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Best Books of '08

December 31st, 2008

We’ve read. We’ve loved. We’ve conquered a massive TBR pile. So now we’re happy to have sifted through our reviews of ‘08 to present our favorite reads among them. Thank you for reading and loving books as much as we do! We’re announcing fun changes and improvements to Athena’s Bookshelf tomorrow! 

From Kathy Wheeler, A/B Reviewer:

Best Romance:

Passion & Pleasure in London by Melody Thomas

Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Mederios

Before the Scandal by Suzanne Enoch

From A/B editor Malena Lott:

Best General Fiction:

The Letters by Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilynn Jackson

Best Women’s Fiction:

The Opposite of Love by Julianne Buxbaum

My Husband’s Sweethearts by Bridget Asher

Best Debut Novel:

Falling Under by Danielle Young-Ullman

Best Mom Lit:

Mrs. Perfect by Jane Porter

Best Non-Fiction:

Where Did I Leave My Glasses by Martha Weinman Lear

To Hell with All That, Loving & Loathing Our Inner Housewife, by Caitlin Flanagan

 

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Meaning of Sunglasses, Hadley Freeman

Best Inspirational Non-fiction:

More Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

Best Memoir:

Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry

 

 

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Mrs. Perfect

July 2nd, 2008

Mrs. Perfect, by Jane Porter

First line: “Zooming into the country club parking lot, I snag a spot close to the club pool.”

Mrs. Perfect follows golden PTA princess Taylor Young, wife of gorgeous former quarterback, mother of three golden-haired goddesses. In a nutshell, Taylor’s got it all. She’s the alpha mom we all love to hate. Porter’s simple, direct language aims and hits us right in the head and then again in the heart as we get to know the real Taylor beneath the Botoxed exterior. Fact is we all know someone like Taylor. Maybe we even see parts of her inside of us. Porter knows this, knows women, our frailties, our protective masks we wear to shield us from the harsh and judgmental realities of our lives. The book reads like a juicy diary, and I gobbled it up in two sittings. It’s as scrumptious as the cake on the cover. Life is far from perfect, but this mommy novel is about as close as it gets. 

For both working and stay-at-home moms wanting some dishy insight into a Mrs. Perfect personality.- Malena Lott

Buy it at Amazon.

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What's hot at B&N, Fort Worth?

June 23rd, 2008

 

A quick anniversary trip to the heart of Fort Worth took the book lovin’ hubby and I straight to the cool two-story Barnes & Noble to check out the latest summer offerings in person. I’m sure my fellow bookies would agree there’s nothing quite like being surrounded by thousands of books to make your head spin. So many books, so little time.  A lot of people don’t know that publishers pay for premium placement at a bookstore and corporate determines other special racks so you only know what’s being promoted in store by actually going in store. So we’ve done it for you. A few things that caught our camera’s eye…

  • STEPHANIE MEYERS’ MANIA. Everywhere I turned, there she was. Or rather, one of her books or promotion for her upcoming release. I’m a complete schmuck. I gave in and bought Twilight to see what the hub-bub is all about.
Covers that jumped off the shelf at me: Generation Dead by Daniel Waters about zombie outcasts at high school. Click here for more. 
Moose, a memoir of fat camp by Stephanie Klein. I saw so many obese kids in Fort Worth it made me choke up. A national pantry raid is in order.
Recommended summer reading by B&N: Lovely Bones (expect a big push since the movie comes out later this year), Choke, Loving Frank, Middlesex, The Pillars of the Earth, The Innocent Man, to name a shelf full.
Book I was most excited to find out is in new release: Jane Porter’s Mrs. Perfect.Expect a review in 2 weeks on A/B. 

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