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 Canada’s Indigo Books and Music plans 3-5 stores in the US. (Financial Post) The stores carry a wider mix of items than large-format… Read more »
“Holiday Wishes” by Jill Shalvis
Holiday Wishes Series: Heartbreaker Bay #4.5 on November 7, 2017 Pages: 128 Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads Also in this series: One Snowy Night, Chasing Chrismas Eve, About That Kiss, Hot Winter Nights, Playing for Keeps It’s Christmastime again in Heartbreaker Bay! When Sean O’Riley shows… Read more »
Treasures from the Hoard: A Castle for John-Peter by Ursula Moray Williams
A Castle for John-Peter on 1956 (orig. published in 1947) Add to Goodreads When John-Peter inherits a tumbledown mansion in the country, he and his parents decide to live there. But he soon finds himself in a war with pirates – a pair of lively girls who live next door…. November 8, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews, Treasures from the Hoard 2 ★★★½
Ten Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Ten Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I think pulling a sword out of a stone or a lake might result in better leadership… Read more »
Halloween has come and gone (Sunday Post – 11/05/2017)
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 Work isn’t going well, and I’m staring at several more weeks of 12+-hour days…. Read more »
News & Notes – 11/04/2017
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 Waterstones owner exploring sale, debt refinancing (Shelf Awareness) The British bookshop chain is currently owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut. The Fate of Bookstores… Read more »
The Search by Nora Roberts
The Search on July 6, 2010 Pages: 488 Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life—a quaint house on an island off Seattle’s coast, a thriving dog-training school and a challenging volunteer job performing Canine Search… November 2, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4 ★★★½
Sign Me Up for the HoHoHo Readathon!
I’m signing up for the HoHoHo Readathon again this year! Actually, I’m probably crazy to sign up, because I know I won’t have much time for reading that week, but it’s fun. The HoHoHo Readathon is hosted by Kimba, the Caffeinated Reviewer, and runs from Nov. 8 through Nov…. Read more »
Sunday Post – 10/29/2017
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 I’ve been working hard , and will be for the next several weeks: one… Read more »
News & Notes – 10/28/2017
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 Unseen Harper Lee letters give intimate view of To Kill a Mockingbird author (The Guardian) Whole Foods Adds Nearly $1.3 Billion to Amazon (Publishers… Read more »