THE GRAVEYARD BOOK! Yes! It is being adapted as a live-action feature to be written and directed by Neil Jordan! Read about it here: I’m so excited! I hope it’ll be shown here in Malaysia! You rock Gaiman! Arrggh, must get my hands on this book. Yeah, I’m his one of his many fans and…
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What happened to the book reviews??
Dear bookaholics, If you were wondering why this bookaholic is no longer putting up her usual book reviews and interesting bookish finds, and only updates her blog with events, well, it’s because I’m very tied up with something else right now. However, it’ll end very soon…and my book reviews will be up again in July…
World Book Day: When, Why and Wow…
First of all, HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY EVERYONE!! 🙂 Let’s spread the joy of reading, not only today, but every other day by sharing great reads with your friends and family, also, if you have too many on your shelves, give them to those in need…I came across this on guardian.co.uk and thought that I’d…
Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter by A.E. Moorat
Title/Author: Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter/A.E.MooratPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN-10: 144470026X/ISBN-13: 978-1444700268 In a nutshellA.E.Moorat is the pseudonym of author Andrew Holmes whose first novel, Sleb, was shortlisted for the 2002 WHSmith New Talent Award in the UK. His other novels are All Fur Coat, 64 Clarke, and Rain Dogs and Love Cats, all of them dark,…
One Day by David Nicholls
Title/Author: One Day/David NichollsPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonNo. of pages: 437ISBN: 978 0 340 89698 3/99468 9 In a nutshell:Boy meets girl, girl likes boy (very, very much), ‘hooked up’ on graduation night and had a short date the day after. Confident, rich, handsome Dexter and independent, one-liner queen, Emma, continue to meet on the same…
Fantastic Giveaways for Mother’s Day!
This May, in conjunction with Mother’s Day, Hooked On Bookz is giving away some really fantastic, great reads! Summer at the Villa Rosa by Nicky Pellegrino (Rated 5 stars in Amazon.com)Raffaella Moretti is the new housekeeper at the Villa Rosa in the Italian town of Triento. But this is not the life she imagined for…
THE Big Bookstore
Right. So here it is. THE Big Bookstore in Atria Shopping Mall, Petaling Jaya – The everyday-sales bookstore 😀 Many reasons why I’m gonna be a frequent visitor of this place:1) CHEAP CHEAP books2) Ample parking space (FOC on Sundays! Not sure about Saturdays though…)3) A wide variety of titles4) The store is huuuuuge and…
My Latest Loot from Pay Less Clearance Sales!
Ooooo I feel so guilty. This weekend, I went to two places to splurge. One of which is Pay Less’s Clearance Sales which Jien Sing told me about…THANK YOU! 🙂 Mostly non-fiction. Oh…and guess what I found in one of the books? A lesson plan from 1974!! Type-written! Cool, right? 😉 I tried looking for…
Neil Gaiman’s New Book!
To all fans of Neil Gaiman’s, you’ll LOVE THIS!! 🙂 It’s Neil Gaiman’s latest book called Illustrations, a collaboration of Neil and award-winning fantasy illustrator Charles Vess. It will be launched on 27th April! “Remember your name.Do not lose hope—what you seek will be found.Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you…
Solve It with ‘Problem Solving 101’ by Ken Watanabe
Title/Author: Problem Solving 101 (Hardcover)/Ken WatanabePublisher: VermilionNo. of pages: 112ISBN: 978-0-091-9296-64 In a nutshellThe title of the book explains itself. Unlike other books that are of a similar kind, this one’s filled with simple lessons conveyed in a very straightforward manner, that you could finish it in one read. Watanabe teaches you how to analyse…
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