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Speaking of Audiobooks: An Audio Take on the Top 100
It’s time for another audio take on the Top 100 List. We did so back in 2010 and, at the time, the list contained 58 unabridged audio titles. This year, there are 70 (one abridged, 69…
What Books Are You Thankful For?
Perhaps it’s the fact that Thanksgiving was yesterday and the crazy crowds of Black Friday are something I try to avoid when possible. Or maybe it’s that I’m in the midst of moving. As I pack…
Winter Warmers: Mary's Ham Bone Soup
With the holidays upon us, in addition to turkeys on every table many of us will be cooking large hams to feed our loved ones. After you have eaten as many ham sandwiches from the leftovers…
YA Corner – A Few American Contemporaries
Welcome to the YA Corner! This is an ongoing feature in which Caroline and Jenna, two AAR reviewers who love their YA fiction, discuss a set of YA novels related by genre or theme. How do…
Fill Your Heart With Thanksgiving
The following poem captures beautifully the meaning of the coming holiday. The sentiment is such that it should be remembered all year long.
AAR at the Movies: Catching Fire
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAzGXqJSDJ8 Friday night, my friend and I went to see the second instalment of Suzanne Collins’s massive smash hit trilogy, adapted for the screens. I wasn’t going to see it, honestly. I’d seen the first one,…
The 30 Best TV Detectives and Sleuths?
This week I saw a link to the “30 Best TV Detectives” from the Telegraph’s website. As a big fan of mysteries – both written and video – this was too good to resist. Since it’s…