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Dead men are heavier than broken hearts ― Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep “She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.” ― Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely
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Book signing event on a train? Yes, please!
UK train operator Virgin Trains could be starting an audience-focusing trend by hosting author signings in an altogether original environment. The train company is planning a series of high speed on-board book signings. Starting on the west coast route on 14 September with Scandi-crime author Jo Nesbø signing his new Harry Hole thriller Police, Virgin are promising…
Most stolen books
bib·lio·klept noun \ˈbiblēəˌklept, -lēōˌ-\ : one who steals books Have you ever wondered which books get stolen the most? Is there a pattern there or are they random? Well, good old wikipedia has an answer: Amis, Bukowski, Burroughs, Raymond Carver, Don DeLillo and Jack Kerouac are among the most stolen [sic] authors. Ron Rosenbaum, an author and New…
Back to back reading
My weekend plans include reading 2 books: The swimmer by John Cheever, “the Chekhov of the suburbs”, one of the most famous American authors we had never heard of (yes, I am ashamed). And finishing The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith aka J. K. Rowling, a detective novel which is very promising in terms of suspence so…
The Cuckoo’s Calling
Next on my TBR list The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Clabraith aka J. K. Rowling (as was recently revealed). Has any of you read it? I know I had other books with priority on the list but I kind of feel like reading a good (supposedly) crime novel or detective story. Just in that kind of mood…
A good plan!
Slaughterhouse 5 is coming to an end and I’m looking forward to reading something more relaxing AND to going somewhere more relaxing to read! Tomorrow I’ll take my swimsuit and after work I’ll wait at the beach for my bf with a mojito and my book Sounds like a good plan!!
Who doesn’t love a good book? ;)
And the reading is easy! Those would be sooo perfect for my espresso….! or any book related party! Maybe for our next Book In meeting? 🙂
Kiera Cass, The Elite
“Love is beautiful fear” ― Kiera Cass, The Elite “You know that you’ve found something amazing, and you want to hold on to it forever; and every second after you have it, you fear the moment you might lose it.” http://www.kieracass.com/books/ This is my glam work in progress ! Life in a palace, 6 contestants for…
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