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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

"Waiting On" Wednesday: The Brightest Star in the Sky


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

The Brightest Star in the Sky
By Marian Keyes
Publication Date: January 21

From Publishers Weekly:

"Keyes delivers a dizzying vertical view of the mismatched, mixed-up tenants of Dublin's 66 Star Street, friends and lovers who grow up, grow old and give way to their “heart currents” with help from a puckish sprite. This multitiered saga of Dubliners searching for “the brightest star in the sky... the planet of love” straddles slapstick and sophistication in an engaging balancing act both giddy and grand. Here's Katie, publicist, freshly 40, and her workaholic, commitment-phobic fella, Conall; newlyweds Maeve and Matt, who hide a violent and crippling secret that binds them and drives them apart; madcap, sassy Lydia, a taxi driver who juggles worries about her aging mom and an over-the-top passion (mixed with equal parts lust and disdain) for her sexy flatmate; plucked from nowhere hunk Fionn, who hopes to begin a TV career, and his psychic foster mom and her mean-as-a-snake dog who improbably helps bring all the sweet mayhem to a satisfying close."

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!
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38 comments:

  1. WendySeptember 16, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    This one sounds very good! :)

    Here's mine.

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  2. Mary (Bookfan)September 16, 2009 at 6:39 AM

    I just put your WOW pick on my TBR list. Sounds really good!
    My pick is here.

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  3. Karissa ESeptember 16, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    Here's mine!
    http://karissabooks.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-916.html

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  4. Mel (He Followed Me Home)September 16, 2009 at 7:20 AM

    That looks great, what a diverse group of people, lol.

    here's mine.

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  5. DonnaSeptember 16, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    Sounds like another fun Marian Keyes book. Here's mine.

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  6. PolishOutlanderSeptember 16, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    I really like the simplicity of the cover.

    Here's my pick of the week

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  7. UnknownSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:06 AM

    Sounds great!

    Here is mine:
    http://neverendingshelf.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-8.html

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  8. YA Book QueenSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    I really like the sound of that book...

    My pick is here:

    http://yabookqueen.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-3.html

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  9. KristiSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    I haven't read anything by Marian Keyes - might have to give this one a look! Here is my WoW.

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  10. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:28 AM

    http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-picking-bones-from.html

    I've never read Keyes; enjoy!

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  11. Sab H.September 16, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    That sounds good!! I hate that I have no idea how to link here...
    Here's mine!

    http://crystalreviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-10.html

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  12. NurinSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    I love Marian Keyes!!!! I'm excited forthis one!

    This one's mine : http://readerrabbit.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-brightly-woven-by.html

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  13. tapestry100September 16, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    Here's mine for the week.

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  14. DanniSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    That sounds like a great read, I like that you posted a review by Publishers Weekly. :)

    Here's mine:

    http://romanticharbor.blogspot.com/

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  15. LeslieSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    ooooo :D this one sounds awesome! WOW post this week

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  16. JennaSeptember 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    That sounds really good. I love the names. Fionn is a great name!

    Here's mine.

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  17. Jacqueline C.September 16, 2009 at 9:01 AM

    Sounds good! Here's my WoW pick

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  18. UnknownSeptember 16, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    Yours looks pretty interesting. Here's mine for this week:

    http://southernsassythings.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-angels-den-by.html

    Christy

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  19. LizzySeptember 16, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    This one sounds really cute, I'll have to add it to my TBR list. Great pick!

    Here's mine:
    http://cornucopiaofreviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-september-16.html

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  20. Lisa AldinSeptember 16, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    Here's Mine!

    http://djfoxadventure.blogspot.com/

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  21. SaraSeptember 16, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    I really like the title of your pick!

    Mine is here:
    http://thehidingspot.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-12.html

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  22. LivianiaSeptember 16, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    I've been meaning to try Marian Keyes.

    Mine is here

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  23. LexieSeptember 16, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    I don't think I've ever read a Marian Keyes...though I'm pretty sure she's on my TBR somewhere. Hm.

    My "Waiting On" Wednesday post

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  24. KathSeptember 16, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    Here is mine:

    http://bookwormnation.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday_16.html

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  25. Minding SpotSeptember 16, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    That one sounds pretty darn good!

    Here is mine: http://mindingspot.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday_16.html

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  26. vvb32 readsSeptember 16, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    sounds like a fun ensemble cast in this one.

    here's me (another zombie one - can't help it)
    http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-15.html

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  27. Mishel (P.S. I Love Books)September 16, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    Here's my choice for this week - comes out in a couple of days actually =)

    http://creativitygone.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-283-waiting-on-wednesday-28.html

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  28. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    Sounds like another great book.
    Here's mine

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  29. LaurenSeptember 16, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    Sounds like a great book to take away on holiday!

    Here's mine.

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  30. bermudaonionSeptember 16, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    Oh my, I want to read that one too!

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  31. Book DragonSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:43 PM

    a quick click through to say my WoW is up

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  32. DreaSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    here's mine!

    http://bookblather.net/?p=1339

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  33. AndreaSeptember 16, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Here is my WoW

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  34. The_Book_QueenSeptember 16, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    Nice pick! :D It's going on my list!

    Here's mine http://tbqspersonalbookpalace.blogspot.com/

    Enjoy!
    TBQ

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  35. GenevieveSeptember 16, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Nice pick. Here's mine:

    http://caprubia.blogspot.com/2009/09/wishing-for-wednesday-17.html

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  36. JoSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:31 PM

    I haven't read anything by Marian Keyes yet, but I have an anthology she contributed to among my TBR books so I can certainly try her writing.

    Mine is here:

    http://ponderingthelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-916.html

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  37. LoraleiSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:43 PM

    Sounds like another hit for Marian Keyes.

    Here is mine http://llreadingcorner.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-wednesday-is-weekly-event.html

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  38. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2009 at 12:05 AM

    Now this sounds like a book I'd enjoy! I'm a little late this week, but here's mine.

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