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Next month, December, is our "vacation" month from Group Reads, but we do have some work to do. It's time to submit titles for our next round of Group Reads. The plan is this: Submit several titles that you would like us to read and discuss as a group. Be sure to include titles in different genres, ie Fiction, non-Fiction, Mystery, etc. Submit your titles here, in this thread, which I'm going to "stick". You may submit titles until December 1. At that time, I and my trusty assistant (husband) will number the titles and make some selections based on which number gets called.... sounds goofy but it seems to work well.

The plan is that we'll then have our Group Reads selected starting January through June. IF we have an unusually large number of titles selected, we might carry them through past June, we'll see.

So, search your brains, and throw out some titles you'd like to see as Group Reads. And have fun!

Found this site on MSN this morning. Thought you all might like to try it.

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Got my Kindle today..Snatched it out the mailman's hands and dashed into the house. I knew that the coverage map for "whisper net" didn't cover this area...but I was hoping. Alas no coverage...I have to drive to a little place called, "Lois, Tn", between here and Lynchberg, Tn. to get a three bar coverage...Lois Tn. !!! A general store and houses..Of course here around the crossroads we don't have a general store, so to speak of ...Should have ordered the USB cable when I ordered the Kindle ( Spouse was quick to point out)..Gonna drive up to Lois tomorrow and download The Lost Symbol and maybe The Blue Star.

Are you standing line to read her book? Will you be watching Oprah today? I am not interested in your Politcis I am interested in all the buzz she is creating. What do you think?
I will watch Oprah.

Anybody read the two books by this recently deceased (sob sob) author from Sweden? They are with the same characters, the first which introduces everybody is The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo and the second is The girl who played with fire. Are these old news to everybody?I loved them!!

I'm giving away six historical novels for Thanksgiving. If you're interested in putting your hat in the ring, stop by my blog. The books are:

Across the Endless River by Thad Carhart
Daughter of Kura by Debra Austin
The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Race for the Dying by Steven F. Havill
Serpent in the Thorns by Jeri Westerson

A change of pace this week, this is kind of a GTKEO (GettingToKnowEachOther) exercise. Since we're coming up to the holidays, do you have any books that you consistantly re-read during the holidays? Or, really, at any special time of year, say anniversaries, birthdays, etc? Or not just the traditional holidays like Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, etc but maybe Valentine's Day, and so on? And, how about movies? Any that you watch regularly at certain times?

For me, it wouldn't be Christmas unless I watch The Christmas Story, the funny one with the lamp like a leg in a fishnet stocking. I've also read the book, but like the movie better...a change from the norm, as far as the book/movie question.

My book club just read this. The obstacles he surmounted were incredible. It made me realize how important patience is. Has anyone seen him speak?

Apparently TNT is planning on doing a series based on Tess Gerritsen's Jane and Maura books. Here's a link, Angie Harmon will be in it. view link Anyway this is the plan if the pilot passes muster, as Gerritsen says. And here are some other cast members: Sasha Alexander will play Dr. Maura Isles.
Bruce McGill will play Detective Vince Korsak.
Jordan Bridges will play Frankie Rizzoli, Jane’s troublesome brother.
Lee Thompson Young will play Jane’s partner, Barry Frost.

The surprise for most of my readers will be Barry Frost. In the books, he’s a pale blonde. In the TV series, he’s an African-American — a nice development, as it sets up some hilarious tension and conflict between him and Vince Korsak, who’s famous for not being politically correct.

No word yet on who will play Gabriel Dean.

I haven't been around much and have missed everyone. A couple of family crises are keeping me occupied too much of the time, away from computer and new books. And this week I've caught a nasty cold that's going around. To keep my mind settled in between things, I'm re-reading the "In Death" series - they're marvelous for escaping and I'm liking them even more the second time around, noticing new details about characters I didn't yet know well the first time. I'm up to book 8 (in just over a week!).