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Mini-review: Ada Lovelace, Lucy Lethbridge

Title: Who Was… Ada Lovelace, Computer Wizard of Victorian England (Goodreads) Author: Lucy Lethbridge Rating: Daughter of the famous romantic poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace was a child prodigy. Brilliant at maths, she read numbers like most people read words. In 1843 Ada came to the attention of Charles Babbage, a scientist and techno-whizz who had just built […]
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Posted on June 28, 2012
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Review: The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter

Title: The Long Earth (Goodreads) Authors: Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter Rating: 2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Cop Monica Jansson has returned to the burned-out home of one Willis Linsay, a reclusive and some said mad, others dangerous, scientist. It was arson but, as is often the way, the firemen seem to have caused more damage than […]
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Posted on June 27, 2012
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Review: Water For Elephants, Sara Gruen

Title: Water For Elephants (Goodreads) Author:  Sara Gruen Rating: When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, swindlers and misfits in a second-rate circus struggling to survive. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is […]
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Posted on June 25, 2012
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Clock Rewinders (8)

It’s time for a look back over the last week with Clock Rewinders. This feature is based on the original Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge. Last Week on the Bookcase This week was mostly about the Wicked Wildfire Read-a-thon, and stepping up the preparations for my Discover Australian Fantasy event coming up in July. I’m […]
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Posted on June 24, 2012
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Review: Kingdom, Anderson O’Donnell

Welcome to The Oaken Bookcase’s stop on the Kingdom Blog Tour! You can see all the other stops at Once Upon A Time. Don’t forget, you can still enter the giveaway for a Kindle Fire until July 3rd! Title: Kingdom (Goodreads) Author:  Anderson O’Donnell (@TiberCityNoir) Rating: In a secret laboratory hidden under the desert, a covert bioengineering project—codename “Exodus”—has […]
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Posted on June 22, 2012
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Wicked Wildfire Read-a-thon: Goals

The Wicked Wildfire Read-a-thon starts tomorrow and runs until Sunday June 24. I really enjoyed the Bout of Books read-a-thon so I had to sign up for this one as well. My goals this time are pretty similar – get through some library books and review copies. I am gearing up for my Discover Australian […]
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Posted on June 19, 2012
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Review: The Wand in the Word, Leonard S Marcus

Title: The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy (Goodreads) Author:  compiled and edited by Leonard S Marcus Rating: In a series of incisive interviews, Leonard S. Marcus engages thirteen master storytellers in spirited conversation about their life and work, providing inspiring reading for fantasy fans and future writers alike. Finely nuanced and continually revealing, Leonard […]
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Posted on June 18, 2012
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Clock Rewinders (7)

It’s time for a look back over the last week with Clock Rewinders. This feature is based on the original Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge. Last Week on the Bookcase This week was huge for incoming books – more on that later. Early in the week I visited Brisbane’s Lifeline Bookfest – an enormous second-hand […]
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Posted on June 17, 2012
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Review: The Oracle, K.B. Hoyle

Title: The Oracle (Goodreads) Author:  K.B. Hoyle (@kbhoyle_author) Rating: It is the summer before freshman year and Darcy and her five friends have come back to Cedar Cove Family Camp and Alitheia. This return is bittersweet because her elusive purpose in the magical realm continues to evade her. Egged on by Tellius, the boy prince she is prophesied […]
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Posted on June 15, 2012
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Bloggers: Where in the World?

After the end of Armchair BEA, it was suggested that someone put together a list of bloggers by city and state (and country, presumably) to make it easier for meet-ups and such. Correct me if I’m wrong here, but I believe we have Sarah of Breaking the Binding to thank for this great idea! Being […]
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Posted on June 13, 2012
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