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September 11, 2009

Freebie Friday

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Happy wet, dark and chillly Friday, everybody! Looks like autumn is creeping up on us.

I would like to thank Dave, who did a fantastic job covering for Freebie Friday. No vacation can get in the way of free stuff, right?

And so, the winner of "Song Yet Sung" is a parent! Looks like you'll get a headstart on our One Maryland One Book conversation next month. Or, you'll just get the chance to read a great book! Congrats!

Meanwhile, I just started "Murder at Longbourn," by Marylander Tracy Kiely. The Austen references are a bit too heavy-handed, even for a Janeite like me, but I'm enjoying the quirky characters. And I'm almost guaranteed a happy ending, if Kiely follows through with her "Pride and Prejudice" inspiration. I love it when things turn out A-OK.

What do we offer you today? How about Audrey Niffenegger's "Her Fearful Symmetry," a creepy ghost story set in London. Fans of "The Time Traveler's Wife" will enjoy the strong characterizations, and those who didn't enjoy Niffenegger the first time around can be assured that familial bonds, not true love, is the focus of this story. Also, the cover's all pretty and shiny.

If you're in the mood for fiction RIGHT NOW, tune to The Signal at noon and 7 p.m. today to hear local author Eric Goodman read "Futures." Of course, the podcast is also available for you anytime.

So, what are you reading?

ALERT! I completely forgot about the second book! Our second winner is Helen! Congratulations to you, as well! I hope you enjoy this beautifully written book.

Posted by Nancy Knight at 11:30 AM | | Comments (29)
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I'm working my way through Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan Mysteries. Showin' Baltimore love!

I am currently reading:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Just started "Brighly Burning" by Mercedes Lackey last night. She writes some really great fantasy novels with strong, interesting characters. This book up for freebees sounds good... I like ghost stories, though I'm not really keen on seeing "Time Traveler's Wife"... is the book better?

I just finished reading Old is the New Young, about adding life to years. I enjoyed it and actually learned alot. It's by Maryland doctors etc.

Now I am just starting Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay

Right now I am reading The River Wife. Great book. Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

I am currently reading PREY by the late Michael Crichton. Possibly the best book ever written about killer nanoparticles gone wild!

What a coincidence! I am actually in he middle of "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. It is a book club pick and so far I am enjoying the read.

I'm reading Carole Radziwill's _What Remains_ about JFK Jr.'s and her husband, Anthony Radziwill's, untimely deaths. A little Kennedy obsessed, and it's feeding that.

What a coincidence! I'm actually reading The Time Travelers Wife now. I'm about 1/4 of the way in but it seems pretty good so far.

Next up is The Impostor's Daughter- http://www.amazon.com/Impostors-Daughter-True-Memoir/dp/0316033057

Thanks for the opportunity for the freebie!

Right now I'm reading two books - "Loving Frank" and "What Remains," both for my book club. Both are very good reads so far, and I have a feeling the latter will leave me in tears.

I'm currently reading Resistance, the true story of Agnes Humbert, a prominent figure in the French Resistance to the German Occupation. Obviously not a Maryland-er, but fascinating nonetheless.

Reading Perfection by Judy Metz, about a woman who discovers her husband's secret life only after his untimely death.

I am currently reading THe Shack and I am loving ever minute of it!!

"The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services " by Richard Susskind
How technology will change the legal industry...

I just started Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan because I'm guessing it's going to be Oprah's next pick.

Just finished up a re-read of The Haunting of Hill House for my book club, looking forward to the discussion! Next I think I might re-read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books. I'm on a comfort re-reading kick!

Currently I might be re-reading, um, a certain young adult vampire book that would probably get me disqualified, or laughed at.

I'm currently reading Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature & Divinity School Address for a grad school class. I wish I could read something a bit more entertaining, but duty calls!

I'm reading The Way to the Cats, a novel about aging by Israeli author Yehoshua Kenaz. This is the second book (of two I've read) by this author that has impressed me.

I'm reading Miranda Weiss' "Tide, Feather, Snow," a memoir about a young Maryland suburbanite who moves to Homer, Alaska. It's a nice portrait of the state's beauty and quirkiness; rather than a bare-all personal story.

I'm nearly through Milton Knif's Terry and the Pirates vol 5. I just can't get enough of these WW2 newspaper comics – the propaganda is just awesome

I'm currently reading DREAMING ANASTASIA by Joy Preble.

Just finished Wicked. Working through Riders of the Purple Sage, Atlas Shrugged, and Pillars of the Earth, simultaneously... Big undertaking but so far, worth it!

I do have to say that I picked up Time Traveller's Wife right when it came out, and have read it numerous times since.... It is starting to get worn.

I love the Time Traveler's Wife. I can't wait to read her new book. I'm currently reading The Girl Who Played with Fire. I wasn't in love with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but the book left me hanging enough with characters backstory that I'm reading the next book to find out more.

I am reading a giant, gorgeous pile of kids and YA books, reviewing them for the Newark Star-Ledger.

I'm curious about how Niffenegger can possibly follow up The Time Traveler's Wife, which I loved. Whatever it is, it'll be gorgeously written, and will stun me in at least five different plot points.

I'm reading Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie right now! Haunting! And speaking of haunting I can't wait for Audrey Niffenegger's newest book! I just loved The Time Travelers Wife!

Reading Dead Water by Victoria Houston. I was just in need of a comfy murder mystery.

I'm alternating between "What is the What" by Dave Eggers and "A Gate at the Stairs" by Lorrie Moore.

I'm indulging my love for Star Trek with "Star Trek: Deep Space-The Soul Key." It's a novel set after the series. Now I just wish the economic downturn would clear up so Pocket books will publish more Trek!

I'm reading Jane Smiley's new young-adult novel "The Georges and the Jewels," and it's good so far. How could it not be -- it's Jane Smiley. I just finished "A Gate at the Stairs" (a beautifully written book that's a great example of how good a really good book can be).

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.
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