Edition 51: Outside the Comfort Zone

Most of the themes here at the carnival have to do with the hosts sharing our favorite kind of books. Nicole takes a different tack, and looks at sharing a particular reading experience, one that transcends genre. Nicole says: I spend quite a bit of time every months reading books that I might not necessarily [...]

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Edition 50: High Fantasy

If you haven’t been over to Ink and Paper yet to see what Jo put together for her High Fantasy theme, you need to get on that.  She’s put together an impressive list with more than a dozen unique blogs, many with multiple reviews available.  So if you’ve been looking for that escapist fix but [...]

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46th Edition: Food Books

Beth Fish Reads has posted the 46th Edition of the Bookworms Carnival and she’s talking about one of my favorite topics – food.  Just like in the food world, there are a variety of different foods available and Beth received that during submissions.  She has reviews for cookbooks, fiction novels and even a review for [...]

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45th Edition: Series

I’m really late in reporting this, but Secret Dreamworld of a Bookholic has posted the 45th Edition of the Bookworms Carnival and Kathrin featured novels that were involved in series. I had picked series as my theme – and I was refering not to a specific series, but to each and every series you can [...]

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44th Carnival: Rebellious Women

Book Gazing has posted the 44th edition of the Bookworms Carnival and this time Jodie is featuring all those great novels involving that rebellious woman we all love. Welcome to the 44th edition of the Bookworms carnival, which is the last carnival of 2009. Bloggers have sent in links to some fantastic reviews and there’s [...]

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43rd Carnival: Mythology

The whole thing about myths, is that they need to stay fluid, they need to keep moving, and they need to be dynamic. And that’s why we can go on retelling them, so that what is valuable is passed on from generation to generation, across time, through cultures. – Jeanette Winterson Nymeth from Things Mean [...]

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42nd Carnival: Comfort Reads

I know I’m really late in posting this, but Ms. Bookish has posted the 42nd edition of the Bookworms Carnival and her topic was Comfort Reads.  She had an amazing list of submissions in various genres, so I’m sure there’s something there for everyone.  Make sure you head over and check her out. I’m just [...]

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Bookworms Carnivals #40: Urban Fantasy/Gothic Literature

I’m really late in posting this, but Jackie at Literary Escapism has posted the 40th edition of the Bookworms Carnival.  Jackie continued the theme of Urban Fantasy/Gothic Literature from the 39th edition with reviews published after 2000.  There are a bunch of new talents that were showcased and if you’ve been looking for some new [...]

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38th and 39th Carnivals

The 38th Bookworms Carnival (Theme: Africa) has been posted at Maw Books Blog. There are dozens of books mentioned, and they are separated by country, so you if are interested in learning more about Africa, there are fiction and nonfiction titles a plenty to choose from! The 39th Bookworms Carnival (Theme: Urban Fantasy/Gothic pre-2000) has [...]

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37th Carnival: Banned Books Week

The 37th Carnival was posted at The Novel World on September 28, 2009 with the theme of banned books. Head over there to see some reviews for frequently challenged books! The 38th Carnival (books with African themes) is still under construction (deadline has passed) and will be posted at Maw Books Blog.  The deadline for [...]

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