MY READER'S BLOCK: Booking Through Thursday: History

SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling himself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does NOT represent me or anything associated with my blog. I DO NOT endorse anything that he claims.There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books! A message to Luigi: Please cease and desist contacting authors (or anyone) in my name or claiming to represent this reading challenge. You absolutely DO NOT.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Booking Through Thursday: History

This week Booking Through Thursday asks: When is the last time you read a history book? Historical biography? You know, something that took place in the past but was REAL.

The last historical book I read was Robert Kennedy: In His Own Words by Edwin O. Guthman & Jeffrey Shulman, eds (you may click the title for my review) back in July. This was a written version of interviews with Robert Kennedy in the time directly following John F Kennedy's assassination. The topics cover everything from the campaign for JFK's presidency to the Bay of Pigs to Civil Rights.