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The Vine: May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011 – 2:25 PM | 8 Comments
The Vine: May 20, 2011

I’m another one looking for a YA book. I checked this one out from the public library when I was around 11 or 12 (which would make it the late ’80s) and only remember fragments. …

The Vine: May 6, 2011
May 6, 2011 – 10:48 AM | 12 Comments
The Vine: May 6, 2011

I’m hoping the TN readers can help me ID a short story I read back in the (brace yourself) 1960s.
I’m 99% certain I read it in one of the Childcraft books — we had …

The Vine: April 29, 2011
April 29, 2011 – 1:45 PM | 18 Comments
The Vine: April 29, 2011

I can remember pitifully little about a film that I saw when I was about 6 or 7, but I hope it is enough for you or one of the tendrils to recognise, because this …

The Vine: April 22, 2011
April 22, 2011 – 11:42 AM | 5 Comments
The Vine: April 22, 2011

I’m hoping your readers can help me track down a quote that I swear I heard or read somewhere. I’ve been searching for it for awhile now, as I’d like to use it in my …

The Vine: April 8, 2011
April 8, 2011 – 11:44 AM | 10 Comments
The Vine: April 8, 2011

I’m looking for the title of a young-adult book. It takes place in Copenhagen, either during or right after WWII. A girl and her mother have fallen on hard times, and need to rent out …

The Vine: April 1, 2011
April 1, 2011 – 10:58 AM | 8 Comments
The Vine: April 1, 2011

Ask The Readers bookfest today, fittingly. Want to make sure today’s schoolchildren grow up reading beloved YA novels that they need help remembering and write in to The Vine about in 20 years’ time? Me …

The Vine: March 18, 2011
March 18, 2011 – 10:45 AM | 242 Comments
The Vine: March 18, 2011

My fiancé and I are huge fans of “marathoning” shows (as in get a show we’ve never seen that’s got at least 3 seasons on DVD and start Netflixing them until we’ve either caught up to live …

The Vine: March 11, 2011
March 11, 2011 – 9:41 AM | 24 Comments
The Vine: March 11, 2011

A Friday-morning Ask The Readers bookfest is a great time to remind all you Jane Eyre fans that I have a reading tonight for the launch of the Eyresses zine — a piece called “Jane …

The Vine: February 25, 2011
February 25, 2011 – 8:30 AM | 7 Comments
The Vine: February 25, 2011

I’m hoping your bibliophile readers can help me come up with the title of a book I read as a kid in the ’70s.
It’s about a boy who goes on a camping trip/hike up …

The Vine: February 11, 2011
February 11, 2011 – 11:56 AM | 60 Comments
The Vine: February 11, 2011

Do you have any good party games for grownups? I’m turning 30 next month (March 5th! Yay Saturday birthday!) and wanted to mark the occasion by throwing myself a little shindig (I also didn’t want …