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It’s been another great week of reading around here. Yahoo! 

Reviews: 

The Love Song of Jonny Valentine by Teddy Wayne

Much Ado About Loving by Jack Murnighan and Maura Kelly

Astray by Emma Donoghue and The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma

Read:

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham

The Bracelet by Roberta Gately

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
(Reviews coming soon!)

Currently Reading:

The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger
In The Newlyweds, we follow the story of Amina Mazid, who at age twenty-four moves from Bangladesh to Rochester, New York, for love. A hundred years ago, Amina would have been called a mail-order bride. But this is an arranged marriage for the twenty-first century: Amina is wooed by—and woos—George Stillman online.  
For Amina, George offers a chance for a new life and a different kind of happiness than she might find back home. For George, Amina is a woman who doesn’t play games. But each of them is hiding something: someone from the past they thought they could leave behind. It is only when they put an ocean between them—and Amina returns to Bangladesh—that she and George find out if their secrets will tear them apart, or if they can build a future together. 


Upcoming:

The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
Fifty years and many changes have ensued since the paper was founded by an enigmatic millionaire, and now, amid the stained carpeting and dingy office furniture, the staff’s personal dramas seem far more important than the daily headlines. Kathleen, the imperious editor in chief, is smarting from a betrayal in her open marriage; Arthur, the lazy obituary writer, is transformed by a personal tragedy; Abby, the embattled financial officer, discovers that her job cuts and her love life are intertwined in a most unexpected way. Out in the field, a veteran Paris freelancer goes to desperate lengths for his next byline, while the new Cairo stringer is mercilessly manipulated by an outrageous war correspondent with an outsize ego. And in the shadows is the isolated young publisher who pays more attention to his prized basset hound, Schopenhauer, than to the fate of his family’s quirky newspaper.


Bloggish Business:

I’m continuing to keep track of the settings in the books I read here. This is such a blast to do!

Judith at Leeswammes’ Blog is hosting another Literary Giveaway Hop and I’ve decided to join in for the 2nd time. The last day to sign up is on February 6th. Go check it out! (And join!)

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Have a super week of reading everyone!