Is a playlist part of your reading experience?
Multitasking or distracting?
By Allen Pierleoni - 12:00 am

Can you read a book and listen to music at the same time? Or does one distract from the other?

If only Herman Rosenblat had called his work fiction
By Carlos Alcalá - 12:00 am
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When she first read it, Sacramento agent Andrea Hurst loved Herman Rosenblat's story of surviving a Nazi camp with the help of a girl outside the fence – a girl he met again years later and married.
15 Ways to save ... on media
By Carlos Alcalá - 12:00 am
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When it comes to books and media, free and cheap seem more the rule than the exception.
Listen in on authors' choices
By Allen Pierleoni - 8:14 am
The discussion of multitasking made us curious about whether some of our favorite regional authors include listening to music during their reading -- or writing. Here are some of their responses.
Between the Lines: The brave new e-world
By Allen Pierleoni - 12:00 am
I recently overheard a 20-something woman say to her Gen Y friend, "I just couldn't live without my BlackBerry!"
Local bestsellers lists
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Home and Garden
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Pamper those plants as frost chills the Valley

An early-morning frost Sunday did not have gardeners hitting the panic button, but local pros say it is time to stay alert and maybe not shelve all the Christmas ornaments.

Health and Fitness
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Anything but dry: A look at "Running the Sahara"

You get tired just watching them. You wince when a baseball-size blister is lanced, blanch when the IV needle pierces the skin and seeks a vein for rehydration.

Books and Media
Multitasking or distracting?
Is a playlist part of your reading experience?

Can you read a book and listen to music at the same time? Or does one distract from the other?

Style
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Wild & Wooly - an after-school lesson in giving

Two cute Olivias – Olivia Schaub and Olivia Book, both fifth-graders at Cosumnes River Elementary School in Sloughhouse – are huddled together at one side of the classroom, whispering back and forth to one another while they knit.

Family
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In a hurry to arrive - Sacramento's first '09 babies

Two babies tilted for the title of first baby of 2009 in Sacramento. Both were born at 12:02 a.m. Thursday.

Food and Wine
Appetizers blog: Sacramento Brewing Company closes in Citrus Heights

In this latest installment of local restaurant closures, the Sacramento Brewing Company's Oasis, on Madison Avenue in Citrus Heights, closed today after 13 years of serving beers.

Outbound
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Fresh snowburst gives Tahoe area resorts a boost

Snow season is officially upon us, and ski, snowboard and sled enthusiasts across the region are flocking to nearby resorts to take advantage of the fresh powder.

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