Original Ideas? If there are only a limited number of basic plots, as many people claim, how does a writer make a book original, fresh, and interesting? Almost any plot line you can come up with has been done before. Heck, even fairy tales riff off each other — “Beauty… Read more »
The Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon is exactly what it sounds like: a challenge to read books from your TBR pile, whether that pile is physical or virtual. ARCs, audiobooks, paperbacks—they all count. About the Read-a-thon From Monday, September 12th, to Monday, September 26th, wrap-up on the 27th Sign up in… Read more »
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! My Week I’m really late getting this post up — in fact, it’s Monday afternoon already. But… Read more »
STAR TREK turns 50 today The show is almost as old as I am. And I’ve been a fan for 42 of those years. Star Trek and I go way back… all the way back to about 1974 and junior high, when a new friend introduced me to the franchise via the… Read more »
Closed Casket Sophie Hannah returns with an all new Poirot story, CLOSED CASKET on sale September 6, 2016! Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion Clonakilty, County Cork, but it is no ordinary gathering. As guests arrive, Lady Playford summons her lawyer to make an urgent change… Read more »
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! My Week Do you ever have one of those weeks where you flit from task to task,… Read more »
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 Slightly fewer Americans are reading print books, a new Pew survey finds (Pew Research Center) Check the article out; there are more detailed graphs… Read more »
A Story to Kill Series: Cat Latimer #1 on Aug. 30, 2016 Pages: 320 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Of Murder and Men Former English professor Cat Latimer is back in Colorado, hosting writers’ retreats in the big blue Victorian she’s inherited, much to her surprise,… September 1, 2016 Lark_Bookwyrm Blog Tours, Book Reviews, Giveaway 8 ★★★★
Always a Cowboy Series: Carsons of Mustang Creek #2 on Sept. 1, 2016 Pages: 384 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Once a Rancher, Forever a Hero He’s the middle of the three Carson brothers and is as stubborn as they come—and he won’t thank a beautiful stranger for… August 31, 2016 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 8 ★★★½
It’s time for Blog Ahead again, and wow, do I need it! I’ve pretty much used up any cushion I had, and I’m scrambling to get even a few posts a week up. But there’s too much else going on in my life to feel comfortable with that, so… Blog… Read more »
