Apropos of my previous post on hope, I’ve been rereading some of SF author Spider Robinson‘s early works, and I noticed something I hadn’t paid attention to when I read them years ago. Robinson doesn’t shy away from the tragedies of life. His characters are often in pain, wounded in… Read more »
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I’ve been reading Sheril Kirshenbaum’s The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us. As the title suggests, this isn’t a how-to book, at least primarily; instead, it explores the psychology, physiology, biochemistry, evolutionary biology, neurochemistry, and cultural anthropology of kissing. Sound dull? … Read more »
Anthem for Doomed Youth by Carola Dunn Series: Daisy Dalrymple #19 Published by Minotaur Books on April 29, 2011 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery Pages: 289 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Gone West, Heirs of the Body, The Corpse at the… May 14, 2011 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★
A Discovery of Witches Series: All Souls trilogy #1 on Feb. 2011 Pages: 579 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Shadow of Night, The Book of Life A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. Deep in the… April 15, 2011 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★★
Following an Amazon recommendation, I recently read two books in Madelyn Alt’s paranormal mystery series, Bewitching Mysteries: The Trouble with Magic and Hex Marks the Spot. (Those are numbers one and three of the series; sadly, my library doesn’t seem to have book two.) I called them “paranormal” mysteries, but… Read more »
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas Series: Friday Harbor #1 Published by St. Martin’s Press Genres: Christmas, Contemporary Romance Pages: 211 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Rainshadow Road, Dream Lake, Crystal Cove Also by this author: Rainshadow Road, Dream Lake, Crystal… January 19, 2011 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★
Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper Published by Delacorte Press on August 25, 2009 Genres: Memoir Format: Hardcover Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Love Saves the Day Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens… The last… June 25, 2010 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★
Knitspeak by Andrea Berman Price Published by Harry N. Abrams on September 1, 2007 Genres: Crafts Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover Source: the author Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads This handy guide unravels the mysteries of terms, symbols, and abbreviations to make pattern reading easy for knitters… June 14, 2010 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★★
Ms. Holmes of Baker Street by Alan C. Bradley, William A. S. Sarjeant Published by Wessex Press on December 31, 1989 Genres: Nonfiction Pages: 260 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads You’ve seen me as an old lady, Watson. I was never more convincing… —Sherlock Holmes, The Mazarin… Read more »
Catalyst by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough Series: Tales of the Barque Cats #1 Published by Del Rey on January 5th 2010 Genres: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads DNF Also by this author: Restoree, The Dragonriders of Pern Pilot, navigator, engineer, doctor, scientist…ship’s cat? All are… January 30, 2010 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0
