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! Sunday Post It was a pretty quiet week here, except for the weekend. We celebrated our… Read more »
News & Notes – 8/12/17
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 New TSA rules affect Kindle, iPad, and other ereaders. (TSA via Bookwyrms Hoard) Politics & Prose will open third location in Southwest DC (Publishers Weekly)… Read more »
New TSA rules affect Kindle, iPad, and other ereaders
The TSA has issued new rules affecting tablets and ereaders. The new rules, which were announced on July 26 and are now being phased in, will apply to all U.S. airports. They require passengers to remove any electronics larger than a cellphone from their carry-on luggage and place them flat… Read more »
Locked Rooms Revisited – an expanded review of Laurie R. King’s novel
Locked Rooms Series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #8 on June 21, 2005 Pages: 528 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Locked Rooms, Dreaming Spies, The Murder of Mary Russell, Riviera Gold, Mary Russell’s War: And Other Stories of Suspense, The Lantern’s Dance En route to San… August 10, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews, Treasures from the Hoard 2 ★★★★★
Books I’ve Been Meaning to Read (A Lament)
Katherine over at I Wish I Lived in a Library recently posted a list of books she’s been meaning to read, and hasn’t. She writes: So often I find myself saying the same thing when it comes to books – “Oh I’ve been meaning to read that!” or “I… Read more »
Straight by Dick Francis
Straight on first published November 13, 1989 Pages: 436 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads “I inherited my brother’s life. Inherited his desk, his business, his gadgets, his enemies, his horses and his mistress. I inherited my brother’s life, and it nearly killed me.” As Derek Franklin, an injured steeplechase jockey,… August 7, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★½
Sunday Post – 8/06/2017
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! Sunday Post I’ve been doing the COYER Photo Challenge over on Instagram, and reblogging my photos… Read more »
News & Notes – 8/05/17
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 J. K. Rowling’s return to Harry Potter makes her world’s richest author in 2017. The article also lists the year’s top 10 earners. (The Guardian) … Read more »
Escape to You (Montana Heat #1) by Jennifer Ryan
Escape to You Series: Montana Heat #1 on August 29, 2017 Pages: 384 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Protected By Love A Montana man always protects the woman he loves He discovered her during a Montana blizzard, freezing cold, impossibly vulnerable, a little boy by her… August 3, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4 ★★★★
Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon: My sign-up post and goals
I’m signing up for the Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon! It runs from September 11 through Sept. 24, and is hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings. Basically, you read whatever you want from your TBR pile, in any format you want. To participate and be eligible for the giveaways, you need… Read more »