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1829 Paperback Book and Music Paper Giveaway

antique paper back books

Old books, papers, music sheets each telling a story, each handed down in time holding a message.

Handprinted music cards

Words put to song giving our a feet a new way to pass through the day. Harmony made easy. One step at a time. Listening gives way to understanding.

bindless books

Moment after moment our lives create a story. One word blending with another.

Stack of eighteen century papers

Sharing who we are.

If you would like to win an antique paperback book (1829) or some antique sheets of music paper please respond to the following 2 questions in the comment section. Tomorrow I will randomly pick two winners.

The Questions:

1.  What is one of your favorite books (Title and author) ? One of mine is:
 Like Water for Chocolate. By Laura Esquivel.

2. What is the name of a blog you like to read? If you can please add a link to it. (One of mine is Nordljus. 

Comments

175 responses to “1829 Paperback Book and Music Paper Giveaway”

  1. Helen

    “On Top of Everything” – Sarah-Kate Lynch
    http://www.sarah-katelynch.com/on_top_of_everything_76380.htm
    “A Wee Bit of Cooking”
    http://aweebitofcooking.co.uk/

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  2. Cath

    One of my favourite books to read is Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl. It was the first book I can remember being read to me, the first book I read myself, and the first book I read to my Godson chapter by chapter. It’s not a grown-up’s book, but I’ll read it throughout adulthood, if only to remember how it felt to be tucked up in bed with my Dad doing the voices!
    At the risk of sounding like a teacher’s pet, I only read your blog, so I can’t put anything else here!
    Much Love,
    Cath x

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  3. Catalina

    1. One of my favorites books ever is: ictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel from Milorad Pavic
    2. A blog that I love to visit is
    Olga’s one: http://thathouse.blogspot.com/
    poetic and lovely!
    🙂
    XOXO

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  4. Catalina

    Dictionary of Khazars I meant…

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  5. Katiebell

    Ahhh, Corey, you got even me in!
    (Don’t do competitions often)
    Good Morning Corey.
    1/ One of my favorite books? One? Hummmm…’A Home for Tandy’, ‘Where the Wild Things are’ comes to mind, ‘Baba Papa’, for a French children’s tale. Oh course of my more grown up side the ‘Lord of the Rings’ is top but the next is the One I want to give you: ‘The Mists of Avalon’, Then there’s the Devery Series….
    2/ There is One blog i LOVE to follow – its yours! My only other fav. is ‘Ramblings of a Bearded One’ (he is my shadow to your light). He recently got on Blogs of Note and probably doesn’t need any more readers but here it is:
    http://kimayres.blogspot.com/
    have a great day Corey!

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  6. marlis

    Here we are sleepless in Lubbock :(. Glad I checked in!
    One of my favorite books is The Dive from Clauson’s Pier by Ann Packer…
    a favorite blog other than yours?? that is hard. so what do i want to share is more like it…this blog can be enjoyed in both French and English:
    http://coeurenprovence.blogspot.com/
    I would think i had died and gone to heaven if I won this one! Thanks for the chance, but it will be awesome to read the posts!

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  7. Merisi

    1) One of my favorite books:
    Antonio Tabucchi, Indian Nocturne (Notturno Indiano)
    2) One of my favorite blogs
    Gavin Plumley’s “Entartete Music” enriches my life with each new post: http://entartetemusik.blogspot.com/

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  8. Parisbreakfasts

    1) Life of Pi by Yann Martel- a great adventure of the mind and heart.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Pi
    2) Peter’s Paris
    http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/
    Peter goes out and wanders to all the places we’d like to go or never had the guts to go in Paris – Gorgeous photos, detailed maps and plenty of history if that’s your dish of choice. He lets your eyes do the walking.

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  9. Becky F

    Favorite book – To Kill a Mockingbird – by Harper Lee
    Favorite blog-YOURS handsdown!!! I know you are not asking for that as an answer, but I read many blogs and most seem to lack sincerity and depth. Yours is always honest, enlightening and fresh. My coffee and I never had it so good! Thanks

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  10. Charlotte Le Den

    1) I can’t just put one! I’m re-reading for the 1000000th time “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austin… Take me to Pemberly Mister Darcy!!!!!!!!!!! And anything by Bill Bryson, though especially “A short Story of Nearly Everything”
    2) Is it sad if I put the Coldplay blog?! Yes, I admit I’m a huge fan, bordering on Groupie!
    http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=550&page=0

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  11. Irene

    One of my favourite books is ‘The Shell Seekers’ by Rosamunde Pilcher. It’s all about enjoying daily life, family and a free spirit. It always lifts me up during reading. An ordinairy life hidden in daily life.
    And my favourite blog that gives me the same feeling is http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/
    She is so enjoying life and shares it with others.

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  12. Laurie

    Good morning from Maine Corey,
    My favorite book is usually the one I am currently reading – right now it is “Wind, Sand, and Stars” by Antoine De Saint Exupery, a french aviator. It is pure poetry on the subject of flying. He also wrote “Le Petit Prince” which amazingly I haven’t read… yet.
    http://www.amazon.com/Stars-Antoine-Lewis-Galantiere-Exupery/dp/B001ALQZSE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258631643&sr=8-2
    Tongue in Cheek is one of two blogs I read/view every morning… the other is http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/
    I used to be a stylist of sorts and now I live in rural maine so this keeps me in touch with the streets of the world. I’ve always been interested in how people dress themselves rather than what is shown in the stores and magazines.
    I enjoy scandinavian and japanese blogs because the images are so beautiful and since I can’t always read the writing I can blow through a whole bookmarked list pretty quickly just looking at the pictures…

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  13. Twinkleberry

    My favorite book is “Imaginings of Sand” by Andre Brink, a blog I like to read … apart from yours……http://moroccanmaryam.typepad.com/my_marrakesh/

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  14. Penelope

    What a strange coincidence in you asking about favourite books, Corey! Yesterday I had just finished reading a wonderful book that I just couldn’t put down – especially as there were no chapters. Deirdre Madden’s “Molly Fox’s Birthday” is my new favourite & was shortlisted for the 2009 Orange Prize.
    And your blog is my favourite blog – the only one that I like to be surprised by, when I get a chance to read it. Have a wonderful week!

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  15. Evelyn Jackson

    1. A favorite book…the one I’m reading now for the second time: “Little Saint” by Hannah Green
    2. Your blog is favorite, of course. I also read my friend, Laury’s blog every day: http://www.soardreamfrance.typepad.com/
    I would love to win either, but if I won the antique music, I would share with Laury so she could play it in her wonderful, ancient stone house in the Lot on her gorgeous baby grand piano!

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  16. Vicki

    One of my favorite books “The Thornbirds” by Colleen McCullough
    My favorite blogs (besides yours) is Trouvais http://trouvais.com/
    What a fabulous giveaway….thank you!!!

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  17. Michelle

    My favorite book is actually a series of books, the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. My favorite children’s book is Goodnight Moon.
    My favorite blog is your blog by far but my second favorite is Daisy Cottage:
    http://www.deardaisycottage.typepad.com/daisy_cottage/

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  18. Elizabeth Ferguson

    Your blog is such fun!
    Two comments above listed my two all-time favorite books – To Kill A Mockingbird and Pride and Prejudice (reading now, again), but another favorite is by an author I have just recently discovered – Elizabeth and her German Garden, by Elizabeth Von Arnim – beautiful writing.
    My second favorite blog is A CUP OF JO.
    Thanks for making my mornings so nice.

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  19. Debbie

    Dear Corey,
    Although I am not sure this is a book as much as it is a “poem”, my absolute favorite story of the human experience is “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran (a must-read is the chapter about children.) You can read it here: http://www.katsandogz.com/gibran.html
    Ater checking in with “Tongue In Cheek” I go to http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/
    It is better than going to Interior Design Class. The author is Texas interior designer Joni Webb.
    With love from New Jersey! Debbie

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  20. Sue K.

    This is a wonderful way to gather some more “must read” books for me! Surely anyone who reads your blog faithfully reads the kinds of books I’ll enjoy.
    1. I have several favorite books…choosing one today “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant.
    2. And one of the blogs I read without fail (other than yours, as all the others have stated!)is “The Noble Pig” http://noblepig.com/

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  21. Ava in WH

    A favorite book – The Painted Veil by W Somerset Maugham
    A favorite blog – http://ornamental.typepad.com/

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  22. Debbie

    Corey, one more thought about “the Prophet” and his first chapter on love. I think of you with his line about love, he says: “He threshes you to make you naked.” recalling your post about one of your first dates on the nude beach…
    xo Debbie from New Jersey

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  23. Paula S In New Mexico

    Favorite book, oh there are so many…..
    The English Patient – Michael Onjate
    Without Reservations – Alice Sheridan
    A blog I read………….
    Ornamental – http://ornamental.typepad.com/

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  24. DiAnn

    Hello, Corey:
    One of my favorite books is “Cold Comfort Farm” by Stella Gibbons (great film as well). A blog I enjoy is Brocante Home.
    http://brocante-home.blogspot.com/
    DiAnn

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  25. Lululiz

    Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy – Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars. Absolutely fascinating and not your average sci-fi stuff.
    Blog, goodness, there are so many great blogs. One which I love because it is so very American OTT yet sweet is Daisy Cottage – http://deardaisycottage.typepad.com

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  26. Nancy N.

    Hey Corey
    I am seeing that other love my favorite -“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austin. I have a long list of blogs that I love but one that I look to daily is
    http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com – a story of true inspiration and hope.
    Don’t know why it did not make a link, please check it out it is wonderful.
    Nancy N.

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  27. Dawn @ The Feathered Nest

    Well sweet Corey, I’m not much of a novel reader as I love beautiful books to inspire me to create and fluff ~ I love “The Serene Home” by Eileen Cannon Paulin….is this shallow? 🙂 and I love Colleen’s blog, Main Street Memories ~ http://mainstreetmemories.blogspot.com/
    She is precious! xxoo, Dawn

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  28. feathers

    I read you every morning, another addiction.
    ,http://magnoliapearlblog.blogspot.com/,inspiring and can bring me to tears.
    The Biography of Khalil Gibran, I read it slowly,could not bear to see it end.

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  29. Diane T

    Ohhh! Great idea – I’m always looking for new book ideas!
    One of my latest favorite books is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows. I’ve already read it twice!
    In addition to your blog, I also read Teresa’s Garden Antqs Vintage blog: http://gardenantqs.blogspot.com/

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  30. Laury Bourgeois

    Hi Corey-thanks for stopping by to see me at soardreamfrance…My favorite book (one of many) would have to be The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart and a blog I read regularly is Evelyn Jackson’s over at www.redbellfarm.blogspot.com-Happy Thursday-Laury

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  31. Marie-Noëlle

    THE book I’ve made mine at the moment:
    “Au-delà” by Sohie Davant.
    ONE of the books I like to go and pick regularly:
    “Crèmes et Châtiments” by Anne Martinetti, François Rivière, and Philippe Asset.
    ONE of the blogs I like “Lugar do olhar feliz”:
    http://olharfeliz.typepad.com/

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  32. patty

    Oh, you must read “Five Quarters of the Orange” by Joanne Harris
    and then visit http://florizel.canalblog.com/

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  33. Karin

    The book I love the most is The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett. It is just a lovley, simple story.
    And a blog that I read daily? There are so many but a favorite is:
    http://www.mainstreetmemories.blogspot.com/
    Colleen has a way of making you laugh and cry all in the same post. Her quirky observations always make my day better.
    Thank you for sharing your insights and observations each and every day. I laugh, I cry, I blush- I never know what you will write about next and that makes it worth a trip to your corner of the world every single time. 🙂

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  34. Ellen

    Hi Corey, one of my favorite books is a very old one (1934) called Stars To Steer By – author is Helen Follett. I used to read it over and over when I was a young teen. Your blog is my very favorite, but another one I like is http://lamomparis.blogspot.com/
    I am loving reading all the other comments about favorites!
    Love you!
    Ellen

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  35. Laura

    I love to read but hands down, my all time favorite is Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice..(such a romantic).
    Tongue in Cheek is where I began my reading of daily blogs and so it remains my favorite but I have been enjoying Trouvais and all of Trish’s posts of late…learning a lot from her! http://trouvais.com/
    To me, this is the best giveaway ever! Thanks for a chance to win!
    Take care, Laura

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  36. Chris

    “Outlander”…the whole series! By Diana Gabaldon
    2nd Cup of Coffee
    http://2nd-cup-of-coffee.blogspot.com/
    Bless you for this fun idea Corey~

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  37. patricia mallory

    Hi Corey, one of my favorite books is Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews. Being a shop owner (and Georgia girl) with all the demands that brings, this book made me laugh…a lot! A favorite blog I read (apart from yours)almost daily is written by a very good friend of mine Martha Albeti …http://marthafromnormandy.blogspot.com/ Thanks for the giveaway and have a wonderful day!

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  38. Penny

    Too many books – not enough time (seen on a t-shirt).
    Right now I am longing to read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It is sitting along with her others on my shelf and I am as excited as a cat watching a squirrel out the window for the Masterpiece Theater production about her life to air this December.
    I read your blog every day, and a few decorating blogs and gardening blogs, my childrens’ blogs, but I would like to nominate a “green mama” who is at traceybianchi.com/ (sorry, it won’t highlight). Tracey’s blog gives me hope for the future as she challenges her readers, mostly mothers of young children, to make the world a better place.

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  39. Roses madrigale

    I love your blog-love-love love-
    thank you so very,very much!
    My daughter Talia Rose studied sculpture at The California College of the Arts in San Francisco-
    after teaching for two years at Presidio Middle School as part of Americorp she is teaching second grade in Oakland where she lives-
    1. My favorite book is The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart-Alice Walker’s autobiography.
    It is like being on a porch swing on a very hot humid summer day!
    2. www.posiegetscozy.com
    Thrifting-sewing-cooking-gardening-arranging things-just great.

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  40. Alexis

    I have so many favorite books but one that will always be in my heart is Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery. Red haired girl who loves to read? Hmmm…I wonder why that sounds so familiar to me? :p
    for blogs, I always enjoy Vanessa Valencia’s blog, afancifultwist.typepad.com
    🙂

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  41. marie french

    Hello dear Corey…
    How I love your blog. A breath of fresh air after a good nioghts sleep…even after a rather bad night of tossing and turning your blog opens my waery eyes….
    My favorite books are…Chocolate, Blcakberry Wine, Five Quarters of an Orange, and Holy Fools all by Joanne Harris, I also love her French Market Cook Books…especially the recipe for Hot chocolate right from hewr book Chocloate…Just savor the rich choclate dribbling off your lips…email me if you don’t have the recipe and I will send it to you ..it is delicious..xoMarie

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  42. Lynn

    Oh. Wow. This give away is SOOO me! :o) I have to HAVE to enter. OK. Breathe.
    I have trouble choosing my favorite book, but when anyone asks I always return to “Memoirs From Antproof Case,” by Mark Helprin. If you haven’t discovered him yet, run NOW to the library and check it out. Anything of his but the Winter’s Tale. That was beautifully written as only MH can, but it was a bit overly allegorical, at least for my taste. “Memoirs from Antproof Case” and “Soldier of the Great War” are great. MH spins language out of his pen like a musician draws music from a bow. (How’s that for linking the giveaways together!)
    Blog? Hmn. I read yours, of course, (blatant brown nosing, yes! LOL). I also love www.theinternalmakeover.com and www.natthefatrat.com Excellent writers, both.
    Now can I dust your bookshelves? Take out your trash? Clean your fridge? :oD

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  43. Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio & The Comforts of Home

    My favorite book of all time is To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee….
    One of my favorite blogs is Fifi Flowers Designs – http://www.fififlowers.com/2009/11/autumn-table.html
    What a wonderful giveaway! Thank you for a chance to win.
    Penny

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  44. Lynn

    I see that my links above didn’t link. Let’s try again:
    http://www.theinternalmakeover.com
    http://wwww.natthefatrat.com
    Amazing what adding the http:// does. *blush*

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  45. marie french

    You can see by the spelling errors in my last post that I must have sleep dogs in my eyes blurring my vision. So sorry. xo Marie

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  46. Trouvais

    Hi Corey. Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre…wonderful descriptions of early 19th century English landscape, as well as “the drama”. Le Divan Fumoir Bohemien is just so full of treasure (I’ve spent more time in her archives than any other blog, it’s helping my French) http://florizel.canalblog.com/
    Merci, Trish

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  47. Penelope Menato

    I have just subscribed having read your blog for the longest time And as such yours is my favourite blog.
    One of my most loved and passed on books has to be The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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  48. Cheryl in California

    I love “Pride and Prejudice” and can read it over and over. After I read your blog I head over to http://thepioneerwoman.com/

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  49. Cindy

    Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl
    http://www.amazon.com/Tender-Bone-Growing-Up-Table/dp/0767903382/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_5
    Beautiful photography, beautiful recipes at
    http://www.latartinegourmande.com/

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  50. Lee

    My favorite scary books is It, by Stephen King- it has layers and layers to it. I love Nina Bagley’s Ornamental http://ornamental.typepad.com/ornamental/. She has lovely pictures and lovely words.

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  51. Katherine Miller

    The Legacy aka A Town like Alice by Nevil Shute
    The Paris Apartment blog and yours!

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  52. Carol

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Anne Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Love the actual story and the title.
    As for a blog, aside from yours I enjoy reading Pebbledash’s blog. It is not updated too often, but I love the simplicity of the photo’s, the mix of craft, family and life but most of all I love it because it reminds me of home, England and my childhood.
    Hopefully I will be able to link to it (not sure really how to do links, so sorry if this does not work :-((
    http://pebble-dash.blogspot.com/

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  53. Antigona

    Ok…
    The book that I always liked ever since I was a child was Arabian Nights, author: unknown. This book initiated me in the world of fiction. And what a ride it has been!
    One of the blogs that I visit often is:
    http://agiftwrappedlife.blogspot.com/

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  54. Lorelei Campbell

    Happy Thursday, Corey. So many books, so little time… I keep a journal of books I’ve read, want to read, have to read (close to 1,000 now) but my favorite book is Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell. And after I read your blog I log onto My MiNuTia with Teresa McFayden. Hope I’m the lucky winner in today’s game.

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  55. Joan@anythinggoeshere

    Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell and one of my favorite blogs is cafecartolina.blogspot.com/

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  56. Nancy from Mass

    My absolute favorite book (no longer published – had to buy it from EBAY a few years ago) is Paris Underground by Etta Shiber. I love reading it because my father fought alongside the French Resistance (as an American soldier in the OSS) during WWII. It is amazing what that woman did to help the fight against the Nazi regime.
    One of my favorite blogs to read (other than yours, of course!) is Cold Antler Farm. http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/

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  57. Susan

    Oh Favorite books
    Pride and Prejudice (also the DVD with Colin Firth) just so romantic …and one of my other favorite blogs is Cake Wrecks… always makes me smile
    http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
    Just bad cakes…

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  58. Theresa

    Hi Corey,
    My favorite book is Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt.. I love the story. One of my favorite blogs is Rachel Ashwell’s… she has been through so much in the last several years and she is writing about life lessons as well as having one of the most aesthetically beautiful blogs on the net! Thank you for the giveaway, I would love to win anything from you, even a crumb from a baguette! The link to Rachel’s blog is http://rachelashwell.blogspot.com

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  59. alwainscott@hotmail.com

    1) My favorite book: “Blue Castle” by LM Montgomery.
    2) One of my favorite blogs: (rockstar diaries)
    http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/

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  60. Allison

    Same Kind of Different as Me, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
    http://www.samekindofdifferentasme.com/
    Painted White, by Alice W.
    http://alicew.typepad.com/
    I’m using serious self restraint to not write huge explanations about my choices for both of these 🙂

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  61. AmyKortuem

    Hi Corey. I love your blog so much. It’s my daily “fix” of France and inspiration. I have been to Paris twice this year, just to try and figure out how I can possibly make the move with my 4 harps, 3 cats and my vast collection of Fire King Jadeite! I’m a harpist, and am dying to see that antique music!
    My favorite book of all time: The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant.
    A blog I read (along with yours) is Posie Gets Cozy: http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/
    Thanks for sharing your beautiful thoughts and your beautiful life with us!
    Amy

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  62. Leslie Gelber

    I never win anything, so can I just purchase some sheet music from you? Favorite book, “84, Charing Cross Road.” your blog is tops, then http://abloomsburylife.blogspot.com/.

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  63. Sandy

    This may sound silly but one of my favorite books is “The Color Kittens” by Margaret Wise Brown. It is a children’s book about color. When I first read it at 4 years old I knew then that I wanted to be an artist mixing colors just like the two green eyed kittens, Brush and Hush. They use their buckets of paint to make all the colors in the world! My childhood copy is in my studio and on occasion I have a cup of tea and reread it reliving the magic of mixing colors.
    Aside from Tongue in Cheek I read The Feathered Nest everyday. Dawn is just delightful and such a generous and sharing spirit. I adore her style of art too!
    http://the-feathered-nest.blogspot.com/

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  64. Theresa

    Ooops… I left out part of the blog address in my haste
    http://rachelashwellshabbychic.blogspot.com
    thank you xo

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  65. Jackie

    My favorite book is East of Eden by John
    Steinbeck.
    Your blog is my favorite, I read it every
    morning before I go to work. I went to France as a student in 1971 and hope to go back one day!

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  66. The Brocantess

    One of my favorite books is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and the blog I love the styling of is www.daisypinkcupcake.blogspot.com

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  67. Debbie

    My favorite book is “Search for Omm Sety” by Jonathan Cott.
    A blog I enjoy is Shadowhouse Creations.
    http://shadowhousecreations.blogspot.com/

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  68. Emilia

    Hi, I would like to take part in the competition. My favourite book is ‘To kill a Mocking Bird’ by Harper Lee and one of my favourite blogs is ‘Random Jottings by a Book and Opera Lover’.
    Sorry, but I do not know how to link!
    Great blog.I look forward to reading it every day!

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  69. Stephanie M.

    My all time favorite book is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. I still have my original paperback from high school and 2 leatherbound with gilt edge copies from my lovely Auntie Dodie who passed away last year.
    I read blog.francinekizner.com (French and travel theme) but of course my morning fix is going to France (with a little snail for the icon) and reading Tongue in Cheek with Corey and coffee.

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  70. Carol

    This is so much fun seeing everyone’s favorites.
    My favorite book, which I read every couple of years is Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher.
    http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Home-Rosamunde-Pilcher/dp/0312958129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258643728&sr=1-1
    A favorite blog of mine is Britt-Arnhilds House In The Woods. Britt lives in Norway, both travels and reads extensively and has such a lovely and spiritual outlook on life
    http://brittarnhildshouseinthewods.typepad.com/brittarnhilds_house_in_th/

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  71. Cindy

    ☆ One of my all time favorite books from childhood on is “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Suess
    My father used to read it to me and I loved reading it to my girls when they were growing up…it is so sing song… silly:]
    ~♥~One of my favorite blogs:
    http://donnaobrien.typepad.com/the_ribboned_crown/
    for it’s beauty
    Thanks for the fun and the chance to discover new books and blogs…Cindy

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  72. Marcie

    I remember not so many years ago when I asked the question,,,”blog,what’s a blog?”
    That is when I started following yours, and I learned after a year about commenting…maybe I am slow. I do know you were there and gave me strength when I left home,because you left home,,and you gave me strength through your experience. We have emailed about this before. I do not comment as much anymore, so many blogs, I would not get anything done. I do still “have” to read your blog however, and I am never disapointed. I read http://acottageindustry.typepad.com/ most every day. The Mitford series by Jan Karon, was the last books I inhaled.
    I hope you are well today and it sounds like you are happy.
    Love
    Marcie

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  73. Parisbreakbrunch

    Book – Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
    Blog – http://le-banc-moussu.over-blog.com/

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  74. Lizbeth

    I have loved so very many books over the years but, pushed to the wall to pick just one, it would be “Watership Down” by Richard Adams.
    Like many others, I will pick Nina’s ornamental.typepad.com as my second favourite.
    The vintage music would be fantastical for my collages.

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  75. debmedina

    Hi Corey
    My favorite book – The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom, so inspiritional.
    One of my favorite blogs – http://karenrussell.typepad.com/
    Thanks!

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  76. Aimee Suzanne

    Many favorites, but Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift from the Sea is *up there*.
    And honestly, Tonque in Cheek is my favorite blog. I often force myself to read every one else’s first, in order to savor the best for last!
    xoxoxo

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  77. Melissa Bishop

    Fav book: Stewart Little by E.B. White
    Blog: Artistic Creations by Natasha Burns
    She is fun and positive (like you) I think of her blog as a glittery ‘sister’ blog to yours. She is located in Australia.

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  78. Splendid

    1. One of my favorite books is The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy: http://www.patconroy.com/the-prince-of-tides.php
    2. One of my favorite blogs is: http://www.soulemama.com/
    It was really fun to read everyone’s answers!
    thanks Corey

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  79. Nem

    One of my favourite books is Love Falls by Esther Freud, it’s a ‘coming of age tale’ and I’ve read it several times now.
    A blog that I like to read is Lovely Paper by Dawbis. A sweet blog about paper crafts, artwork and home decor. I love her style. 🙂
    http://lovelypaper.blogspot.com

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  80. Kathie

    1. My favorite books are of course the ones I’ve translated — because, short of writing one’s own books, that’s a great way to get to know a book intimately.
    One of the most interesting books I’ve read that I did NOT translate, however, is the English translation of the Brazilian novel “The Strange Nation of Rafael Mendes” by Moacyr Scliar — fascinating subject matter (a fictionalized, at times magical-realist, account of centuries of Portugal’s hidden Jews who survived the Inquisition) in a superb English rendering.
    2. http://floresazores.blogspot.com
    Considering only English-language blogs, I always look forward to the latest posts on “At Flores in the Azores,” by (as they characterize themselves) “two lawyers from Edinburgh, Scotland (UK) retired to the island of Flores in the Azores” — because three of my great-grandparents were from either the same village where they’ve settled or the neighboring one (both on the remote west coast of the Azores’ westernmost island!), as well as because the bloggers view their adopted village and island from an outsider’s perspective (as do I), and write with wit and aplomb.

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  81. Jenny N

    Oh, Corey this is a CRAZY good idea of yours. I have jotted readers recommendations and concurred with many in their love for Ms. Jane Austen (she was sex and the city before the sex) but my teenage moody romance phase was well met with
    1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and it is one of the few I have re-read. I must confess I read your blog first off, then The Pioneer Woman, but one that I have so thoroughly enjoyed recently and that I now check each day is The Parisenne Farmgirl http://parisiennefarmgirl.blogspot.com/. What fun!

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  82. Kathie

    http://lemoulinaeau.blogspot.com
    Another English-language blog that Corey and other Francophiles here might enjoy is
    “Le Moulin: Life in the French Alps” by yet another expatriate Scottish attorney (friend of the aforementioned ones who decamped to the Azores) and her English engineer hubby.
    (Goodness, you don’t suppose there’s getting to be a lawyer shortage in Edinburgh nowadays, do you?)

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  83. Hillary

    Oh goodness one favorite book… that’s a hard one. The one I read the most is Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card. I have always loved scifi and fantasy. Love checking out what others are reading, always like adding to my list. Lots of good reads I see.
    Well, I’m very fateful to your blog but the one other I always stop at is Nina’s ornamental.typepad.com I have always loved her work and love her writing also. She lives in the Mountains of NC near where I went to college, so visiting her blog is a little visit home for me.

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  84. caren

    corey ~ what a great idea! My favorite book (s) are anything children’s books. I love their innocence, story and usually beautiful pictures. One that comes to mind in “Grandfather Twilight” by Barbara Berger. For a “grownup” book it would be “Gifts From the Sea” by Anne Morrow Lindbergh….love the messages.
    As far as favorite blogs, of course, yours is first – and the first thing I read every morning. If I had to pick another it would be http://www.mabelshouse.blogspot.com

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  85. Nancy ~ Fete et Fleur

    One of my favorite books is, The Last Unicorn. It is a fantasy book about a unicorn and her adventures to find the rest of her people. I saw the play on stage, it was incredible.
    Blogs that I love? One of my very favorite blogs to visit is Miss Ullabenulla’s. http://ullam.typepad.com/
    Nancy

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  86. Laurie

    Hi Corey,
    This is so fun!!!
    Other than the Bible, I’d have to say Winnie The Pooh-We named our son Christopher, after Christopher Robin. My very favorite blog is yours-I guess my next favorite is ULLAM. Both are daily inspirations. Thanks so much for the uniqueness of YOU. Love, Laurie

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  87. carolyn

    My favorite book: HUNTING AND GATHERING by Anna Gavalda. (You’d love it Corey)
    My favorite blog: BLOOM
    http://bloomfineart.blogspot.com/

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  88. Delia

    Hi Corey: One of my favorite books is A Room with A View, by E.M. Forester.
    A blog I enjoy visiting is Oh Happy Day:
    http://jordanferney.blogspot.com/
    Hope I win!

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  89. Denise Moulun-Pasek

    Hi Corey, This is fun:
    1. Favorite book: Possession by A.S.Byatt
    2. Favorite blog: Aside from this one, I like Jane Brocket’s http://www.yarnstorm.blogs.com/
    The first blog I read every day is Tongue in Cheek!
    Denise

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  90. Connie

    I love the Bible and your blog is my favorite since I read your blog the first thing in the morning. Thank You.

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  91. Mandy Gross

    One of my favorite books is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
    Also, my favorite blog at the moment is probably
    www.vanillaandlace.blogspot.com
    she is my friend from Georgia and I just love the pictures she takes!

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  92. Brother Mathew

    TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Harper Lee
    Your blog is the only one I read.

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  93. Barbara

    As a child, my favorite book was “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak. I loved the illustrations. I also loved Because of Winn_Dixie. It is a children’s book writtne by Kate DiCamillo, and I loved the wonderful characters.
    One of my favorite blogs is by Rebecca Sower: http://rebeccasower.typepad.com/rs_out_of_hand/
    She has such a wonderful positive attitude about life, and her creations are so beautiful, and very inspiring.

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  94. Carol Nykerk

    To Kill a Mockingbird…..always a favorite…
    Favorite blog Tarte
    nykerk06@comcast.net

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  95. Amy Bauer

    One of my favorite books: “Owen Meany” by John Irving
    One of my favorite blogs to visit:
    http://justsomethingimade.blogspot.com/
    The music sheets or books are both wonderful! – Amy Bauer amy@usdemolition.com

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  96. Jamie V

    One of my favorite blogs is Modern Country
    http://moderncountry.blogspot.com
    and one of my favorite books (it’s a children’s book) is a book I give everyone I know to read. I love it. It’s called Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen.
    http://www.amazon.com/Harris-Me-Gary-Paulsen/dp/0440409942
    I can’t explain why this book gets to me… Jamie V in MT
    amzanioli@yahoo.com

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  97. Lieselotte

    Corey, my mouth is watering with all the beautiful pictures that your readers have recommended as their favourite blogs.
    One of my favourite boks is “Five Quarters of the Orange ” by Joanne Harris, it is set in France, where else ?
    Your blog is my favourite, and the second best for me is ” The Hermitage “http://www.intothehermitage.blogspot.com/
    Are there any male blogwriters at all, I havent´seen more than 2 or 3. All the blogwriters seem to be great women, though. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GREAT FEMALE POWER BLOG WRITERS, it needs to be said here.

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  98. Angelina C

    Hi Corey!
    My favorite book is “The Alchemist” by Paolo Coelho- discovered in the Tokyo airport, when I needed an English book to read!
    I always check your blog, and also the Mogg Blog, for my daily dose of snark and sarcasm 😉
    http://www.moggit.com/

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  99. Erin Perry

    My favourite book – Daphne Du Maurier”s “Rebecca”
    I love mysteries, I love well written books and I love stories set in Cornwall – and this wonderful tale has all three.
    One of my favourite blogs (other than Tongue and Cheek of course!) is Dispatch From LA http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/dispatch_from_la/ – wherein we read of the continuing art and teaching of second graders adventures of Mary Ann Moss.

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  100. Laura

    “My Life in France” is a favorite book of mine, by Julia Child.
    http://frenchtoastfrance.blogspot.com/
    “These Days in French Life” is a WONDERFUL blog about life in France, and being fregan/reusers/low money spenders.

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  101. Kel

    Hi Corey. One of my favorite books is “The Pilots Wife” by Anita Shreve. I love to read and I’m sure there are others but I’m hard pressed to remember!
    Reading you is my morning ritual. I also like http://thepioneerwoman.com/. Ree was in Denver a couple of weeks ago so I was lucky enough to have my copy of her cookbook signed.

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  102. Tina

    The Wild Things by Dave Eggers. The fur covered edition. It’s based on Where The Wild Things Are movie and it’s fabulous!
    One of my favorite blogs is The Poetic Eye at http://gryphonsfeather.typepad.com/ It’s hard to choose just one but this is a wonderful one.

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  103. Lorrie

    I’ve been jotting down books to read and sites to visit as I scroll through the comments here. I also recognize many of my own favourites.
    I love so many books, but one that I’ve re-read many times is Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers – an English mystery writer who features Lord Peter Wimsey.
    Blogs – ooh, so many – yours, of course, and…http://nancylindemeyer.blogspot.com
    Nancy was the first editor of the original Victoria magazine and has recently started a blog. Reading it is a little bit like reading a page or two from Victoria magazine as she used to be.
    Lorrie

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  104. carol

    The only book I truly never get tired of reading is the Bible.
    Honestly, your blog is the first one I check EVERY day, but I also like Daisy Cottage and The Lettered Cottage!

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  105. Jeanette Mc.

    LOVE reading all these favorites – new discoveries for me seek out. My favorite book, like so many, is almost impossible. I love…
    “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle TIED with (of course) “Pride and Prejudice” because well, it’s obvious.
    My fav’ blog is also obvious, yours – but for second place I’d go with http://thepioneerwoman.com/

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  106. Sara

    1. Garden of Eden by Hemingway
    2. Posie Gets Cozy http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/
    Thanks for asking!

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  107. Zorana

    One of my favorite books is Restless Nights by Dino Buzzati, a collection of lovely, weird short stories. Blogs…. a long list, but http://thepioneerwoman.com would be one of the favorites, right there with your blog. Thank you for the daily inspiration.

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  108. Victoria Ramos

    1. Besides your blog – which I totally love and read daily – being a Sacramento Portuguese girl myself!
    I like to follow this blog: www.theletteredcottage.net – it includes video blogs of their cottage restoration projects!
    2. Getting into the whole Anya Seton thing: “The Winthrop Woman: A Novel by Anya Seton and Philippa Gregory”. I love historic fiction. But my fav: Jane Austens’ “Pride and Prejudice” In totally agree with the Colin Firth thing – I am a sucker for unrequited love!
    What a great idea – now I have a whole list of books to read from everyone’s fav list!

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  109. Pamela

    1. One of my favorite books is “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourt.
    2. A favorite blog: http://brittarnhildshouseinthewoods.typepad.com/brittarnhilds_house_in_th/

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  110. Jeannie

    Hard to pick just one book! Secret Life of Bees is currently my favorite. I love Alicia Paulson at Posy gets cozy and Charolette Lyons at http://housewrenstudio.typepad.com/
    Have a great weekend!

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  111. roxane stoner

    “Like Water for Chocolate” has been a favorite of mine also but I will pick “Golden Gate” by Vikram Seth, I could go on and on about books so I won’t…
    As for a blog I read: http://alliesinstitches.blogspot.com/
    I like her old fashion creativity. Thank you Corey for this giveway. Always fun to read your blog. I have your life in reverse… I am the french gal ending up marrying an american and moving to the USA.

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  112. Diane

    I sometimes paint roses on old music sheets, although I would enjoy these just as they are.
    My all time favourite book is Jane Eyre. I must have read it half a dozen times over the years, beginning in childhood.
    My favourite blog is yours…I check it each day and so enjoy your stories and musings.
    A close second is A Femme D’Un Certain Age
    http://afemmeduncertainage.blogspot.com/

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  113. joanny

    Corey
    What fun! I love reading all the comments–
    I have so many favorites however my favorite book at the moment – that I am reading is:
    “And There Was Light: Autobiography of Jacques Lusseyran, Blind Hero of the French Resistance” —by Jacques Lusseyran (Author)
    This is hard there are so many blogs out there I truly love reading and following along —
    Life at Willow Manor http://willowmanor.blogspot.com/ Willow has a little of everything — food, stories — a resident ghost in her manor house – and she writes her own poetry —
    Joanny
    The Dowser’s Daughter
    http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/

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  114. Rosemary

    Corey,
    I would love some sheet music! One of my favorite books is The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein. It’s by a local Seattle author, but one of the best things I’ve ever read. The story is told from the perspective of the dog ENZO! Fabulous book.
    I like to read your blog of course! Also I like Daisy Daddy and also http://kellyraeroberts.blogspot.com. Love her art.

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  115. Lesley

    Dear Corey,
    Your photographs of those old paperbacks has always made my heart flutter!
    My current favorite book is The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim. Witty and beautiful.
    And there are so many lovely blogs I visit, but I think you might really enjoy this one:
    http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/

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  116. Rabenfrau

    Well, it’s very difficult to answer your question! Just take one of a list of a great many books, and it is the same with blogs, of course! So I’ll just chose my last reading: Charleston Girl from Sophie Kinsella. And blogs… (apart from yours, of course)… I like the scandinavian blogs, though I don’t understand the language, I like looking at the beautiful pictures. but this is one written in English: http://chezlarsson.com
    Hugs
    Rabenfrau

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  117. Execute

    One favorite book? That’s hard. Since we are entering the Christmas season the book that comes to mind is ‘How Far To Bethlehem’ by Nora Lofts. And a blog I love to read is www.ministergrace.blogspot.com
    Have a great weekend
    Jill

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  118. Trudy

    Hi, Corey.
    My most recent favorite book (the list changes constantly) is the my book club just read: The Help; the author’s last name is Stockett.
    A blog (actually it’s a ning) that I read for work and pleasure is The English Companion devoted to English teachers.
    I must say I read your blog DAILY; as I have told you before, it is a breath of fresh air while I try to teach my northern California high school seniors the importance of reading, writing, speaking and listening well!!! Thanks for the daily break!!
    Trudy

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  119. Denise

    Favorite book: Colony by Anne Rivers-Siddons.
    Blog to share: http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/
    Thank you for sharing your life with us, I so enjoy reading it.

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  120. Judy

    MY favorite book of all time is “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and another favorite blog (besides yours) is Daisy Cottage!

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  121. Kathleen in Oregon

    Mostly I read non-fiction, a favorite is Hope Rising–Stories from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams, by Kim Meeder. Kim and her husband own a very small ranch in Oregon and rescue horses and pair them with in-need children, then watch the miracles happen. I cried through the whole book, but in a good way.
    Favorite blog, after yours…There are several but the one that makes me laugh is http://www.davidlebovitz.com (sorry I don’t know how to link it).

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  122. Cheryl at Casual Cottage Chic

    Corey,
    This will be fun to learn what other’s enjoy reading!
    My current fav book is Adam Gopnik’s New York Times Bestseller, Paris to the Moon (2000). It is about a New Yorker’s perspective of living in Paris for five years and raising a family there. Sound familiar??
    Besides your blog, each evening I also look to see if Alice has a new post. She is such a talented young woman; fabulous creations and wonderful photography! You can find Alice at http://alicew.typepad.com/ Her shop, Painted White at http://www.paintedwhite.com/ was recently noted in Romantic Homes magazine in Sites We Are Loving.
    I so hope I win your giveaway as I am such a romantic and also a Francophile…lol!

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  123. willow

    *One of my favorite books is “Morning in the Burned House” by Margaret Atwood.
    *One of my favorite blogs is “After the Gold Puppy”.
    http://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/
    ((oh, please, pick me, pick me))

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  124. Barbara

    Although my trend is to read Sci Fi books, my current favourite book is The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Love it!!!
    I also like to follow this blog,
    http://voodoonotes.blogspot.com/
    It is well written, thought-provoking and often very funny.

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  125. Nancy

    My favorite book is “The Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Monk Kidd. My favorite blog is yours, followed by Curious Sofa Diaries.
    Can’t wait for more of your love story!!!

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  126. Just Me

    Thank you for starting this! I have had such a grand time today exploring sites and jotting down titles!
    One of my favorite books: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
    A favorite blog:http://tzuru4.blogspot.com/
    The Zapata Tales!!

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  127. Elaine

    One of my favorite books is A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle.
    A blog I read every day (besides yours) is Picnic at:
    www.picnic.typepad.com

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  128. Allison

    To Kill A Mockingbird has been on my Top 10 list for years. A favorite blog I read daily is Attic Mag http://www.atticmag.com/ I am the Shopping Editor there, but I never know what the two Jane’s are going to be writing about so I enjoy the surprise each morning.

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  129. Joann

    My Favorite book is “The Weaker Vessel” by Antonia Frazier. It is the history of women in England as far back as written records go….and the English documented everything and kept every letter and appeal to family or monarch. It is a fascinating look at the private lives of women in their own words or in the official records concerning them.
    My favorite blog is yours, but behind that is “The Big Picture” which is a group of amazing photographs compiled around a theme with explainations about each photo. It is from the Boston Globe

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  130. diane mannino

    Hi Corey! My all time favorite book is, The Red Tent by, Anita Diamand and my all time favorite blog is YOURS! THAT is the truth!
    Diane Mannino

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  131. christine allen

    Beach Music by Pat Conroy
    my favorite blog (that I read each day) is Tongue in Cheek.
    christine

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  132. Patty

    Wow – it is tough to choose just one! I’ll go with one of my all-time favorites, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice – most of my books are packed up from a recent move, but this one wasn’t packed with the others and i’m re-reading it again. I never tire of it.
    One blog I enjoy is My So-Called Life in France by Madame K. She’s an expat artist and lover of food – the photos she posts of her experiences dining out are mouth-watering! http://mysocalledlifeinfrance.blogspot.com/

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  133. Laura

    Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
    The author wrote the manuscript of this book during the German occupation. She died at Auschwitz, but the manuscript survived. Her daughters had it published a few years ago. Beautiful story.
    Tongue in Cheek is the only blog I read. Really!
    Laurie
    San Francisco

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  134. My2SweetAngels

    My favorite blog is: http://brocantess.blogspot.com/
    and of course Tongue and Cheek which I have been reading a long time.

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  135. Pinkie Denise

    I loved reading the left behind series by Tim Lahay and I love the blog Vintage Bliss and of course Tongue and Cheek!

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  136. Cousin Robin

    The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer. I can read it over and over and still be amazed. How can someone write like that?
    As for blogs… it’s you and only you.

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  137. shar

    Hi Corey –
    Oh, it is so hard picking just one book…but I love The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
    Besides Tongue in Cheek, I enjoy reading Alicia Paulson’s Posie Gets Cozy.
    Thank you!

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  138. Rhonda

    My favorite book is UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN written by Frances Mayes and my second favorite blog is ( yours is #1 ) http://www.absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/

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  139. FrenchBlue

    Corey,
    My favorite book is “The Secret Garden” from childhood days and still.
    My favorite blog is right here everyday…Tongue in Cheek.
    {I promise I tried to pick another but can’t becasue yours is the only I really read}
    UrrrH! Those images kill me!
    xx’s
    Janet

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  140. Lisa

    One of my favorite books is The Grapes of Wrath
    One of my favorite blogs(other than yours) is
    www.latartinegourmande.com- beautiful food and pictures!

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  141. Kelly

    All the Pretty Horses trilogy or anything Cormac McCarthy is great to read.
    One of my favorite blogs is FX Cuisine:
    http://fxcuisine.com
    François Xavier loves to cook and eat and share his adventures. Well worth a look!

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  142. Lynn King

    “Savannah Blues” by Mary Kay Andrews, chick book about an antique dealer from Savannah, my stomping grounds, recently divorced and dealing with her ex and his caused the divorce “new” woman, who drives a turqoise truck with her faithful “dog” Jethro to estate sales, dumpster dives and dreams of opening her own shop. Sound familiar? Need that turquoise truck. Blog site, just discovered – Trouvais.

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  143. momof5

    My all time favorite book is Candide by Voltaire
    Blog: Evybeatscancer.blogspot.com

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  144. lois scott

    My favorite read is The Age of Innocence and my ‘second’ favorite blog…Notes from the Voodoo Cafe.

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  145. Kimberly

    Favorite book The Bible and your blog is my favorite 🙂 Blessings, Kimberly

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  146. brandy

    The Outlander series by Diane Gabaldon.She is such an incredibly gifted writer that it takes me while to come back to reality after getting inot her books-17th century Scotland,redheads in quilts,saucy serving wenches and Viva-la Revolution’!
    One of my favorite blogs to read everyday becasue it takes a contraversial subject and makes it very real and easy to understand…even if you don’t 🙂
    Journals of a Polyamorous Triad
    http://www.polytripod.blogspot.com/?zx=46ed8ec2f4f32a46

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  147. Kieren

    Book: Ahab’s Wife
    blog: Ancient Industries

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  148. Ann

    I just purchased a nice collection of Nancy Drew books. As a child I loved them!
    http://vintagerescue.typepad.com
    So many blogs but this one makes me laugh and because I too am an antique dealer.

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  149. mindi

    Hi Corey! Just One? So hard!!!
    “I married Adventure” by Osa Johnson, partly because its old and because the book is covered in Zebra print, so it always looks fabulous.
    And, here is a link that I check out now and again and have even purchased some things from.
    Parishotelboutique.com She has a lovely blog and also an online store!

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  150. Dawn Binyon

    Favorite Book is “The Color of Water” by James McBride. I think everyone can always use a little perspective.
    I so adore your blog I check in on it daily. The blog I go to second is my own www.alteredartists.blogspot.com and after that I really like…http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/JaimeeRose/
    I want to visit the brocante someday with ya. You are oh so fabulous!

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  151. Courtney

    1. I love love love Long Walk To Freedom- Nelson Mandela’s autobiography. I love him. The book is something everyone should read.
    2. I really like http://www.davidlebovitz.com/
    (I looove that sheet music!!)

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  152. Elaine L.

    One of my favorite books is a series . . . “The gunslinger” by Steven King.
    One of the blogs I got to each day is . . . http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/
    I find Stephanie Nielson to be such an amazing and inspirational being on so many different levels.
    ~elaine~

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  153. Anna

    Corey,
    My favorite book is The Secret Garden ( by Frances Hodgson Burnett. As an adult- I have favorite authors- whose work I love to read- Iris Johansen, Barbara Erskine, Philippa Gregory, Catherine Coulter, Jane Austen and the list goes on.
    As for favorite blogs- I have many but one of my favorites is http://kimsbigquiltingadventure.blogspot.com/
    another young woman who I really enjoy is http://seeserenasew.blogspot.com/ She is a young mom that hand quilts and shares her life as an at home mom.
    There are many more on my bloglist that are equally as worthy choices- very hard to recommend just one or two.
    Warmest regards,
    Anna

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  154. suesue

    One of my favorites is still “Little Women” and there are so many blogs I love but one of my favorites is Rebecca Sower’s http://rebeccasower.typepad.com/rs_out_of_hand/. Cool inspiration!

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  155. pam

    Hi Corey,
    I read non-fiction books 99% of the time. I love the Bible, and read hymns from my collection of hymnals as beautiful and meditative poetry.
    Your blog is my first read of the day and there are none that I follow on a daily basis–thank you for writing your blog everyday! I am often inspired by the creative blog Lobster and Swan.

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  156. Marilyn R.

    1. The Once and Future King, by T.H. White. I read it once a year.
    2. Confessions of a Pioneer Woman – Victoria R. already posted the link. She makes me laugh every day.

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  157. carole

    Hi Corey:
    Five Smooth Stone by Ann Fairbairn published in 1966. It’s contents made a huge impact on my teenage mind that stayed with me all of my grown life.
    http://sublackwell.blogspot.com/ is a favorite blog; a cool artist.
    peace
    carole

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  158. Elizabeth Harper

    I have loved for a very long time, “The Prince of Tides” by Pat Conroy.
    As to a blog I like to read… while it’s hard to narrow it down, I always look forward to my friend Hay’s non blog.
    http://comingupblank.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/181/

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  159. Heather

    Hi Corey! One of my all time fave books is Vanity Fair by William Thackeray. A blog I read religiously (besides your own)is Grow Wings by Laini Taylor, a lovely YA author in Portland. I’m no good at the HTML linkage, but here is the regular kind: http://growwings.blogspot.com/

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  160. Missy

    I love your blog! I so look for it everyday since i found it! One of my favorite books is by David Sedaris and is entitled Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. It’s hysterical and tells a true story of a family as only David Sedaris could. (Well, maybe his sister Amy could come close!) The other blog besides yours that I read is called The Art of Non Conformity by Chris Guillebeau 3×5@chrisguillebeau.com.

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  161. Virginia

    My favorite book right now, because I am rereading it, is “The Fall of a Sparrow” by Robert Hellenga. One of my “other” favorite blogs is: http://studioviolet.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Corey!

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  162. Sara Barroso

    Hi Corey… One of my favorite books is Eat, Pray, Love. I’m sure I’m not alone on this. The only other blog I read daily besides yours is www.velvetandlinen.com (it comes to my inbox daily… Hint hint). Take care! Sara

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  163. amylia grace

    Ooh. I love sheet-music AND books. One of my favorite books is “Meadowlands,” a book of poems by Louise Gluck. One of my favorite blogs (besides yours) is Christine Kane’s http://christinekane.com/blog/ (she’s a great musician and life coach, among other things) AND I might as well tout my own–I’m adding more poems and posts: http://www.amyliawrites.com
    Thanks! xoxxo 🙂 amylia grace

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  164. Sue Capriola

    I don’t get to read as much as I would like but over the years I tend to reread the following, Gone With the Wind, all Jane Austin’s books, Voltaire’s works and Douglas Adams. Any given momment I might pick any one as my favorite but today my mood is more playful so I’ll go with “The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
    Blog pick: http://ninimakes.typepad.com/ This is my cousin’s blog. She is very crafty and I love staying up with all her art projects.

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  165. Linda Calandrello

    Hi Corey, what a great competition! Not some boring right or wrong questions & answers, but, let’s open up the Pandora’s box of your followers lives & take a sneak peek at their reading & blogging delights. I am enjoying their comments immensely, thanks again. Linda C.

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  166. le petit cabinet de curiosites

    My favorite book is in french : La vie devant soi d’E. Ajar and one of my favorite blog besides you is http://carraol.blogspot.com/
    It is about photos and mexico , two things I love besides my family, antiquing , decoration…

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  167. Christine E

    What a wonderful thing to share with so many.
    Favourite book The Alexandra Quartet by Lawrence Durrell. A fantastic love story.
    Favourite blog, I have to admit I only follow yours but I will look at some of the others posted.
    Have a wonderful day
    x

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  168. michelleb.

    Ummm, a little embarassed but I loved the Twilight Series. All of them. And my gurlz loved them too and we talked about them. Alot.
    Blog? there are so many, but here is one http://www.saucysprinkles.com/

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  169. Minodora

    one of my favorite book is ” i live again”,a book by Princess Ileana http://www.tkinter.smig.net/PrincessIleana/ILiveAgain/index.htm,a woman with an extraordinary life.A blog i recently found is http://www.stylemed.blogspot.com/and i love the pictures,because i love spain ,and the most south of spain!

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  170. Theresa – Garden Antqs Vintage

    Corey, I too love your blog and I know I’m too late in getting to comment on your post, I was out of town yesterday, but I just had to say what a sweet surprise to read that someone had nominated my blog, how wonderful. Thanks and I hope Diane T reads this!

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  171. Altan S.

    My favorite book is; though i know that it became a sort of “cliche” but still; ” catcher in the rye” and even more in the same vein “catcher in the rye”
    and my favorite blog is, always competing with yours in my daily surfing routine:
    Merisi’s Vienna for Beginners
    http://merisi.blogspot.com/2009/11/evening-solace.html
    and also one more
    http://cafefernando.com
    cheers from a
    Turk in Vienna 😉

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  172. Franca Bollo

    I am scandalized! No iambossy.com? Sheba? Birdbrain? Where were you two? Bossy needs your support!
    Book? Easier to mention an author: Wallace Stegner, whether it’s his fiction or non-fiction, it’s all good.
    Back to being sick …

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  173. susanna

    Ooh so many good finds here, Corey. Thank you for the link to Nordljus. The photography is gorgeous, isn’t it?! I want to jump on a plane and go those places…so many beautiful locations.

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  174. Karen Reilly

    Favorite book… Anna Karenina or is it Wuthering Heights?
    Favorite blog… Why yours of course.

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  175. Christine

    You’ve included several favorite books of mine (Like water for Chocolate, Life of Pi,etc.), it hard to pick a favorite but David Sedaris’ “Me talk Pretty one Day” would be in the top five for me~makes me cry and laugh out loud like no other book 🙂
    One of my favorite blogs is Anahata Katkin’s gorgeous blog~colorful, worldly, modern and feminine…www.anahata.typepad.com

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