February 17, 2012 at 5:55PM |

Rules of Civility: Chapters 9 Through 17

Hi there, Bookies! I’m back to explore the next nine chapters of Amor Towles’s Rules of Civility…let’s hop in our Bentley and take on the town, shall we? When we last left our heroine, Katey [...]

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February 10, 2012 at 10:06PM |

Rules of Civility: Preface Through Chapter 8

Hello, Bookies! Ready to jump into Rules of Civility and all of the excitement that comes along with it? Here we go… When I began reading the preface, I was surprised, yet delighted, to [...]

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February 8, 2012 at 4:14PM | Maura Fritz

March Book Poll, Now Open

Hi, Bookies: Well, we seem to have struck a chord with the February choices, so we’re going to stay in kind of the same neighborhood come March: a neighborhood where the accents are British, [...]

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February 3, 2012 at 1:44PM |

Greetings, Reading Enthusiasts!

My name is Anastasia Signoretta, and I am so excited to take the journey with you through 1930s New York City via the pages of Amor Towles’ novel, Rules of Civility! Even though I love [...]

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January 31, 2012 at 10:00AM | Maura Fritz

Get Yourself Into the May Issue!

Hi, Bookies: So our friends down the hall on the print side of Real Simple would like to ask you this question: Who is your favorite mother in a work of literature? The book cover [...]

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January 30, 2012 at 12:57PM | Maura Fritz

The February Winner

Hi, Bookies: It was a resounding win for Amor Towles’s debut novel of romance, friendship, deceit, and heartbreak among the sophisticated set in late-1930s New York City. (I took this book on vacation with [...]

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January 24, 2012 at 5:09PM | Maura Fritz

Ask Mindy Kaling Your Questions (And Vote Too!)

Hi, Bookies: Happy to tell you that Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? author Mindy Kaling is going to answer some questions from us. I’m going to kick things off by asking these: • [...]

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January 20, 2012 at 12:56PM |

Is Everyone Hanging Out: Pages 159 to the End

Hi, Bookies! I can’t believe this is my last post! Let me say, I have so enjoyed hosting the coolest book club there is, and I have absolutely adored every chapter of Mindy’s hilarious [...]

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January 13, 2012 at 10:00AM |

Is Everyone Hanging Out: Pages 80 Through 158

Hello again! Bookies, you sure know how to pick ’em. This book is Magnificent with a capital M. I have grown from finding Mindy relatable and hilarious to flat-out endearing and delightful in the [...]

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January 11, 2012 at 10:00AM | Maura Fritz

The February Book Poll Is Now Open

Hi, Bookies: My niece and nephew each got a sled under the Christmas tree this year—not of the Radio Flyer sort that I had when I was a kid, but slick molded-plastic numbers with [...]

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