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Books on Film: Anyone Hungry?

February 6, 2011 by

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The release date for the teen trilogy Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, gets an official time stamp. Mark your calendars for March 23, 2012!! (3 weeks after my birthday, so feel free to get me tickets and popcorn coupons.) There’s big debate over the suspected rating due the violence and subject matter – will it […]

Falling for Franco

January 5, 2011 by

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James Franco‘s Film Lit-Quest James Franco’s fondness for literary adaptations (Howl; Eat Pray Love; 127 Hours) as an actor will take an even more dramatic turn if his plans to direct screen versions of works by William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy are realized. Entertainment Weekly’s Shelf Life blog reported that Franco “is moving full steam […]

Our FIVE Most Anticipated YA Titles of 2011

December 27, 2010 by

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The “five” challenge was created by the gracious Persnickety Snark.  I’m posting Saturday’s topic a bit late because I really wanted to get in on it.  Hopefully next year I’ll be a bit more organized and manage to take part in more. That said, this is actually a difficult one, because I’m discovering new titles every […]

Cover Fix: Awesome New Covers For Classics

December 18, 2010 by

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  I know, I know….no judging books by their covers.  But when they are already classics, you can’t really go wrong.  Right? You will come to notice here at Aurelia, that I am a bit of a book cover junkie.  So, in order to indulge my minor obsession I’ll be bringing you some of my […]

100 Notable Books of 2010 according to NYTimes.com

December 18, 2010 by

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As usual, so many books, so little time. I’m not the type to base my reading choices solely on critical opinion, but…I am feeling a little over-whelmed that I managed to purchase exactly one of the mentioned titles this year. I did do better on the Children’s Notable list (2 out of 7); and there […]

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