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Book review: Gabrielle Lord’s “Conspiracy 365: January”

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Ronald

When you’ve had an international phenomenon like the “Harry Potter” series under your belt, what else can you do to follow it up? For Scholastic Press, the answer was turning to an “interactive” series like “The 39 Clues”. More than … Continue reading →

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Your week in books#37

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Ronald

The Hollywood Reporter talks to Daniel Radcliffe, Jack Huston, and Ben Foster about “Kill Your Darlings”, a film about legendary Beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s already premiered at Sundance and is apparently being received positively. (Source) In case you guys … Continue reading →

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Book review: Jamie McGuire’s “Beautiful Disaster

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Ronald

This is model Rob Devita. Those who know me in real life know that I have a particular weakness for “bad” boys with tattoos. If you tell me that a halfway nice looking guy has tattoos, they become immensely more … Continue reading →

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Your week in books#36

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Ronald

It’s Kenkoy‘s birthday today! (Source) The shortlist for the Man Asian literary prize has been announced, and it features two authors who’ve already clashed during the Man Booker. (Source) The New York Times has a fascinating piece on the book … Continue reading →

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Book review: Stefan Bachmann’s “The Peculiar”

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Ronald

Stefan Bachmann is the latest addition to the crop of teen authors that have sprung up over the course of the last decade or so. With his debut novel “The Peculiar” — which he began writing when he was 16 … Continue reading →

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Your week in books#35

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Ronald

The best way to describe the above video is through the words of Tumblr user and The Shoebox Project co-author, Rave: “Okay I’ve been sitting on this knowledge for months and months, because ever since realizing none of my other … Continue reading →

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Welcome 2013!

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Ronald

Photo by Paolo Nacpil Happy New Year everyone! 2012 was a great year for me. Thanks to National Book Store, I was able to interview authors like Lauren Oliver, Alyson Noel, Jennifer Hillier, Alex Gilvarry, Gregg Olsen, and Merwin Ignacio … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 23, 2012 by Ronald

So I organized my books last Saturday. It was a lot more work than I thought it would be, as it seems I have accumulated far more books than I thought I had over the course of many, many years. … Continue reading →

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Book review: Chinggay Labrador’s “Popped 3″

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Ronald

The handful of people who read my blog know that Chinggay Labrador’s “Popped” series has been good to me. The past two installments always draw big (read: more than two) crowds to my blog, and I believe my review of … Continue reading →

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Book review: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s “Beautiful Redemption”

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Ronald

If their track record is anything to go by, writing partners Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl are a force to be reckoned with. All three books in their “The Caster Chronicles” series have not just achieved commercial success, but critical … Continue reading →

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Author Archives: Ronald

Book review: Gabrielle Lord’s “Conspiracy 365: January”

Your week in books#37

Book review: Jamie McGuire’s “Beautiful Disaster

Your week in books#36

Book review: Stefan Bachmann’s “The Peculiar”

Your week in books#35

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