Sat September 01 2018
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07:18 AM by issybird in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read for October 2018. The theme is Out of This World: Otherwhence Everyone is welcome to join the nomination process even if they'd rather lurk during the voting and discussion; if that is still a little too much commitment, please feel free to suggest titles without making a formal nomination. The nominations will run through 7 AM EDT, September 7, 2018. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for four days. The discussion of the selection will start on October 15, 2018. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the September selection, Never Let Me Go, on September 15. Any questions? See below, or just ask! FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with three nominations: The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier [Bookpossum, bfisher, CRussel] Spoiler:
336 pages
Stargazing by Peter Hill [gmw, Bookpossum, issybird] Spoiler:
292 pages
Mary Rose by Geoffrey Girard, based on J. M. Barrie's play of the same name [Catlady, gmw, orlok] Spoiler:
272 pages
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino [issybird, Bookpossum, astrangerhere] Spoiler:
182 pages
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde [Bookworm_Girl, astrangerhere, CRussel] Spoiler:
126 pages
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Clair North [Dngrsone, darryl, CRussel] Spoiler:
417 pages
Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke [gmw, darryl, bfisher] Spoiler:
120 pages
The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime #1) by Jasper Fforde [issybird, bfisher, BelleZora] Spoiler:
383 pages
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Sat August 04 2018
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06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review My goodness, is it Sunday again? Well, for those of you who've missed the highs and lows of MobileRead over the past seven days, this is your one-way ticket to catch up: E-Book General - Reading Recommendations |
Wed August 01 2018
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05:55 PM by issybird in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read for September 2018. The theme is The Shortest, Gladdest Years of Life: School Everyone is welcome to join the nomination process even if they'd rather lurk during the voting and discussion; if that is still a little too much commitment, please feel free to suggest titles without making a formal nomination. The nominations will run through 7 AM EDT, August 7, 2018. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for four days. The discussion of the selection will start on September 15, 2018. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the August selection, The Great Halifax Explosion, on August 15. Any questions? See below, or just ask! FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with three nominations: The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain) [Catlady, gmw, issybird] Spoiler:
358 pages
Holes by Louis Sachar [gmw, Dngrsone, Bookworm_Girl] Spoiler:
241 pages
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie [Bookworm_Girl, gmw, fantasyfan] Spoiler:
230 pages
Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton [drofgnal, fantasyfan, CRussel] Spoiler:
72 pages
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro [astrangerhere, issybird, Bookpossum] Spoiler:
362 pages
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl [fantasyfan, Bookpossum, Dazrin] Spoiler:
176 pages
A Separate Peace by John Knowles [drofgnal, CRussel, Dazrin] Spoiler:
228 pages
Tunnel In The Sky by Robert Heinlein [Ralph Sir Edward, June, Dazrin] Spoiler:
227 pages
Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris [Bookpossum, Bookworm_Girl, CRussel] Spoiler:
422 pages
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp [Catlady, June, bfisher] Spoiler:
292 pages
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Sat July 07 2018
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06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review We know, you're busy. You'd like nothing more than to keep up with the witty kids at MobileRead live and in real-time but, it's tough. We understand. Here is our weekly round-up: E-Book General - Reading Recommendations |
Sun July 01 2018
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08:21 AM by issybird in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs Happy Canada Day to our Canadian members! Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read for August 2018. The theme is What is It Good for? Absolutely Nothin': War This year is the centenary of the Armistice that ended the war to end all wars. To quote Pete Seeger, "When will they ever learn?" But the topic is wide-ranging as usual; people can make of it what they will. Everyone is welcome to join the nomination process even if they'd rather lurk during the voting and discussion; if that is still a little too much commitment, please feel free to suggest titles without making a formal nomination. The nominations will run through 7 AM EDT, July 7, 2018. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for four days. The discussion of the selection will start on August 15, 2018. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the July selection, Dandelion Wine, on July 15. Any questions? See below, or just ask! FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with three nominations: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara [bfisher, Bookpossum, issybird] Spoiler:
345 pages
One of Ours by Willa Cather [astrangerhere, bfisher, Dazrin] Spoiler:
250 pages
Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park or The Secrets of Station X by Michael Smith [Bookpossum, CRussel, Dazrin] Spoiler:
240 pages
The Great Halifax Explosion by John U. Bacon [CRussel, astrangerhere, gmw] Spoiler:
410 pages
And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Alan Riding [issybird, Bookpossum, Bookworm_Girl] Spoiler:
416 pages
Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival by Atka Reid and Hana Schofield [Bookworm_Girl, gmw, bfisher] Spoiler:
352 pages
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond [issybird, CRussel, Dngrsone] Spoiler:
528 pages
The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts [Catlady, Bookworm_Girl, gmw] Spoiler:
368 pages
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Sat June 09 2018
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06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review If you missed our frontpage news at any point this week, here is the best way to catch up: E-Book Readers - Amazon Kindle |
Wed June 06 2018
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01:59 PM by rioachim in E-Book Readers | Amazon Kindle https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=200529680 Whats new: Read Arabic language books: Your Kindle e-reader now supports Arabic language books. Choose one from a selection of thousands on the Kindle store and enjoy reading Arabic content. Read with your own fonts: You can now install your favorite fonts on your Kindle and choose one of them from the Display Settings (Aa) menu to read your eBooks. Connect your Kindle to a computer and refer to the Read Me file in the fonts folder for more information. |
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Mon June 04 2018
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02:59 PM by issybird in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read for July 2018. The theme is Some Like It Hot: Summer.
I love summer! I'm looking forward to lots and lots of nominations this month for my summer reading list. Everyone is welcome to join the nomination process even if they'd rather lurk during the voting and discussion; if that is still a little too much commitment, please feel free to suggest titles without making a formal nomination. The nominations will run through 7 AM EDT, June 7, 2018. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for four days. The discussion of the selection will start on July 15, 2018. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the June selection, The Three Musketeers, on June 15. FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with three nominations: I Never Had it Made by Jackie Robinson [Dazrin, issybird, CRussel] Spoiler:
320 pages
The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden [Bookpossum, bfisher, Bookworm_Girl] Spoiler:
196 pages
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson [Bookworm_Girl, Bookpossum, gmw] Spoiler:
170 pages
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury [latepaul, gmw, astrangerhere] Spoiler:
338 pages
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West [astrangerhere, Catlady, CRussel] Spoiler:
110 pages
The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley. [latepaul, issybird, Bookworm_Girl] Spoiler:
344 pages
Atonement by Ian McEwan [Catlady, issybird, Bookpossum] Spoiler:
370 pages
Long Summer Day by R.F. Delderfield [CRussel, bfisher, Dazrin] Spoiler:
688 pages
A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams [Catlady, bfisher, orlok] Spoiler:
369 pages
A Man's Got to Have a Hobby: Long Summers with My Dad by William McInnes [gmw, Dazrin, orlok] Spoiler:
288 pages
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