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Weekly Geeks v9.19: Memorial Day & Summer

26 May 2009 Jackie 1

This weeks Weekly Geeks theme is all about Memorial Day and the start of Summer. Option #1:With Memorial Day in the U.S. this coming Monday, I thought it would be appropriate to focus on the military. Either share your favorite book on war or movie on war and why. Provide […]

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Weekly Geeks v9.17: Bookmarks

11 May 2009 Jackie 7

This weeks Weekly Geeks topic is bookmarks: Do you use bookmarks or just grab whatever is handy to mark your page? Do you collect lots of different bookmarks or do you have a favorite one that you use exclusively? If you’re not someone who uses bookmarks on a regular basis, […]

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Weekly Geeks v9.16: How I Review

5 May 2009 Jackie 4

I took some time off from Weekly Geeks, but I’m back in the saddle again and this week we’re talking about how we come up with our reviews. Explain your review format – if you have one. Or maybe your rating system? Highlight another book-blogger’s review format by linking to […]

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Weekly Geeks v9.14: Cookbooks

13 April 2009 Jackie 4

I am digging this weeks Weekly Geeks. We get to talk about cookbooks and I love to cook. I even have another blog that deals completely with my recipes, but more on that in a few. This week, the WG girls gave us a bunch of questions regarding cookbooks, so […]

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Weekly Geeks v9.13: Children’s Books & Poetry

8 April 2009 Jackie 2

For this weeks Weekly Geeks, we’re celebrating International Children’s Book Day, which was April 2nd, and National Poetry Month.  We’re being given a couple of different ways to participate this week: Option A: Be a kid! You could read a picture book (or two or three) and share what you […]

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Weekly Geeks v9.12: Also Reviewed By (pt 1)

28 March 2009 Jackie 7

For this weeks Weekly Geeks, we’re taking a classic from last year (well, I think it’s a classic since I’m still doing it) and encouraging others to do the same thing again.  Last year, Dewey gave us the assignment of adding links to our reviews from other readers who have […]

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Weekly Geeks v9.11: Historical Fiction

23 March 2009 Jackie 5

I’m not a huge historical fiction fan, mainly I’m a historical romance fan, but this week’s topic for Weekly Geeks will be a breeze for me. Is there a particular era that you love reading about? Tell us about it–give us a book list, if you’d like. Include pictures or […]

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Weekly Geeks v9.10: Worst Movie Adaptations

15 March 2009 Jackie 4

This weeks Weekly Geeks will be such an easy topic for me. The recent release of Watchmen based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore got me thinking about what I thought were the worst movie adaptations of books. What book or books did a director or directors completely ruin […]

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Weekly Update

11 March 2009 Jackie 2

First off, here’s today’s quote for Weekly Geeks. When I was setting this up earlier this week, I was in a Sherrilyn Kenyon type of mood, so I found some good ones from her Dark-Hunter series… I don’t suffer from my insanity — I enjoy every minute of it. – […]

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Not a Lot of News, but…

10 March 2009 Jackie 3

Blood Noir by Laurell K Hamilton (Anita #16) is going to be released in paperback form May 26, 2009.  Even though I already have it in hardcover (and signed…awesome), I’ll be at the store.  My collection has to be complete after all.  :)  The same goes for Swallowing Darkness (Merry […]