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Discrimination in the Library
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mary Lenora De Bastos Jul 23.
My name's Amy and I love to read. My blog is addictedtobooks1993.blogspot.com so check it out!
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you know i kind of do! I mean, the cover art is what draws me to read the inside flap! I think it has a lot to do with the success of a book....
but i've loved many books with not so nice covers too.....
I sometimes judge a book buy it's cover. Usually if it has a brightly colored cover I will love it. So far this has not let me astray. I also like to go to a book store/library and gather a bunch of books, read the first chapter or few pages befor...
more examples of how technology is taking over the world! ;) no I'm just kidding, I do that too, just go to the site, but there's something magical about being in an actual library itself. A least for me. I want to have my own library in a castle ...
I have to admit that I really don't browse the library anymore, at least not in person. I browse online by topic or for particular authors. In person, I check the cover, then the summary, then the first page. If the book passes those tests I'll ta...
Do you judge a book by it's cover?
I was thinking about this when I went to the library today, and usually I only check out books with covers that catch my eye, so i was wondering: Do you check out books based on summary, the cover, or do you just...
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Hi my name is Amy and I can't get enough of books. I dream about them, think about them, and crave them constantly. (All true ;)
My "official" blog is (aptly named): addictedtobooks1993.blogspot.com
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- At 1:40pm on March 9, 2009,
Chris Tusa said…
- Hi Amy
My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. My debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com, and I am writing because I was hoping you might be willing to read it and post your thoughts on your blog (or on Amazon.com). If you're interested, I'd be more than willing to send you an e-book version by e-mail. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
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Christopher Tusa
Department of English
Louisiana State University
Editor, Poetry Southeast
http://www.christophertusa.com
mail@christophertusa.com
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