tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155979442011-04-21T18:47:13.670-07:00Mortaine's Book RamblingsMortainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04164332589347394628noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15597944.post-23657716495687633852007-06-08T09:56:00.001-07:002007-06-08T09:56:48.463-07:00Come to my new blog!I haven't updated "Mortaine Rambles About Books!" here at blogspot, because I moved over to <a href="http://www.mortaine.com/blog/">my own server</a> a few months ago! All my audio book reviews are available there in <a href="http://www.mortaine.com/blog/category/books/bookreviews-audio/">the BookReviews</a> category. The <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BookRamble">Feedburner feed</a> you know and love uses the new URL, so if you're subscribed through Feedburner or iTunes, you don't need to do anything.<br /><br />Thanks for listening! Come back soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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