Monthly Archives: January 2012

Molly’s Blogiversary Giveaway

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

For today’s giveaway, the winners will receive a book of their choice from the pool of books Molly reviewed on the blog last year, which are all shown in the image above. Two winners will be drawn. To enter, simply … Continue reading →

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Quirky Girls Rule

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

What’s the best thing I did last year? I survived to tell the tale of the birth of my one and only child – baby Sam. The birth itself was not so fantastic. Meeting the little boy that hung out … Continue reading →

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QGR Retrospective: The First Year

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I have been blogging at Jehara since 2007; however, my endeavors with QGR have been my first serious effort at officially entering the book blogosphere. The book niche was one of the first I discovered after I started blogging. I … Continue reading →

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Jehara’s Blogiversary Giveaway

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

For today’s giveaway, the winners will receive a book of their choice from the pool of books Jehara reviewed on the blog last year, which are all shown in the image above. Two winners will be drawn. To enter, simply … Continue reading →

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Happy Blogiversary!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

image credit February 1st marks our first year at QGR. We will be celebrating with special non-review posts each day this week. And as a thank you to our readers, there will also be giveaways each day. The giveaways will … Continue reading →

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Window Shopping-Friday Book Lover’s Edition

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

On my own blog, I occasionally like to window shop.  I thought I’d share the window shopping love with my bookie friends.  Feel free to click on the link and buy one of your very own.  (Full disclosure: I’m not … Continue reading →

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A Challenge Manifesto

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

There are plenty of challenges out there, well-established ones and new ones, that pop every day at A Novel Challenge. Challenges are awesome for many reasons: they foster reading as a social activity, it diversifies our reading, they are flat-out … Continue reading →

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Rainy Days

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

There’s something about a good rainy day that makes me wish I could stay home snuggled in a blanket with my dog snuggled next to me snoozing while I read.  Alas, duty calls and I must go to work, and … Continue reading →

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Review: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Book Title: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men Author: James Agee & Walker Evans Original Publication Date: 1941 Edition Read: Mariner Books (2001) Total Pages: 432 Genre: Classic Non-Fiction Reason Read: Group read online Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Appetite for Reduction

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Name of Book: Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-fat Vegan Recipes By: Isa Chandra Moskowitz Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books Copyright Date: 2011 Number of Pages: 290 Format: nonfiction, cookbook Reason for Reading: I <3 Isa Source: hubby … Continue reading →

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