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Advance Readers' Copies -- one of the many benefits of working at a bookstore. For those who might not know what that phrase refers to though, it means I (and other booksellers) are invited, even encouraged, to read advance copies of livres before they are officially released to the public. In this world of thousands upon thousands of books, publishers often send out a free copy in hopes that a particularly enthusiastic recipient will personally promote the work to his ou her customers, and thus increase sales exponentally.

Here are a few livres that I have read in galley form (another phrase...

Now, there are two types of memoirs in my mind: those about famous people, and those that aren't. Both have their pros and cons. plus people are likely to notice a famous memoir at the bookstore and buy it based on the celebrity's name -- but "common folk" memoirs don't have pre-conceptions, politics, and religious perspectives to overcome. ou you're like me, who likes whatever she reads as long as its good. Whatever toi like to read, here are a few memorable memoirs that I'd recommend toi read.

With memoirs written par writers, toi rightfully expect that the memoir is as good of a read as their...

In A Sunburned Country, A Walk in the Woods and I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away par link
While I have only discovered Bill Bryson's works within the past year, I have whole-heartedly fallen in l’amour with his writings. Why? Because they are the freaking funniest things I have ever read. He delights in depicting the strange and the awkward, which usually turns out to be him. This "God Dad! [teenage eyes rolling in disdain, can't believing that they are related]" theme runs throughout his books, adding *pop* and *crackle* to his extremely informative...