Category Archives: reading

Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Posted on 03/14/2011 by amitha

Will Grayson, Will Grayson is an amazing book. Simply amazing. But the sad thing is, I was actually a bit reticent to pick it up because the summaries of the book I’ve read sounded..well..kind of boring and a little vague. … Continue reading →

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The BosKidLit Author Events Master List of Links

Posted on 03/08/2011 by amitha

I try to update my Boston Area children’s author events calendar every week. This sounds easy, but actually it’s time consuming and often a little bit tricky. Just some of the difficulties: It’s often hard to tell which books are YA … Continue reading →

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Friday Library Trip: Duck, Duck, Fish!

Posted on 02/18/2011 by amitha

My one-year-old and I went on another trip to the library today! Today I let her do all the choosing. But before we get to the books from the library, here’s a book we purchased last week: Ducks Go Vroom … Continue reading →

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“No offense, but…”: The book review every writer is afraid they will get

Posted on 02/15/2011 by amitha

All this talk on various blogs about whether or not writers should be posting negative book reviews has got me thinking about my own fears as a writer. It’s so scary putting your work out there. What if people hate … Continue reading →

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Friday Library Trip: Mommy’s picks and Baby’s picks

Posted on 02/11/2011 by amitha

My 1-year-old and I went to the library today. She ran around, choosing books at random, while I went through and looked at them carefully. Eventually, she sat and flipped through a few of the books she had strewn on … Continue reading →

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Book review: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Posted on 02/07/2011 by amitha

Loved that book! (okay, obvious line) I got this book as a Christmas present, and it looked like a quick read, so I read it out loud with my husband while I was supposed to be reading two other books. … Continue reading →

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Ambiguous Endings: Brilliant or Lazy?

Posted on 02/01/2011 by amitha

Due to the nature of this blogpost, there will be spoilers for The Giver and for Inception (the movie). So consider yourself forewarned. I recently saw Inception for the second time and it made me think again about ambiguous endings. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce (spoilers!)

Posted on 01/17/2011 by amitha

Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce This book is about a girl named Aly who wants to be a spy. Her parents (Alanna and George from The Song of the Lioness Quartet) think this is too dangerous, so Aly runs away and ends … Continue reading →

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My Reading Stats for 2010

Posted on 01/10/2011 by amitha

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about anything. I’ve written a whole bunch of blog posts in my head, but unfortunately, none of them actually made it to the computer, which means I don’t remember a one of them. … Continue reading →

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Biased Review of a Fabulous Essay: From Words to Brain by Livia Blackburne

Posted on 12/20/2010 by amitha

From Words to Brain by Livia Blackburne What happens when you read? How does your brain derive meaning from words on a page? My writing buddy Livia, attempts to answer these questions by explaining some of the latest in neuroscience research in … Continue reading →

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