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Latest Posts in November 2006

THURSDAY THREE: Marriage and mayhem
30 November 2006
Almost everyone I know is getting married lately, and it got me thinking about the number of books devoted to the subject of weddings- especially the ones with madness and mayhem involved! Here are three picks of the bunch- but...  
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BOOK REVIEW: Daughter of the Bride by Francesca Segre
30 November 2006
Just managed to sneak another NaNovember author review in! Francesca Segre's Daughter of the Bride features Daniella, a financial reporter on Wall Street who, unlike many chick lit heroines, is actually good at her job. She's intelligent and articulate -...  
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TRASHIONISTA RECOMMENDS: To the Best of Our Knowledge
30 November 2006
To the Best of Our Knowledge is a show on Wisconsin Public Radio in the US and is described as "two hours of smart, entertaining radio for people with curious minds." I've subsribed to the podcast and yesterday listened to...  
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Reading Smallville
30 November 2006
Back to another show I've never watched, I'm afraid. Smallville is a series about Clark Kent/Superman's early life and I've heard it's rather fab (and not just because Tom Welling is undeniably cute). First up is Smallville: The Visual Guide....  
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Watch Madonna talk books
30 November 2006
Well, it makes a nice change from hearing her talk about adoption, Africa, etc etc etc! She talks about her hugely popular The English Roses book, and its new sequel The English Roses: Too Good To Be True. And she...  
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The Costa Book Awards shortlist shuns women
30 November 2006
Sigh. Just when you think women's fiction might be on an equal footing with men's at last (with Kiran Desai winning the Booker prize), along comes the Costa Book Awards (formerly the Whitbread prize) and its shortlist for best novel,...  
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MOVIE NEWS: Stranger Than Fiction
30 November 2006
Will Ferrell plays it slightly less for laughs than usual in a new book-related film that's getting some good reviews (and looks great!) Stranger than Fiction is about a man called Harold Crick, who's surprised (as you would be) when...  
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