THE NEW BLUE REVIEW

I answered a craigslist ad last month looking for book reviewers. The company listed about fifty books they still wanted to video review, so I emailed with the book titles I'd read (as well as my master list of all the books I've ever read -- yes, VERY nerdy). It sounded like a paid gig right up my alley. Needless to say, I was thrilled when they called me in.

I had to FEVERISHLY re-read the 3 books I agreed to review, since it had been 5-10 years since I'd read any of them. (This was the same week I was planning Aubrey's birthday party, so I was slightly overwhelmed with 1500 pages to refamiliarize myself with!)

I drove to Oakland then one morning and sat with the director and camera for a half hour and reviewed the following books:

A Year In Provence, by Peter Mayle (non-fiction)
The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley (fiction)
The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant (fiction)

YOU can see and listen to my reviews on www.bluerectangle.com! Just click on the video section and look for my review in the appropriate genre.

The website aims to help readers consider a book based on a "real person" giving a "real review" -- you can let me know what you think. (Or not!)