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inBlogs: Maisie Dobbs, Inspiration from an Extraordinary Generation

InBlogs uncovers blogs from the world of reading and writing, special voices that deserve to be heard above the internet din. Jacqueline Winspear is the author of a series of historical mysteries...

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Book Blog Tours: The Latest in Online Book Promotion

TLC Book Tours, one of the successful players in the book blog arena, describes itself as a “virtual book tour site” and explains the value of it services as follows: Internet publicity has become a...

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inBlogs: Hunger Games Fandom

Kait Silva of victorsvillage.com created the kind of literature mash-up we love at inReads. Be sure to check out her take on what The Hunger Games characters would be reading if they ever found...

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inBlogs: A Literary Spin on the 2012 March Madness Bracket

“March (Literary) Madness — NCAA 2012 Battle of the Authors” originally appeared in Richard Gazala’s author blog, GAZALAPALOOZA, and is reprinted with permission. Click here to enlarge image....

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inBlogs: Spotting Fake Online Book Reviews

“Spotting Fake Online Book Reviews” originally appeared in Richard Gazala’s author blog, GAZALAPALOOZA, and is reprinted with permission. There’s a whole lot of e-books out there. And more get released...

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inBlogs: Muse by Historical Fiction Author Erika Robuck

Erika Robuck was born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland. Her first novel, Receive Me Falling, is a Best Books Award Finalist in historical fiction from USA Book News. Her second novel, Hemingway’s...

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Review: The Taker and The Devil’s Scribe

“Review: The Taker and The Devil’s Scribe” originally appeared in Erika Robuck’s blog, MUSE, and is reprinted here with the author’s permission. “Luke goes through the motions of examining the...

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inBlogs: I, Robot Author

“I, Robot Author” originally appeared in Richard Gazala’s author blog, GAZALAPALOOZA, and is reprinted with permission. Technological developments are radically restructuring the way books are...

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inBlogs: Blogging, Honestly

As someone who writes often on a variety of subjects, there is nothing more terrifying than being asked to write about the one subject that I should know plenty about: myself and my writing. But I like...

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inBlogs: The 88 Books That Shaped America

“The 88 Books That Shaped America” originally appeared in Richard Gazala’s author blog, GAZALAPALOOZA, and is reprinted with permission. There are endless lists of must-read literature propagated in...

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inBlogs: The Washington Post’s Comic Riffs

Comic Riffs, The Washington Post’s quirky, unusual, and fun to read blog about comics, animation, sci-fi films, and other aspects of fan-boy culture, is run by “recovering cartoonist” Michael Cavna....

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inBlogs: Intersections — Poetry with Mathematics

Local poet and former math professor Joanne Growney explores the connection between poetry and math in her blog Intersections — Poetry with Mathematics. As she explains as an introduction: Mathematical...

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inBlogs: Highlight on Local Bloggers

We have a very vibrant local blog scene in Washington D.C., with a variety of bloggers contributing their thoughts about their neighborhoods and neighbors, local politics, cooking techniques, and of...

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inBlogs: Young Adult Book Bloggers And Their Rising Power

A decade ago, when I signed my first book deal with a major publisher, the term “book blogger” barely existed. They constituted only the tiniest blip on the radar of book publicists, publishers, and...

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inBlogs: Trouble in Book Blogger Paradise?

Did you read Jody Gehrman’s first installment about the rising power of book bloggers? The rise of self-publishing—increasingly labeled with the scrappier, less stigmatized moniker “indie...

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Review of District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC

We loved this blog post from Comics Online so much that we just had to share it with you: by Mike Favila, Reporter Recently, I was reading my neighborhood’s message board and our moderator Mike Rhode...

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inBlogs: Lifting the Veil

Local author Leanne Tankel recently published her first book, Broken Hallelujah: notes from a marriage with Virgo eBooks. In the following article, she explores an interesting upshot of publication. It...

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Coffee Talk with the Everygirl

As a new contributor here at inReads,  I am very excited to be reviewing existing blogs; reading them, reviewing them, sharing them, and helping with exposure!  I look forward to finding all different...

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Pick the Brain & Retrain Your Mind

Life tends to throw us curve balls.  When we knock that curve ball out of the park, we are filled with excitement and take pride in our efforts.  But when that curve ball zips past you in the batters...

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Sheryl Sandberg: Words of Wisdom vs. Propoganda

This Monday, Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, released a career-guide/manifesto titled Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead.  While the book has received much questioning...

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Hashtag First World Problems via White Whine

As I noted in my last post, whining and complaining seems to be an ongoing pastime among Americans.  We get a promotion at work, then complain it’s too much work. Our favorite actress wears a heinous...

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80′s & 90′s Nostalgia…We Remember

As a child of the 80s, there are countless things from my childhood that I have simply forgotten.  Whether it’s from the inundation of products in today’s world or my depreciating memory as I get...

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The Very Relevant Blog of Mr. Irrelevant

D.C. sports fans are some of the best in the world.  But what exactly is the “identity” of the Washington D.C. sports nut? We aren’t loud and obnoxious like Boston fans; we aren’t crude and ignorant...

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Local Leaders Courtesy of I Love WDC

It has been said that “Generation Self” is less connected to society than maybe our parents were, that we are not as environmentally conscious as our elders, and we are lazy and unmotivated.  Quite a...

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Flourish in Progress – An Inspiration For the Ladies

It still fascinates me how much the internet has evolved in the seven years (ugh, I’m getting old!) since graduating from college. While surfing the web, I come across lots of interesting websites,...

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Dogs on Drugs, But Not Really Dogs on Drugs

If you’re reading this post, odds are the title caught your eye and you just HAD to see what it was about.  Yeah, that pretty much happened to me too as I stumbled upon this blog today. Dogs on Drugs...

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From Passing Notes to Passive Aggressive Notes

Remember when you were a kid and instead of paying attention in school, you were busy writing a note about virtually nothing, to pass off to a friend before next period? My friends and I were so...

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DC Sports Media’s Future: Ball Hogs Radio Network

If you live in and around the DC area and are an avid sports fan, you have two local radio station options for your daily dose: one is 106.7 the Fan, the other is a Redskins-owned channel that shall...

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Public Opinion on the “Say No To Size Zero” Campaign

It’s no secret that the media has pushed girls to be self-conscious.  Whether you are a size 2 or a size 12, odds are, at some point in your life you have felt too fat, too pale, too plain, or all...

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Step Inside the Mind of a Ghetto Genius

I wrote a post a couple weeks ago about a chick in Cali with a great blog (Flourish In Progress), who boasts her ghetto tendencies, love for TuPac, and bad-ass attitude.  She is a co-contributor of...

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Pop Culture: the D-Listed Way

I’m a chick with many tomboy tendencies.  I am obsessed with sports; I like watching, playing, discussing, talking shit, and I consider myself a fantasy sports aficionado.  My favorite pair of shoes...

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A Little Throat Punching For Your Friday

We’ve all been there.  You know, when you have a crappy day and everyone is getting on your last nerve, your nosy co-worker won’t stop bugging you, traffic is God awful, and you get home after work...

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Scary Mommy – An Online Community for Parents

From what I hear, parenting is tough. I am in absolutely no rush to experience it myself, and and that is mostly because I have enough friends poppin’ out kiddos that I am seriously beginning to think...

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The Racialicious Take on the Jason Collins Story

In honor of a very monumental moment this week, I have decided to post on the very courageous move on NBA player Jason Collins’ part.  His story was run by Sports Illustrated on Monday, a 3,000 word...

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A Chick Who’s Crazy With a Side of Awesome Sauce

I’ve been checking out all different types of blogs lately, and for whatever reason, I have managed to skate across a lot of mom blogs…too many in fact. It has actually started to make me (and my...

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A Breath Of Fresh Air, Turned Up To Eleven

When you’re scanning blogs on a constant basis, you find yourself looking for certain things: humor, similar interests, topics that generate a buzz and can start a conversation, people who talk about...

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More Coffee Talk With the Everygirl

My very first post here at inReads was an open-ended post from the ladies over at the Everygirl.  While they host multiple blogs–from budget finds to job postings and finance tips–my favorite to date...

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Come On, Get Happy!

Today, I was cruising through my LinkedIn network;  I love my news feed of like-minded professionals. People spread the word about trends, business tips and suggestions, articles of interest and buzz...

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Crazy Parents and the Humilating Move Back Home

Sometimes, life just doesn’t go the way we want it to.  Whether it’s extreme circumstances, a run of terrible luck, or God’s sick sense of humor, it always seems that when it rains, it pours.  While we...

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Love, Lust, and Other Stuff at The Urban Dater

Whether you’re single, married, committed, or still trying to figure it all out, I’m pretty sure we can all relate to the stories and tales that come along with the experiences in the love department....

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A Little Buddhist Insight To Help You Become Happy

The ladies over at Hello Giggles write about everything under the sun: pop culture, careers, growing up, DIY, relationships, etc. The authors put their own spin on their topics, and leave lots of room...

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The Lovely Ladies of the Levo League

As a female in the workforce, and a newly established entrepreneur, it goes without saying that having women to look up to is a necessity. There are lots of places around the web to search for your...

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Brilliant Tips To Outsmart Anxiety

Anxiety is a terrible feeling. Whether you’re feeling nervous about a speech you have to give, having trouble sleeping because of all the stressors of life haunting you before bed, or over-thinking...

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Barb Best and Her Humor Empire

It’s always empowering to come across females who know how to tell it like it is.  Some women are able to write in a way that others relate to and empathize with, but also makes them laugh and enjoy...

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Musings of a Crabby Old Fart

Our generation is very different from those past. Technology rules our world: Facebook has become a household name, going to the gym without your iPod is unheard of, and if you don’t have a smartphone,...

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Comic Relief From the Ladies at FnS

Who remembers the Spice Girls? While they happened to come along during my adolescence–and I was borderline-obsessed with these five gorgeous Brits–the one thing we all remember about them was their...

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The Hot Mess Express Called Amanda Bynes

I’ve featured posts before from Hello Giggles, a female community started by Zooey Deschanel and friends that features DIY projects, advice, gossip, and a bunch of other girlie stuff you may be looking...

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Love, Marilyn- Thoughts from Around the Web

I’ve always been a fan of Norma Jeane Baker; better known to the world as Marilyn Monroe.    To put it bluntly, she was a woman before her time.  She encompassed sensuality, beauty and talent in a day...

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Leave The Past Where It Belongs

As I say farewell to the good times we have shared here at inReads, it struck me as a good time to write one last post regarding past experiences and old times.  Pick the Brain boasts many articles...

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