Uncommonly Appealing Book Review Site: http://www.book-blog.blogspot.com

Elegantly phrased book reviews served up on a tasteful template by the book-mom--mother of two, ancient historian, some-time writer, and inveterate reader (http://www.book-blog.blogspot.com).

(PRWEB) February 6, 2004--Tired of blogs that aren't written by bibliophilic mothers? You're in luck! Visit the book-blog (http://www.book-blog.blogspot.com) for elegantly phrased book reviews served up on a tasteful template by the book-mom--mother of two, ancient historian, some-time writer, and inveterate reader.

More than fifty book reviews have been posted at the book-blog since its creation in May of 2003. New reviews are added roughly every few days. Come poke around on the site and get some ideas for your next good read, leave a recommendation for other book lovers, or subscribe to receive book-blog reviews by e-mail. If you are the webmaster of a book review blog yourself, see how you can promote your site for free.

Books already reviewed at the book-blog include the following:

In fiction --

Dan Brown, The DaVinci Code

Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's

Peter Carey, My Life as a Fake

Blake Crouch, Desert Places

Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book

John Griesemer, Signal and Noise

Greg Iles, 24 Hours

Dennis Lehane, Shutter Island

Val McDermid, The Distant Echo

Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

Carolyn Parkhurst, The Dogs of Babel

Richard Russo, Straight Man

Barry Unsworth, The Songs of the Kings

Meg Wolitzer, The Wife

In nonfiction --

John Baxter, A Pound of Paper

Paul Collins, Sixpence House

Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

Paul Hoffman, Wings of Madness

Sara Nelson, So Many Books So Little Time

Jacques Pepin, The Apprentice, My Life in the Kitchen

Mary Roach, Stiff, The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

James Ruddick, Death at the Priory

Simon Winchester, The Map that Changed the World

Simon Worrall, The Poet and the Murderer

The book-mom, in her other life, is the author of Trying Neaira: The True Story of a Courtesan's Life on Trial in Ancient Greece (2003). Visit the book's web site at http://www.tryingneaira.com.

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