Barnes and Noble introduces the Nook as it's portable e-reading device.  Comparable in price to the Kindle at $259, the Nook offers more features such as the ability to e-lend books to friends for up to two weeks, and "thumb" through e-books on your reader for free in Barnes and Noble stores.

• The Nook offers a bottom bar with e-books to browse
• The Nook is the first Android™-based eBook reader
• It is the first to offer a color touch screen for navigation
• It offers the best-in-class E Ink display for an immersive, enjoyable e-reading experience.
• It provides (for free) both 3G wireless access on AT&T's mobile broadband network and access to Wi-Fi for Barnes & Noble

You can also check out the assortment of designer accessories for the Nook at B&N online.  Forget your Nook? Your books are still available via the downloadable e-reader for your computer or smartphone.  Never be without your book again!

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Today the field is flush with interesting and complex stories. Novels that are as compelling to the expected younger audience as they are to a more mature reader. One of these is the evolving trilogy that began with the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I was immediately sucked into the dystopian world Collins created. Now, with Catching Fire, the second in the trilogy, we are drawn back into the desperation and horror of the Games, an event held each year that requires two "tributes" from each of the twelve districts to compete to the death. It is meant to remind the districts of the war that shaped their nation, Panem, years ago, but it is pure entertainment for the ostentatious ruling class of the Capitol. However, all does not go as planned by the Gamemakers and our heroine Katniss becomes the center of a growing rebellion among the districts.

There is action and romance, intrigue and compassion. It is a thoroughly engaging read that will have you on the edge of your seat.

My only complaint? That I have to wait a year for the third and final installment to be published.

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Between Me and the River: Living Beyond Cancer: A Memoir is a beautifully written and heartfelt book about the trials and triumphs of a patient with Carcinoid Cancer. Author Carrie Host offers a more then honest view into her daily life and the emotional struggles she faced while being diagnosed with such a deadly disease. She demonstrates through her writing that hope is a powerful thing:

Cancer takes you to places that you'll never really completely come back from/ Sometimes, while all is still but the rustle of the leaves, I'll hear that angel's wings brushing the ice….."

This is one of my favorite samples of her amazing writing ability. Throughout the book, Host shares her fears, her discussions with God, her love for her husband, family and friends. With the love of her family and the doctors at the Mayo Clinic, Host overcame some of the most unbeatable odds. Host learned to put aside her pride and rely on others, even with the hardest of all tasks, raising her ten month old son. It was also through this struggle that she rediscovered a long lost love – writing.

This book really made me think about how I (and my family) would react to this situation. I guess one never ever fully knows how they would react but I do wonder if I would be strong enough, would my faith carry me through? This book is definitely getting passed on to fellow friends and survivors. It also makes a great book to give to those in the trenches of cancer. What better way to soothe the body then feed the mind?

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After picking up "The Diary" by Eileen Goudge and putting it down again within thirty pages two months ago, I was unsure of what to expect with "Once in a Blue Moon", sent to me by One2One Network. What I found was a story line that captured my attention, characters that were well-developed and a curiosity to want to know how the story would unfold.

The book is centered upon sisters Lindsay and Kerrie Ann, separated at a young age when they are taken from their neglectful mother and placed into foster care. One sister was adopted by a nurturing family and raised in a loving home – the other bounced from one rotten foster placement after another.

I curled up with this book and was finished with it within a few days – I wanted to find out more about Lindsay and Kerrie Ann, and was curious if they would be able to overcome their differences and come together in the end. The book will be released by Vanguard Press on October 6. You'll want to check it out.

One lucky reader will win a copy of Eileen Goudge's book Once in a Blue Moon and a copy of her best seller Woman in Red. Simply leave a comment on this post to enter.

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Ted Dekker's latest book Green (The Circle, Book 0: The Beginning and the End) is at the top of my Reading List.

If you have read the other books in this series, you will understand my excitement. If you haven't? Go. Read. You will  experience something fabulous.

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Raised in landlocked Kansas, I have an almost pathological fear of the water and a tendency to motion sickness, therefore a book about a trans-Pacific sailing voyage would not seem the obvious choice for me. But it was recommended by an author I have enjoyed reading, Jen Lancaster, so I decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did.

Janna Cawrse Esarey delivers a realistic and relatable account of her 17,000-mile trip around and across the Pacific Ocean with her new husband Graeme. She discovers that physical proximity and paradisaical locales do not necessarily a happy couple make. As their romance waxes and wanes over the course of their trip, Janna recounts their sometimes troubled road to the altar and the bountiful relationship advice she has received over the years.

At their worst, memoirs are collections of disjointed anecdotes that neither connect with each other nor the reader. However, at their best, they are engaging and entertaining, an emotional insight into not just one person's life but to the greater experiences we all share. This book, thankfully, was one of the best. Humorous, smart and poignant, I couldn't put it down.

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If you have always wanted the Kindle, but not wanted the price, Barnes and Noble has your e-reader, free of charge!  At the Barnes and Noble website, you can download their e-reader for either your PC, Mac, Blackberry or iPhone.  It's completely free to download, and many best sellers are around $10.

Once you have purchased the book, it's saved in your library, and you can access it anytime.  The print is large enough that I don't need my reading glasses, a plus for me as a traveler.   And it comes with several classics preloaded.

Taking books with you where ever you want, just got easier!  Check out Barnes and Noble and all the great e-book titles today!

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