Category: Events

TKAM Read-Along: Part 1 (Ch. 1-11) (#MockingbirdReads)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by

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Hi, Everyone! This is the first check-in post for our read-along of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In this post, we cover chapters 1-11 (or “Part One” of the book). Check-in #2 will cover chapters 12-21 and will go live on Thurs., July… Continue Reading “TKAM Read-Along: Part 1 (Ch. 1-11) (#MockingbirdReads)”

Category: Books, Events, Harper Lee, MockingbirdReads, Read-Alongs, Reading Event

The Literary Blog Hop! June 22-26

Posted on June 22, 2013 by

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Contest Closed: Congrats to our winner, Leah from Books Speak Volumes. Leah has won a copy of A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf! Hosted by Leeswammes Dates: June 22nd – June 26th (Giveaway Has Ended) Details: This hop is open to all… Continue Reading “The Literary Blog Hop! June 22-26”

Category: Events, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, Literary Blog Hop

Friday Feature: Giveaway (#BeatsOfSummer)

Posted on June 21, 2013 by

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Hello, Beats of Summer Participants! This is just a quick note to let you know that Jenna from Lost Generation Reader is hosting a Beats Giveaway for us this week!  The giveaway is open to participants of our event and will end on June… Continue Reading “Friday Feature: Giveaway (#BeatsOfSummer)”

Category: Beats of Summer, Events, Giveaway, Giveaways

Austen in August: Sign-Up Post! (#AustenInAugustRBR)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

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Welcome to the sign-up post for AUSTEN IN AUGUST, an annual reading event celebrating one of literature’s greatest writers! This event was inspired by a Twitter conversation that took place between three founders of The Classics Club.  Last year was a huge success, and I… Continue Reading “Austen in August: Sign-Up Post! (#AustenInAugustRBR)”

Category: 2013 Challenges, Austen in August, Challenges, Events, Jane Austen

Friday’s Featured Beat: Jack Kerouac!

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

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  Name: Jack Kerouac Born:   March 12, 1922 (Lowell, MA) Died:   October 21, 1969 (St. Petersburg, FL) Seminal Work:  On the Road Relationship to The Beat Generation: Jack Kerouac, with Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, founded The Beat Generation in 1940s… Continue Reading “Friday’s Featured Beat: Jack Kerouac!”

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