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! Last Week It’s been another catch-up week, with no work project. I had a doctor’s appointment… Read more »
Literary Losses The fantasy world is mourning the death of Christopher Tolkien, son of J. R. R. Tolkien and steward of Tolkien’s literary legacy. Christopher died on January 15, 2020, at the age of 95. I published a brief tribute yesterday, with links to a number of obituaries and tributes…. Read more »
The fantasy world is mourning the death of Christopher Tolkien, son of J. R. R. Tolkien and steward of Tolkien’s literary legacy. Christopher died on January 15, 2020, at the age of 95. His death was announced by the Tolkien Society and confirmed by his brother-in-law, Daniel Klass. Following his… Read more »
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 was originally a Top Ten Tuesday post for last week (Jan. 7), but I missed the TTT date due to a combination of circumstances (a… 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! Last Week We flew home from New Mexico on Monday. Mr. Bookwyrm is back at work,… Read more »
Literary Losses Science fiction author Mike Resnick died Jan. 9, 2020, from lymphoma. He was 77. His daughter, the fantasy author Laura Resnick, announced the death on social media. Resnick’s short fiction won many awards, including multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards; his best-known novella is probably Seven Views of Olduvai… Read more »
Lady Derring Takes a Lover by Julie Anne Long Series: Palace of Rogues #1 Published by Avon on February 26, 2019 Genres: Historical Romance Pages: 384 Format: eARC, Kindle or ebook Source: purchased, the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by… January 10, 2020 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★½
The Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz Series: Fogg Lake #1 Published by Berkley on January 7, 2020 Genres: Paranormal romantic suspense Pages: 320 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Copper Beach, Dream Eyes, River… January 6, 2020 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 5 ★★★★
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! Last Week Happy New Year! It’s 2020! We’ve had a wonderful Christmas vacation in New Mexico… Read more »
Literary Losses Marion Chesney Gibbons, who wrote the Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin cozy mystery series under the name M. C. Beaton and historical romances and mysteries as Marion Chesney, died on Dec. 30, 2019, at the age of 83. Chesney was born in Glasgow in 1936. She married Harry… Read more »
