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Archive for September, 2011
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![Review: I love this show, I really, really do, and series V just proves why all over again. Lewis and Hathaway are back – not just in good form, but […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Inspector-Lewis-115x115.jpg "Inspector Lewis, series V – review")
Inspector Lewis, series V – review
Posted on September 17, 2011 | 2 CommentsReview: I love this show, I really, really do, and series V just proves why all over again. Lewis and Hathaway are back – not just in good form, but […] -
![Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Quentin Blake takes us on a tour of Roald Dahl‘s writing shed – Oxford Dictionaries on the swishwifflingly scrumdiddlyumptious language of Roald […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Byrts-Blog-Trail-BIG-115x115.jpg "The weekly web ramble (9/16)")
The weekly web ramble (9/16)
Posted on September 16, 2011 | No CommentsLinks from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Quentin Blake takes us on a tour of Roald Dahl‘s writing shed – Oxford Dictionaries on the swishwifflingly scrumdiddlyumptious language of Roald […] -
![Novella Jacket: Claire Shannon is a killer. She uses no weapons, only her mind. Born on a planet locked in a long war, Claire is a psycher, a woman with […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Silver-Shark-CROP-115x115.jpg "Silver Shark (a novella) by Ilona Andrews – Advance Review")
Silver Shark (a novella) by Ilona Andrews – Advance Review
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 5 CommentsNovella Jacket: Claire Shannon is a killer. She uses no weapons, only her mind. Born on a planet locked in a long war, Claire is a psycher, a woman with […] -
![Prepare your heartstrings for some serious tugging – Matt Damon, cute kids and cuddly creatures, all in a movie based on a true story. Here’s hoping it’s not too schmaltzy… We […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/We-Bought-A-Zoo-poster-CROP-115x115.jpg "We Bought A Zoo – trailer")
We Bought A Zoo – trailer
Posted on September 14, 2011 | No CommentsPrepare your heartstrings for some serious tugging – Matt Damon, cute kids and cuddly creatures, all in a movie based on a true story. Here’s hoping it’s not too schmaltzy… We […] -
![Well, here it is – sigh happily or mock at will. I still have no idea how they managed to stretch this book into two movies – a longer honeymoon, […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Breaking-Dawn-poster-CROP-115x115.jpg "Breaking Dawn – trailer")
Breaking Dawn – trailer
Posted on September 13, 2011 | No CommentsWell, here it is – sigh happily or mock at will. I still have no idea how they managed to stretch this book into two movies – a longer honeymoon, […] -
![When it comes to Roald Dahl, my words fail to do him justice – so I give you some of his words instead: We are the music makers, and we […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Roald-Dahl-Day-2011-CROP-115x115.jpg "Happy Roald Dahl Day!")
Happy Roald Dahl Day!
Posted on September 13, 2011 | No CommentsWhen it comes to Roald Dahl, my words fail to do him justice – so I give you some of his words instead: We are the music makers, and we […] -
![Book Jacket: The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it’s the start of a new life at a London boarding school. But […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/The-Name-of-the-Star-CROP-2-115x115.jpg "The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson – Advance Review")
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson – Advance Review
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsBook Jacket: The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it’s the start of a new life at a London boarding school. But […] -
The weekly web ramble (9/9)
Posted on September 10, 2011 | No CommentsLinks from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Publishing Perspectives makes an argument against Agent-Publishers – Goodreads takes a look at which media outlets really sell books <– […] -
![Since Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy premiered at the Venice Film Festival, it has been garnering rave reviews (and rumor speculates that it might even walk away with the Golden Lion, the […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tinker-Tailor-Soldier-Spy-gary-CROP-115x115.jpg "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – featurette")
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – featurette
Posted on September 9, 2011 | No CommentsSince Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy premiered at the Venice Film Festival, it has been garnering rave reviews (and rumor speculates that it might even walk away with the Golden Lion, the […] -
![From Twitch – Laika, the company behind the wonderful feature adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline, has set its sights on another novel adaptation: Laika has optioned Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’ Wildwood, a […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Wildwood-115x115.png "Wildwood to get the Coraline treatment")
Wildwood to get the Coraline treatment
Posted on September 8, 2011 | No CommentsFrom Twitch – Laika, the company behind the wonderful feature adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline, has set its sights on another novel adaptation: Laika has optioned Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’ Wildwood, a […]
