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 White House Proposed Closing the National Endowment for Humanities in Fall 2017. (Book Riot) And in what is no doubt a related move, the NEH Chair Resigns… (Publishers… Read more »
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Hospitality and Homicide (Lynn Cahoon)
Hospitality and Homicide Series: Tourist Trap Mysteries #8 on May 16, 2017 Pages: 217 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Guidebook to Murder, Mission to Murder, If the Shoe Kills, Dressed To Kill, Killer Run, Murder on Wheels, Tea Cups and Carnage, Killer Party, Rockets’ Dead Glare, Santa Puppy,… May 23, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4 ★★★
Catching Up—Sunday Post – 5/21/2017
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures — I mean books! Catching Up Two weeks ago: Following her graduation, we put in three days of hard… Read more »
News & Notes – 5/20/17
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 New World Fantasy Award Design Has Been Revealed! (Tor.com) The previous statue depicted H. P. Lovecraft, a problematic choice given his overt racism. The… 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
Graduation Weekend! (Sunday Post, 5/07/17)
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures — I mean books! Graduation Weekend Last week’s concert went very well. I was so proud of my… Read more »
News & Notes – 5/06/2017
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 The 2016 Agatha Award winners are out! Louise Penny’s A Great Reckoning (Contemporary Novel); The Reek of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson (Historical Novel); The Semester of Our Discontent by… Read more »
Stars of Fortune (Nora Roberts)
Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts Series: Guardians Trilogy #1 Published by Berkley on Nov. 3, 2015 Genres: Contemporary Fantasy, Fantasy Romance Pages: 315 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Dark Witch, Shadow Spell, The Collector, Night Moves, Whiskey Beach, Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the… May 5, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★
The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase #2) by Rick Riordan
The Hammer of Thor Series: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #2 on October 4, 2016 Pages: 471 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Sword of Summer Thor’s hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon–the mightiest force… May 3, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4 ★★★★
Children’s Book Week 2017
Children’s Book Week, May 1-7, 2017 It’s Children’s Book Week again! This is the 98th anniversary of Children’s Book Week, and the Children’s Book Council, Every Child a Reader, and local bookstores and libraries have lots of events planned! But you can celebrate at home with any of these activities. (A… Read more »