tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32884082191154737352007-02-13T23:31:33.792-08:00reneeBlogger71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288408219115473735.post-43560581385882650582007-02-11T20:41:00.000-08:002007-02-11T21:59:45.208-08:00Links featured in this episode:<br /><br />Contributed by Emily:<br /><a href="http://www.shens.com/cgi-bin/mas/category.cgi?item=0698113888&type=store"><span style="font-style: italic;">Yeh Shen: A Cinderella Story from China</span></a> by Ai-Ling Louie, illustrated by Ed Young<br /><a href="http://www.shens.com/cgi-bin/mas/category.cgi?item=1885008279&type=store"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Prince's Diary</span></a> by Renee Ting, illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba<br /><a href="http://www.shens.com/cgi-bin/mas/category.cgi?item=0064407055&type=store"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ella Enchanted</span></a> by Gail Carson Levine<br /><a href="http://www.shens.com/cgi-bin/mas/category.cgi?item=0689861788&type=store"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bound</span></a> by Donna Jo Napoli<br /><br />Contributed by Melissa from <a href="http://melissasbookreviews.blogspot.com/index.html">Book Nut</a><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0755331494"><span style="font-style: italic;">Persuasion</span></a> by Jane Austen<br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">"I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant. You alone have brought me to Bath. For you alone, I think and plan. Have you not seen this? Can you fail to have understood my wishes? I had not waited even these ten days, could I have read your feelings, as I think you must have penetrated mine. I can hardly write. I am every instant hearing something which overpowers me. You sink your voice, but I can distinguish the tones of that voice when they would be lost on others. Too good, too excellent creature! You do us justice, indeed. You do believe that there is true attachment and constancy among men. Believe it to be most fervent, most undeviating, in<br />F. W."</span></blockquote>Contributed by Nessie from <a href="http://thebibliofiles.blogspot.com/">The Biblio Files</a><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/141911865x"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Art of Love</span></a> by Ovid<br /><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0020264763"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Age of Innocence</span></a> by EdithWharton<br /><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/068987474x"><span style="font-style: italic;">He's Just Not That Into You</span></a> by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo<br /><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/1854597752"><span style="font-style: italic;">Madame Bovary</span></a> by Gustave Flaubert<br /><a href="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/2006/08/if-roast-beef-could-fly-by-jay-leno.html"><br />Celebrity Children's Books</a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://www.powells.com/s?author=Liz%20Tuccillo"></a>reneetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288408219115473735.post-3918506767054888332007-02-11T20:14:00.000-08:002007-02-11T21:50:01.764-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/booktalk/audio/booktalk03-valentines.mp3"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/booktalk/uploaded_images/episode3-768272.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In this episode of BookTalk, callers talk about books inspired by love.<br /><br />We welcome your calls and your book thoughts! Call (415) 992-8622 before March 31 to participate in the next episode. The theme is Heeby-Jeeby: Scary Books. What books scare you the most?reneetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288408219115473735.post-65224857496349532582007-01-07T19:22:00.000-08:002007-01-07T19:50:55.560-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/booktalk/audio/booktalk02-winter.mp3"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/booktalk/uploaded_images/episode02-768947.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Is it cold yet? Curled up with a good book? Curl up with January's podcast, featuring a few books about winter. It's a short episode, but as we might have learned from last month's debauchery, the best things come in small packages.<br /><br />Join the fun! Next month's theme will be "Smoochy Smoochy," in honor of Valentine's Day. If there's a book that appeals to your romantic side, or you've found the perfect antidote to a sticky sweet holiday, leave us a message. Call (415) 992-8622 before January 31 to record your thoughts about Valentine's Day-themed reading.reneetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288408219115473735.post-81392080456224057222007-01-07T19:29:00.000-08:002007-01-07T19:39:25.812-08:00Links featured in this episode:<br /><br />Contributed by Melissa from <a href="http://melissasbookreviews.blogspot.com/">Book Nut</a><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0689710879"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Dark is Rising</span></a> by Susan Cooper<br /><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0345413350"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Golden Compass</span></a> by Philip Pullman<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stopping-Woods-Snowy-Evening-Robert/dp/0525401156/ref=ed_oe_h/002-2348688-7595234"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening</span></a> by Robert Frost, illustrated by Susan Jeffersreneetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288408219115473735.post-62768820319571360312006-12-10T15:10:00.000-08:002006-12-11T13:46:08.445-08:00Links featured in this episode:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0316779237"><span style="font-style: italic;">Holidays On Ice</span></a> by David Sedaris<br /><br />Contributed by Eisha from <a href="http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/">Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0064402754"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</span></a> by Barbara Robinson<br /><br />Contributed by Melissa from <a href="http://melissasbookreviews.blogspot.com/index.html">Book Nut:</a><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0833592068"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emma’s Christmas</span></a> by Irene Trivas<br /><br />Contributed by Edward Champion from <a href="http://www.edrants.com/">Return of the Reluctant:</a><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/159420120x"><span style="font-style: italic;">Against the Day</span></a> by Thomas Pynchon<br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0679454683"><span style="font-style: italic;">Lay of the Land</span></a> by Richard Ford<br /><br />Contributed by Isabella from <a href="http://magnificentoctopus.blogspot.com/">Magnificent Octopus:</a><br /><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30975/biblio/0805077235"><span style="font-style: italic;">Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story</span></a> by Paul Aster<br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4244994">Paul Auster reading on NPR</a>reneetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288408219115473735.post-83059024980713117042006-12-10T15:02:00.000-08:002006-12-11T13:16:10.105-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/booktalk/audio/episode01-holiday.mp3"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/booktalk/uploaded_images/episode01-797875.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It's holiday season, and the inaugural episode of BookTalk very appropriately features the theme of Holiday Books. Book lovers called our BookTalk voicemail line and recorded their thoughts about holiday books they remember, books they're reading, or book-related holiday gifts. The next episode will feature the theme of Winter Books. Call (415) 992-8622 before December 31 to record your thoughts about Winter-themed reading.reneetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288408219115473735.post-60365529661221738722006-12-09T21:42:00.000-08:002006-12-09T23:24:48.367-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/booktalk/uploaded_images/booktalk-717556.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.reneesbookoftheday.com/booktalk/uploaded_images/booktalk-716407.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>BookTalk is an audio podcast featuring recordings of booklovers around the world sharing their thoughts about books. Each episode has a theme, and we rely on you, readers and listeners, to create a global book club where we can talk about books that we have read or book-related stories.<br /><br />This is a community endeavor. It means that everyone, including you, is invited to leave a voice recording on a special voicemail line I have set up to participate in each episode. The theme and call-in deadline for the next episode are shown in the box on the right side. We'd love to hear what you think about it, and what books you'd like to share. Be creative-- there are no rules. And while some people choose to include their name and their blog affiliations, feel free to be anonymous as well. Do whatever is comfortable for you.<br /><br />Call us at (415) 992-8622. Don't be alarmed at the generic outgoing message, just go ahead and speak. We look forward to hearing from you!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The BookTalk Voice Message Line: (415) 992-8622</span></span>renee