Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is where Tara @ 25 Hour Books and Amanda @ On a Book Bender shamelessly plug each other, share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else we’ve found and loved by other awesome bloggers (or authors!) during the week, and talk about the books we plan on reading in the coming week.
Mindful musings recap
In natalie's world
May 17th is the last day of school for me, and boy, am I counting the days. I don't think I've ever had a semester with this much work, and I know with my graduate assistantship next semester, things are only going to get even more chaotic! Still, I'm super excited for the fall semester, but I will definitely be appreciating the summer break in between! If it seems like my posting is more irregular than usual and I'm behind on commenting...well...it's probably because I am. Still, I managed to get three posts up this week, and considering I'm in that end-of-the-semester crunch, I'm surprised I got anything up at all.
Since I know a lot of my blogging friends are in (or have been in) literature-related academic fields, I figured I'd share with you guys the two projects that are doing the best job of keeping me hopping and away from the book blogosphere. The first is a paper for my Modern Rhetorical Theory class, which I'm doing on visual rhetoric and the "whitewashing" of young adult and children's book covers. The second is a paper on Charlotte Bronte's book Shirley, which has to do with women and religion. I love both of my topics, but I can't count how many hours I've spent on them already. I'm definitely ready to be finished.
To all of you out there who are facing end-of-the semester stress as well, good luck!
Around the Book Blogging community
+ Emily at Emily's Reading Room featured me along with a bunch of other awesome bloggers on her feature, Blogger Confidential. This week's topic was quitting blogging.
+ Donna at Bites had a fantastic guest post on historical women from Y.S. Ling, author of the Agency series.
+ Karen from For What it's Worth posted a reminder about the feature she and Tiger from All-Consuming Media host, Book Blogger Confessions. If you want to participate this coming Monday, stop by one of their blogs and link up (the linky will be available on Monday). This week's topic is comments!
+ Felicia from The Geeky Blogger's Book Blog posted a breakdown of her book-buying limits and how she's held up to her budget so far this year. For any of you looking into setting a budget for yourself, this post is definitely one you should look out. In fact, I should probably start one myself...
+ Anna at Literary Exploration published a discussion post on the classics. As a student of literature, this was especially of interest to me!
+ Author Sarah Ockler wrote a fantastic post on Race and YA literature. I highly recommend that you read it! It's a topic that I think we all need to think of more regularly.
Current eBook Deals
Since I personally have a Nook, the below deals are from Barnes and Noble. However, many times the pricing is the same at Amazon, for those of you who are Kindle users.
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The Iron Druid Chronicles is my FAVORITE series to listen to. The only one that has come close for me is Libba Bray narrating Beauty Queens.
ReplyDeleteOh, I bet that would be a good one to listen to. I read it in print and Libba Bray is just HYSTERICAL!
DeleteI can't tell you how many times that I've forgotten it's just her narrating - the voices she uses are unique to the character.
DeleteAaah! I'll HAVE to listen to it then. Humor in audiobooks is just so much fun! And I know my library has it on audio...so I'll have to check it out in the future! :)
DeleteI didn't catch a lot of those blogging links. Thanks for posting them ! I really enjoyed Emily's Reading Rooom's discussion post !
ReplyDeleteGreat feature !
Oh, I so want to read a Mercedes Lackey book ever since I first saw a cover of one of her other novels and read the blurb!
ReplyDeleteI didn't Angelfall now costed more than a buck! :O I got it when it was 1 buck or so. *scratches head* Or not? .. Damn. XD
Patricia // My Week
Glad you're semester is almost over. And awesome that you'll be interning next semester. Thanks for sharing the links.
ReplyDeleteWow, so much awesomeness in this post!
ReplyDeleteSadly, book deals never work for me because mean Amazon people always make us Euros pay more for everything. BUT I just finished Unholy Ghosts and loved every single word. So deliciously dark. I wonder if you liked Silence, I'm very excited about your review.
And both your papers sound really interesting, I know how time-consuming they can be (which is why I ask for just one per year from my students). I'm sure you'll do great.
Oh, and thank you for posting all the interesting links.
That stinks that you always end up paying more. Books are so expensive as it is! Anyways, I'm SO glad to hear you enjoyed Unholy Ghosts! I read it what seems like forever ago, but really liked it to! I own the next two books in the series, but I haven't gotten a chance to start them yet. And in all honesty, I probably need to do a reread of Unholy Ghosts first...
DeleteYay for the end of the semester! Some great links, too. Lightbringer is on my shelf and I"ve read a couple of good reviews on it...sounds interesting. Adore Kevin Hearne--plowed through his new book in one night!!
ReplyDeleteNATALIE! I LOVE this meme, and THIS POST! The eBook deals and the round-up and AMANDA'S LETTER! I MELTED when I saw it earlier in the week.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading! ♥
I adore this meme as well. This is (obviously) my first time participating, but there are just so many things you can good with it! :)
DeleteI definitely should look into starting a book budget as well. Great week you had.
ReplyDelete♥JJ iReads♥ | My Clock Rewinders Post
I have another blogger friend that did Hounded as an audiobook and said it was fantastic. I love audiobooks and typically will listen to audios that I have read in print before - the Iron Druids are on my wish list for when I finish the series. I was thrilled to get the paperbacks last week in the mail. I LOVE the covers and keep them near my bed (my reading spot) so I can GEEK out over them all the time. I know, I'm a dork. Also, I ADORE Soulless - saw that on your specials up there. Every time I see that book/series, I get a little bit excited on the inside!
ReplyDeleteYAY for almost-the-end of your semester! Hang in there!
I really enjoyed Soulless as well, though I need to catch up on the series! When I saw it on sale for the Nook, I knew I had to spread the love! Lol.
DeleteUm, wow. It didn't take long for Kiss, Crush, Collide to go on sale. Makes me feel even less inclined to read my copy. Did people not like this book?
ReplyDeleteI'm thisclose to using my next Audible credit to start the Iron Druid series. It sounds like it really IS all that and a bag of chips.
No, it really didn't. I don't know all that much about Kiss, Crush, Colide, but I have a copy on my shelf that I won from a contest awhile back.
DeleteAnd you should most definitely start the Iron Druid series. I finally joined the bandwagon because all of my favorite bloggers were raving about it, and they were SO right!
Thanks for all the book deal love. I'm a NOOKer and not many people post the deals. I'm going to have to control myself.
ReplyDeleteI love a good audiobook. I have Hexed, the physical book, on its way. Awesome series.
Dead Reckoning looks awesome. Glad you are joining Clock Rewinders.
Amy @ http://bookgoonie.com/
I know what you mean! There does seem to be a lack of Nook deals posts in the book blogosphere, so I'm hoping to continue that section in Clock Rewinders each week!
DeleteI'm glad you at least get a small break over summer to regroup :-)
ReplyDeleteI need to read Hounded one day! Everyone keeps bugging me too but ya know.....100's of books - so little time.
Thanks for the link Natalie!
I know EXACTLY what you mean. Sometimes I feel like I will never be able to catch up on all the books I want to read (which is probably the truth, in reality). Still, I keep trying! Lol.
DeleteYAY for Atticus and Oberon! So much win. ♥
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your upcoming summer break. :)
Thanks for mentioning our meme!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're doing the Whitewashing in YA research topic, because it just keeps on happening. I thought when we all kicked up a fuss about it a year and a half ago that maybe things would change. Sure enough, books like Magic Under Glass and Liar, Liar got new covers with people of the appropriate race, but it bugs me that non-white protagonists are still represented as white on the covers. *rant over*
Love ya!
I know, it DOES keep happening, and it really drives me crazy, especially since one of my biggest interests in literature and rhetoric academia is cultural diversity. My professor was actually really shocked that it was happening to such an extent. There seems to be a gap in the research world talking about this topic, so maybe if the paper turns out well, I'll submit it to a journal or something. Get the word out, you know? Lol.
DeleteLove ya too, darlin'! :)
HOUNDED!!! *cheers*
ReplyDeleteWhen ever I can get anyone to listen to that book, I do. I even had an epic conversation about it when the pizza deliver dude. Poor guy.
Thanks for listing all the deals and links I missed. I can't wait til the semester is over. One more week for me, but then again, work never ends. *sighs*
Oh, Missie. I would have PAID to see the look on the pizza guy's face! I'm sure it was priceless.
DeleteGood luck with the rest of your semester! :)
WOOT! Last week of school! As much as I am happy you are all into Hounded---I am thrilled your brain is going to get a small break!!!
ReplyDeleteI am doing a summer dance for you!!!
WOOT WOOT WOOT WOOT WOOT!
(GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK--I know finals are a pain in the neck)
Thanks Felicia! I need all the luck I can get to make it through! Lol. And I DEFINITELY appreciate the summer dance. You know what'd make me appreciate it even more? If you took a video of yourself doing it and posted it on your blog. Nothing like a little self-deprecating humor to get your friends to smile! Lol. Just kidding. Kind of. :)
DeleteYou provided some great links to interesting posts, thanks for those.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very cool post/meme! Nice find!
ReplyDeleteDead Reckoning looks interesting, can't wait to see your thoughts on it...and great eBook deals, too! Thanks for posting those :)
Good luck with your last week or so of the semester!
Dead Reckoning caught my attention because, well, ZOMBIES!!! Lol. I can't wait to start reading it.
DeleteAnd thanks for the well wishes, Lea! :)
Sarah Ockler's post is an important one!
ReplyDeleteThis is a neat feature. I always enjoy finding out about neat articles that I might have otherwise missed.
Oh I know how those type of semesters go. Plus it always seems like the Spring semester is more taxing. I was lucky enough to have this semester off before I get into my medical program in August so I actually feel ready to be in school again after having 8 months off come August. So I wish you the best of luck finishing off this semester strong. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing off all of the ebook deals I shall have to check those out because there are some titles on there that I don't have. One can never have too many books!
Happy reading!
I totally agree! The Spring semester always seems like it's much harder, for some reason! I'm glad you got a semester off! What kind of medical program are you going into, Alexa?
DeleteI'm going into Nuclear Medicine, fancy way of saying the tech who runs the MRI, CT, and PET scans. :)
DeleteHurray for school being almost over!! And OMG, thank you for posting the ebook deals! I just bought two. :) Am also really interesting in the Hounded series because everyone loves it! ENJOY!
ReplyDeleteGlad you were able to snag some of the ebook deals, Jess! I love it when they go on sale! :)
DeleteWhat a nice meme! I had never seen this one before, but I really enjoyed it. There are so many posts that I read during the week that I love, and I feel like commenting or retweeting just doesn't show as much appreciation as I would like to.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with all your work! When I was writing my thesis thesis I wrote this massive multi-paged end note about white washing in YA. It made me wish I could have turned it into it's own chapter or essay or something. If it's something you feel like sharing, I would love to read your paper when it's done =)
OMG. And by thesis thesis I clearly mean English thesis. But damn, it sure felt like a thesis thesis sometimes when I was writing it.
DeleteHehe, Silence is such a good read. I didn't expect it to be so good! The emotion is real, the characters so well-bonded, and the writing is ON POINT.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I'm not interested in Dead Reckoning BUT EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO BE. I want to wait for some reviews first.