Rita Skeeter covers the appearance of Harry Potter and other DA members at the Quidditch World Cup. Writing for the Daily Prophet with her usual mix of sensationalism and snide innuendo, Skeeter uses Potter, Weasley, and Granger’s attendance at the World Cup to pass along news and gossip about the… Read more »
The White Magic Five and Dime by Steve Hockensmith Series: Tarot Mystery #1 Published by Midnight Ink on July 8, 2014 Genres: Mystery Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Much to Alanis McLachlan’s surprise, her estranged con-woman mother has left her an inheritance: The White Magic Five & Dime,… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Blogging Confessions. So these are the things I’ve been mostly keeping to myself… I love the people I’ve met and made friends with through blogging. Their enthusiasm and friendliness… Read more »
Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper Series: Teapot Collector Mystery #1 Published by Berkley on 6/3/14 Genres: Cozy Mystery Format: ARC Source: the author Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Shadow of a Spout Also by this author: Shadow of a Spout Tucked away in the Finger Lakes… Read more »
The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. Another mostly… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: “Please Look After This Bear. Thank You.” BookBench painted by artist Michelle Heron. Situated… Read more »
Yesterday, M @ My Closet Catalog posted a comment on the Print Books vs. Ebooks (again) post, asking “Now I’d love to hear your thoughts regarding professionally published vs. self-published.” By the time I finished answering her, I had a whole post… so here it is. I’ve written about that… Read more »
(Ray Bradbury, in response to the question: what do you think of e-books and Amazon’s Kindle?) Those aren’t books. You can’t hold a computer in your hand like you can a book. A computer does not smell. There are two perfumes to a book. If a book is new, it… Read more »
Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn Eastman Series: Family Fortune Mystery #2 Published by Berkley on 7/01/14 Genres: Cozy Mystery Format: Paperback Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: A Fright to the Death, An Unhappy Medium Also by this author: A Fright to the… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Favorite Classic Books (or) Top Ten Classics I Want to Read. I went with the latter. Here goes (and no fair berating me for not reading them yet!) As… Read more »
