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Timequake
Published Jan. 29, 2012
Name: MIMI ALAMEDDIN | Age: 20 | Occupation: COFFEE SHOP EMPLOYEE Neighborhood: CITY HEIGHTS | Where interviewed: BLUESTOCKING BOOKS What are you reading? “Timequake, by Kurt Vonnegut. I love him; I’ve been binging on his books ...
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
Published Nov. 22, 2011
What are you reading? “Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini. This is the last book in his Eragon series, and it just came out today. I started reading the series because my brother read the first one, Eragon, ...
Sold, by Patricia McCormick
Published Sept. 21, 2011
What are you reading? “I recently read a book called Sold, by Patricia McCormick. It’s about the trafficking of girls from Nepal to brothels in India. I spent a summer in Nepal doing research — I’m ...
Annapurna, by Maurice Herzog
Published Aug. 3, 2011
What are you reading? “I just finished Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Defeated the U-Boats and Won the Battle of ... More Comment (1)
Rereading The Joy Luck Club
Published May 25, 2011
What are you reading? “I’ve just been re-reading The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. It’s about four women from China who are immigrants to ... More Post a comment
We Hold These Truths, by Matthew Spalding
Published March 23, 2011
What are you reading? “We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming Our Future, by Matthew Spalding. He’s a historian who works for the ... More Post a comment
Graphic Novels — Marvel or DC?
Published Feb. 2, 2011
What are you reading?“I’m just looking at different things from Marvel Comics. I’m a big graphic-novel fan. I like the Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate X-Men ... More Post a comment
Teen Readers Talk Crank and Go Ask Alice
Published Dec. 1, 2010
What are you reading? Monica: “Crank, by Ellen Hopkins, and Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous. Crank is about a girl who went from living a ... More Comments (3)
Black Elk Speaks, by John Neihardt
Published Sept. 29, 2010
What are you reading? “Black Elk Speaks, by John Neihardt. I picked it up because I had taken some eco-theology courses at my university a ... More Post a comment
Stumbling on Happiness
Published July 28, 2010
What are you reading? “Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel Gilbert. It’s a psychological perspective on how people conceive of happiness and why that conception is ... More Post a comment
Game Change
Published May 12, 2010
What are you reading? “Game Change, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It’s about the last presidential election. I normally avoid politics, but my fiancée ... More Post a comment
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