News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Michiko Kakutani, Chief ‘Times’ Book Critic, Steps Down After Nearly 4 Decades (NPR Books) ‘Sensational’ lost play by Peter Pan author JM Barrie published… Read more »
Tag: fantasy
Top Ten SFF Books I’ve Recently Added To My TBR List
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is 10 Books From X Genre That I’ve Recently Added To My TBR List. Rather than pick the ten books most recently added to my TBR list*, I picked the titles added… Read more »
The Redemption of Althalus (David & Leigh Eddings)
The Redemption of Althalus on December 2000 (first hardcover edition) Pages: 742 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads It would be sheer folly to try to conceal the true nature of Althalus, for his flaws are the stuff of legend. He is, as all men know, a thief, a liar, an… May 18, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★½
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories #1)
Shades of Milk and Honey Series: Glamourist Histories #1 on August 3, 2010 Pages: 304 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Shades of Milk and Honey Shades of Milk and Honey is an intimate portrait of Jane Ellsworth, a woman ahead of her time in a world where the… Read more »
News & Notes – 10/01/16
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News YA Authors Get Out the Vote with #firstvote16 (Publishers Weekly) The National Book Foundation announced its 2016 “5 Under 35” honorees. And the LA Times interviewed… Read more »
In the Dragon’s Eye: Elite (Lackey)
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to read and perhaps add to the hoard. I also link to “Waiting On” Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Cover links take you… Read more »
Cold War SF/F: The Warlock in Spite of Himself
The Warlock in Spite of Himself Series: Warlock #1 on (originally published 1969 by Ace) Pages: 283 Add to Goodreads Rod Gallowglass is a man of science who does not believe in magic. Gramarye is a world of witches and warlocks. Of strange abilities and phenomena. A world where society… Read more »
News & Notes – 6/18/16
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Boys who grow up around books earn significantly more money as adults, says a new study in the Economic Journal. (via Quartz) Writing Quality Decreases Among… Read more »
The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library Series: Invisible Library #1 Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads Collecting books can be a dangerous prospect in this fun, time-traveling, fantasy adventure from a spectacular debut author. One thing any Librarian will tell you: the truth is much stranger than fiction… Irene is a professional spy for… Read more »
A Study in Sable (Elemental Masters) by Mercedes Lackey
A Study in Sable Series: Elemental Masters #12 on June 7, 2016 Pages: 320 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Serpent’s Shadow, The Gates of Sleep, Phoenix and Ashes, Home from the Sea, Steadfast, Elemental Magic:, Blood Red, From a High Tower Psychic Nan Killian and Medium Sarah… June 3, 2016 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★