Midsummer Night’s Mischief Series: Wiccan Wheel Mystery #1 on July 26, 2016 Pages: 352 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads As the Summer Solstice approaches in idyllic Edindale, Illinois, attorney Keli Milanni isn’t feeling the magic. She’s about to land in a cauldron of hot water at work. Good thing she… Read more »
Family Time: Sunday Post 8/07/16
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… er, Weeks Two weeks ago: Our hastily-redesigned vacation-cum-family-reunion with Mr. Bookwyrm’s family went well… if… Read more »
News & Notes – 8/06/16
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 Goodreads’ new homepage design rolled out this week. (Goodreads blog) The Man Booker Prize longlist for 2016 was announced. (Man Booker Prize) Writers Organizations Condemn… Read more »
7th Blogoversary Giveaway #4: The Sweetest Dark
Series: Sweetest Dark #1 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Sweetest Dark, The Deepest Night For fans of Lauren Kate and Libba Bray, The Sweetest Dark is filled with thrilling romance, exciting adventure, and ancient magic. Shana Abé brilliantly captures the drama of post-Victorian England, while unfolding a… Read more »
Ten Books I’d Buy in an Instant (If I Had a Gift Card)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Ten Ten Books You’d Buy Right This Second If Someone Handed You A Fully Loaded Gift Card. These are all books I want for my physical shelves (so nothing that I’ll… Read more »
Cold War SF/F: The Warlock in Spite of Himself
The Warlock in Spite of Himself Series: Warlock #1 on (originally published 1969 by Ace) Pages: 283 Add to Goodreads Rod Gallowglass is a man of science who does not believe in magic. Gramarye is a world of witches and warlocks. Of strange abilities and phenomena. A world where society… Read more »
Ten Things Books Have Made Me Want to Do/Learn
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Ten Things Books Have Made Me Want to Learn/Do. The Possible Falconry. Between medieval and Renaissance fiction, Mercedes Lackey’s Hawkbrothers, and Nora Roberts’ Cousins O’Dwyer trilogy, I’ve developed an interest in hawks… Read more »
Bugs. Why did it have to be…bugs? (Sunday Post – 7/24/16)
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 was a little under the weather this week, so didn’t get as much… Read more »
News & Notes – 7/23/16
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 Harry Potter fans less likely to favor Trump, says a University of Pennsylvania study. (Politico) National Coloring Book Day is Tuesday, Aug. 2. You can celebrate by… Read more »
Death in Alaska: Deadly Fate by Heather Graham
Deadly Fate Series: Krewe of Hunters #19 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Phantom Evil, The Hidden, Heart of Evil, Haunted Destiny, Darkest Journey, Dying Breath, Echoes of Evil, The Summoning, The Seekers, The Unholy, The Dead Heat of Summer, The Unforgiven, The Forbidden Alaska—the final frontier? When Clara… Read more »