story of a private grief, a secret painting, and one woman’s search for hope. Still mournin...
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Quick Note

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 2, 2009, 3:09 pm
Just a little note to let you know that I have been moving house this past week and have not been able to post. I naively thought that I would still manage to put up one or two posts during the moving...
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Review: The Sweetgum Ladies Knit For Love

Jem A. posted an article on The Reading Journey - Sep 2, 2009, 8:55 am
Title: The Sweetgum Ladies Knit For Love Author: Beth Patillo Publisher: Waterbrook Press (2009) Note: This book was provided to me to review as part of a Waterbrook Blog Tour Publisher Summary: Once...
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About Me

I have been reading constantly since 4 years of age and I studied literature at university earning a BA and MA. I am from Australia, but am currently living in NH, USA.

Take a look at my blog if you are looking for book reviews. As much as reading preferences are a matter of personal taste, it also helps to get recommendations from someone who can tell a good book from a bad one.

My blog features book from a diverse range of genres and styles because I like to encourage readers to try something they don't normally look for. I even throw in a classic occasionally!

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