News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Bookish News Judge thwarts Va. Republicans’ effort to limit book sales at Barnes & Noble (Washington Post) Val McDermid reveals ‘Queen of Crime’ legal threat from… Read more »
Books Read – August 2022 NOTE: Title links go to my reviews, several of which are from previous years. Crystal Gardens (Amanda Quick) – reread The Mystery Woman (Amanda Quick) – reread Otherwise Engaged (Amanda Quick) – reread The Paid Companion (Amanda Quick) – reread Slightly Shady (Amanda Quick) –… Read more »
The Readathin was hosted by Donna at momsbookcollection, and you can read the announcement post there. There’s also a Readathin Twitter account. How I Did Overall I’m pleased that I read 10 books that qualify for the Readathin, but I didn’t make Bingo, and I really neglected the self-care prompts, which… Read more »
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, 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! I am also linking to Mailbox Monday, the gathering place for readers to share the books that came… Read more »
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Narrator: Barbara Rosenblatt, John Franklyn-Robbins Published by Recorded Books on 3/06/2017 Genres: Memoir Pages: 97 Format: Audiobook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Chirp Add to Goodreads When Helene Hanff makes an innocent inquiry about the possibility of purchasing hard-to-find… August 24, 2022 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 5 ★★★★★
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Completed Series I Wish Had More Books From. Completed Series I Want to Collect To be honest, I’m not going to have… Read more »
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, 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! I am also linking to Mailbox Monday, the gathering place for readers to share the books that came… 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 Salman Rushdie By now you have probably heard that author Salman Rushdie was attacked and stabbed onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state. (AP)… Read more »
The Secret of Bow Lane by Jennifer Ashley Series: Kat Holloway #6 Published by Berkley on August 2, 2022 Genres: Historical Mystery Pages: 304 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Add to Goodreads Also in this series:… August 19, 2022 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 11 ★★★★★
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Ten Old Books I Love. Ten Old Books I Love Depending on your perspective, I’m old—at any rate, I’m past my mid-century… Read more »
