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Groups50 Book Challenge, Fifty States Fiction (or Nonfiction) Challenge, Newbery Challenge, The Europe Endless Challenge

Favorite authorsPaul Auster, Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone, Lisa Lenard-Cook, Lionel Shriver, Garth Stein (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresCenturies & Sleuths Bookstore

Favorite librariesGeneva Public Library

About meI am a married father of 1 daughter (also a voracious reader), living in the suburbs of Chicago. I am a sales manager in the publishing industry, specifically selling audiobooks - so a lot of what I "read" is actually in (unabridged) audiobook format (but listening is reading too!).

About my library50 Book Challenge - 2009
TARGET - Read 25 Books between July and December

I am fascinated by LibraryThing - particularly reviewing "similar libraries". In order to get the best mix, "My Library" is a collection of items I've read since finding LT as well as a compendium of the books that I know I've read in the past (and actually remember something about).

We've moved around a lot, and as a result my physical library collection has failed to build, but I think we're here for a while, so my target is to build up an actual library - starting with searches for first editions of my favorite books.

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Member sinceMay 9, 2008

Currently readingSpook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
An Equal Music: A Novel by Vikram Seth
Thieves of Baghdad by Matthew Bogdanos

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Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories by Eva Ibbotson

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The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers by Caroll Spinney

Noticed you liked The Glass Castle, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a dysfunctional family and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary (and a sample chapter) in case you'd like to learn a little more about the book before you commit:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 1:47 pm (EST) on Sep 2, 2009

I'm so glad you mentioned Dissonance in one of the threads in the 50 States Challenge. I'm reading music-themed books this month, and, since it would also fit the challenge, I picked up a used copy from Amazon. I doubt I would have discovered the book without your mention of it.

posted by cbl_tn at 8:45 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2009

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