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 Mass Merchants Feel the Love from ‘Cursed Child’. (Publishers Weekly) And total sales in the first week topped 3.3 million copies. (GalleyCat) Rikers Island gets unofficial New York Public… Read more »
Author: Lark_Bookwyrm
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 »
Once a Rancher (Linda Lael Miller)
Once a Rancher Series: Carsons of Mustang Creek #1 on April 1, 2016 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Always a Cowboy, Forever a Hero The Carsons of Mustang Creek: three men who embody the West and define what it means to be a rancher, a cowboy and a… Read more »
Death at the Day Lily Café (Eckel)
Death at the Day Lily Café Series: Rosalie Hart #2 Pages: 288 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Murder at Barclay Meadow Rosalie Hart has finally opened the café of her dreams. Decked out with ochre-tinted walls and stuffed with delicious organic fare, the Day Lily Café is everything… August 8, 2016 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★½
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Witch: Midsummer Night’s Mischief
Midsummer Night’s Mischief Series: Wiccan Wheel Mystery #1 on July 26, 2016 Pages: 352 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads As the Summer Solstice approaches in idyllic Edindale, Illinois, attorney Keli Milanni isn’t feeling the magic. She’s about to land in a cauldron of hot water at work. Good thing she… Read more »
Family Time: Sunday Post 8/07/16
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… er, Weeks Two weeks ago: Our hastily-redesigned vacation-cum-family-reunion with Mr. Bookwyrm’s family went well… if… Read more »
News & Notes – 8/06/16
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 Goodreads’ new homepage design rolled out this week. (Goodreads blog) The Man Booker Prize longlist for 2016 was announced. (Man Booker Prize) Writers Organizations Condemn… Read more »
7th Blogoversary Giveaway #4: The Sweetest Dark
Series: Sweetest Dark #1 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Sweetest Dark, The Deepest Night For fans of Lauren Kate and Libba Bray, The Sweetest Dark is filled with thrilling romance, exciting adventure, and ancient magic. Shana Abé brilliantly captures the drama of post-Victorian England, while unfolding a… Read more »
Ten Books I’d Buy in an Instant (If I Had a Gift Card)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Ten Ten Books You’d Buy Right This Second If Someone Handed You A Fully Loaded Gift Card. These are all books I want for my physical shelves (so nothing that I’ll… 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 »