- Daily News : Your Weekly Must-have Item (7/17/08)
Really, how many times can you reread "Pride and Prejudice"? Now, whether it's your head or your heart aching for a good read, you can reach for "1001 Books for Every Mood." Hallie Ephron has thoughtfully organized books into previously uncatalogued categories. Such as, in the mood ... "For a Wallow in a Slough of Despond." How very useful.
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- Boston Globe: Sad, mad, glad: What to read in any mood and beyond! (7/7/08)
...book columnist Hallie Ephron's new book, a terrific reference guide for the mood-altering substances known as stories, offers a literary prescription for whatever ails you. ... If, as Emily Dickinson wrote, books are like sailing ships, then Ephron offers one that will transport you to wherever you'd like to go.
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- "1001 Books for Every Mood" is featured in Oprah magazine's "Reading Room"
- New England Regional best seller
- Lesa's Book Critique's Blogspot: Lesa Holstine recommends "1001 Books for Every Mood"
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I finally found the perfect book for those times when I don't know what I feel like reading. ...I've been pushing this book every since I bought it last Monday. I know it sounds like a strange book to enjoy, but as I pour over the titles, I mark the ones I've read, and I plan to go back and pick up titles that are mentioned. And, it's so good that I'm using it when I teach classes this fall. Even with a closetful of ARCs and library books, it's nice to have someone offer me 1001 books. "
- A Top Pick: Falise Platt of the 24/8 Book Club
"Seasoned readers will enjoy comparing notes on the books, and others, who have gotten away from reading, will find this book is a valuable tool.
"Think about how fun it would be to go through this book and check off all of the books you have read to date. It is possible that once you start this book you will have to cancel any travel reservations you might have!"
- Book Group Buzz (A Booklist Blog) asks "What is your group in the mood for? " and recommends 1001 Books for Every Mood
"...an excellent source for your book group. It’s stuffed full with annotated lists of books to satisfy every mood your group might want to indulge: the mood to laugh, to cry, to take a walk on the wild side, to celebrate siblings, to find romance, to take a trip down memory lane, and so on. Her selections are solid throughout, mixing both classics and recent publications, but with a focus on the kind of not-too-heavy literary fiction that book groups thrive on. Symbols that run throughout estimate each book’s literary merit and denote titles that are particularly provocative, influential, inspirational, humorous, easy-to-read, or difficult. Award winners and books that have been made into films are also noted. There’s even a website with reading group guides for many of the books that are featured."
" If you don't have an editor handy, Hallie Ephron's new book will come in handy. 1001 Books for Every Mood offers suggestions when you want to laugh (Dave Barry, Evelyn Waugh, David Sedaris); cry (Jamaica Kincaid, Andre Dubus III, Jane Hamilton); or indulge your inner child (Laura Ingalls Wilder, Louise Fitzhugh, Frances Hodgson Burnett). ... This is a neat reference book that's going to find a place on my desk...
" In the mood to read something different, but you’re not quite sure what? Hallie Ephron has some titles for you, whether you feel like wallowing in despair, getting revenge, or dreaming about love the second time around."
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