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Favorite authorsAugusten Burroughs, Lisa Carey, E. E. Cummings, Jasper Fforde, Jhumpa Lahiri, Mabel Maney, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ian McEwan, Haruki Murakami, Iris Murdoch, Ann Patchett, Salman Rushdie, Clay Shirky, Gertrude Stein, Sarah Waters (Shared favorites)

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About my library Limited by the confines of a city-sized apartment, but we pack as much in as we can. Our library* is full of media studies, gender studies, and cultural American history books. In my not so copious free time, I'm getting back into reading fiction (and am taking suggestions)! I just realized that I've been unconsciously been working my way through Booker Prize winners...

*This LT account is a combined library with my wife. Separating out whose books are whose would be more trouble than it's worth.

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Real nameAbby Blachly

LocationCambridge, MA

Emailabbylibrarything.com

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Member sinceDec 12, 2005

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Hi Abby,

Thanks for the note -- I already read Maggie Marr's new novel SECRETS OF THE HOLLYWOOD GIRLS' CLUB and it was excellent. A GREAT read. I loved the first one, too!

Laura Fiztgerald
Author, Veil of Roses
Just finished reading and reviewing The Wednesday Sisters. Just received message that I have snagged another advanced read. Thanks. I will pass The Wednesday Sisters on to my fellow booksellers.
Hallo Abby,

Probably not the right place
and I will have overlooked something
but why turns the author: Martijn Meijer (first last)

http://www.librarything.com/work/5008656/book/27647128

up on "his" page as: martijnmeijer

http://www.librarything.com/author/meijermartijn&norefer=1

and why do I alther/change/edit this?

Thanks in advance

Godard
Hi Abby - Good news! Just thought I would let you know that I have yesterday received my February ERC of Gents. I will read and review asap! Julie
Hi! Just received my book - The Wishing Year by Noelle Oxenhandler. Have a four day holiday this week so am going to read, read, read. Soexcited - thank you!

GG
THank you, Abby! The book is currently sitting at my apartment office. I hope to pick it up this evening. :)

Take care!
Amanda
Thanks Abby!

I was checking to see if I could pull up the LibraryThing reviews without being logged in (to see if they were accessible to non LibraryThing members), and I noticed what must be a link error:

http://www.librarything.com/search_works.php?q=a+dog+among+diplomats actually leads to http://www.librarything.com/work/5196617, which is the page for A DOG ABOUT TOWN rather than A DOG AMONG DIPLOMATS.

Probably something you'd want to fix?
I'm very happy we now have author chat. Here's an idea...

I think it would be helpful if each author (or you or another designated person) would give a brief introduction to the author and his/her latest work). I see that not too many people are involved in the author chats yet. I think that may be because they have to enter a discussion "cold" - not knowing anything about the person with whom they will be chatting or their book. Yes, people can look up the information, but I'm not sure that everyone who could potentially be joining the author chat discussions will.

Thanks for all you do, Abby!
Hi, I snagged an early readers copy of I Love Dirt! by Jennifer
Ward. This book has many, many pages missing. What do I do? Do you still want me to review it?
Was reading thread on April Bonus and someone suggested notifying you about not receiving notices pro or con on acceptance. I checked address etc. and everything looks ok, but I did not receive notice on April Bonus.

Sorry to bother you but I've had some other problems, which Tim corrected and wanted to be sure my Early Reviewers is OK. Received my April book "Takeover" (tense! but good, she manages to convey a lot with very few words) but am still waiting on March's "This Gaming Life".

Great May List.
Selected a number of books from May list so I want to be sure everything is all right.

Early Reviewers is turning into an amazing program and growing so quickly. Thanks for all the work you put into it.

fran (muzzie)
Hi Abby,
Sorry to bother you, but the reviewer copy of "Pension Dumping: The Reasons, the Wreckage, the Stakes for Wall Street by Fran Hawthorne" hasn't shown up. I know you said "some are speedier than others" but I figured that after 8 weeks, it may be lost in shipping or never shipped. I thought I'd let you know.
Hi Abby,
I'm still waiting for my Feb Early Reader book, "Sex Detox". Please advise. Thanks, Cindy Poteet
Hi Abby,

Have you ever heard from the publisher about the Early Reviewers copy of [The Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad] by Caroline Glick. I have heard nothing as of yet. Thank you.

Michael
Hi Abby,
I am still waiting for my two books - very grateful and trying not to be impatient, but wanted you to know that's why I haven't written the reviews. What a gret program - can't wait to read them.

Also-how do I add more authors to my favorite author list? Tried everything (I think).
Thanks,
Pat
Hi Abby, I received a notice I got an Early Review book in March. I haven't get anything yet. Should I worry, or just be more patient? Thanks anyway. I cannot wait to get the book I guess.
Hi Abby,

I noticed this thread, http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=36196# , in Book Talk that is about book reviews from a fifth grade class, which I believe would make them under 13. There's another thread from the same person about the same thing there too.
Hi Abby,
Thanks for the suggestion.
Could you tell me how to add more authors to my favorite author list. Can't seem to access it through my proile/edit. Thank, Tori

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