Mandy's Blogger Book Club: "America, You Sexy Bitch" by Michael Ian Black & Meghan McCain

We start off learning how anxious Michael and Meghan are to actually be delving into this project together not really knowing each other, but having decided to ride cross-country in an RV talking to the heart of America. Michael has said Meghan is one of his favorite Republicans and Meghan notes that she is a fan of Michael's. Having seen Meghan handle her own on Bill Maher's show I liked her side of things. While Meghan is conservative when it comes to the main aspects of the Republican party (small government, fiscal conservativeness, freedom to bear arms) she is very much open to other platforms that have been considered more "democratic" or liberal in nature (same sex marriages and the legalization of marijuana).

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CookOut NYC - June 8th Edition

CookOut NYC ended today and again served the masses with lots of food and drink and good music. The heatwave died down from Saturday and even with the heat there wasn't anything that could dampen the day.

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Winner of "Herbivoracious" and my Twitter Giveaway!

Announcement of the winner of Herbivoracious and rules for my upcoming Twitter (500 Follower) Giveaway! Free stuff?! Yes! Free stuff!

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Tuttle Publishing at Book Expo: An Introduction to a Publisher Merging East & West Cultures

Tuttle Publishing, a leading publisher of Asian culture titles, is offering a 40% discount to customers for online purchases (use code: BEA2012) and they have some wonderful cookbooks that I mention and you should look into!

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Book Expo 2012: Lots to Celebrate (and Learn)

This year Book Expo of America (BEA) was held on a timid weather week in New York City (and it was announced that Book Expo will continue to be held in NYC until 2015). There were many award-winning authors, publisher anniversaries celebrated, and much discussed in terms of what and how to bring books to consumers. BEA was held in conjunction with IDPF and BlogExpo at Jacob Javits Center in midtown Manhattan.

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