It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

Last week’s post were about exercise and the heat (Readers’ Workouts July 3) and the 2012 Farm Bill (Book Review: Food Fight by Daniel Imhoff).

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I finished the ebook I was reading on my phone, No Longer a Gentleman by Mary Jo Putney, a historical romance full of adventure. The heroine spies for the English, working against Napoleon. The hero has been imprisoned in France for ten years. She rescues him and thus begins a tale with chase scenes, Channel crossings, and changes in both of their lives.

This was the first full-length novel I’ve read in the ebook format. Who knew that it was going to take a reader app on my phone to make that finally work for me? I always assumed that when I got a smart phone I’d put a few games on it for entertainment in odd moments. It turns out that I like having a novel in my pocket a whole lot better!

Reading

I’m still reading three books that I started last week:

The Hundred Year Diet: America’s Voracious Appetite for Losing Weight by Susan Yager
Abdication by Juliet Nicolson
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

I’ve started working through another classic writing book: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg.

The new novel that I downloaded into my phone is The Bro-Magnet by Lauren Baratz-Logsted. For some reason from things I read, I thought it was a romance. It’s not — at least, not in the genre sense of the word. Rather, it’s a funny story told in first person from the point of view of Johnny Smith who is popular among the guys but clueless around women.

Will Read

I have no idea — I’m pretty flummoxed that I’m reading five books at once!

It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. Be sure to check out her post today to see her selections and the list of links to all the other participating bloggers.

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? — 8 Comments

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz on July 9, 2012 at 4:53 am said:

I love my iPad reading. It’s awfully handy. It’s especially great on trips.

Here’s my
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? I hope you will stop by!

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Kathy Martin on July 9, 2012 at 7:38 am said:

One of these days I will have to get a cell phone that is complicated enough to read books on. So far, I am managing without. I do my ebook reading on my Kindle. I’m not sure I could read five books at once. I have trouble with two. My Monday Report is here. Happy reading!

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Sidne on July 9, 2012 at 8:08 am said:

very nice blog. I just picked up this genre and so far i am liking the novels I’ve read. Happy Reading. http://sidnereading.blogspot.com

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Vasilly on July 9, 2012 at 9:39 am said:

It’s amazing how convenience makes it easier for us to read ebooks. Bird by Bird and Writing Down the Bones are two of my favorite writing books. Have a good week.

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Brunette Librarian on July 9, 2012 at 6:53 pm said:

I loooove reading e-books! I dont’ have a smart phone, but I keep my iPad with me at all times just for reading. It’s so nice to carry around – I can carry 200 books in my purse AND I don’t have to worry about fines. Ha!

Happy reading this week
The Brunette Librarian Blog

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Kimberly @ Turning The Pages on July 9, 2012 at 8:28 pm said:

I really have to pick up a Mary Jo Putney novel one of these days. I love the genre and their are so many good authors out there it’s hard to find the time.
I hope you enjoy your reading this week!
Check out what I’m reading this week

–Kimberly @ Turning The Pages

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Brunette Librarian on July 13, 2012 at 10:11 am said:

Hey Joy!! I gave a quick shout out to you today on my blog – brunettelibrarian.blogspot.com talking about your 2011 MLA program!

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- Joy Weese Moll / @joyweesemoll on July 13, 2012 at 11:37 am said:
  
  Thanks! Great post. That was a fun talk to give because the audience was so enthusiastic.
  
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