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About Stephanie Perry

Stephanie P. is a writer, editor, and blogger. Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction. You can find her wherever the books and food are.

“Going Clear”: A Master-piece?

Thanks to the library, I have my hot little hands on a copy of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, by Lawrence Wright. Previously, I'd read Wright's fantastic article in the New Yorker about David Miscavige, the successor to Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard. And now there's so much more to wallow in! I'm only about 100 pages in so far, but already it's an astonishing portrait of a bizarre, delusional, overbearing, narcissistic larger-than-life personality. With this background, I'm now realizing how eerily accurate Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance in The Master really was. (It doesn't make me [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:01-07:00April 11th, 2013|Tags: , , |

More Book Swap Party Ideas

Everything You Need to Throw a Great Book Swap Party We’re big fans of the book swap party! It’s a fun, budget-friendly way to get new-to-you books and share your favorites with your friends. Read our book swap party guide to learn the basics, and then check out these ideas for book swap party invitations, games, menus, and activities — even a book swap party for kids.       Reader-friendly Invitations Send out some memorable DIY book swap party invitations made out of real Library Checkout Cards($10/pkg of 100). Use a good old-fashioned date stamp to mark the party [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:02-07:00March 6th, 2013|Tags: , |

Love Stories

I don't get books as gifts very often, because my friends are worried about getting me stuff I already have (which is half-justified: I read a lot of books, but I don't own a lot of books). So it's pretty exciting when I do get a book as a gift, especially when it's a total out-of-the-blue surprise! This week a friend surprised me with a copy of Building Stories, which I've heard rave reviews about but didn't think I'd get my paws on anytime soon, since our library has (probably wisely) decided it's too unwieldy/heavy/large to carry. If you haven't [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:04-07:00February 2nd, 2013|Tags: , , |
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