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 The International Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist is up for 2016 Audible Celebrates April Fool’s Day with the Encyclopedia (GalleyCat, with Soundcloud clips; download at Audible.com)… Read more »
Because of Miss Bridgerton Series: Rokesbys #1 on March 29, 2016 Pages: 384 Add to Goodreads Sometimes you find love in the most unexpected of places… This is not one of those times. Everyone expects Billie Bridgerton to marry one of the Rokesby brothers. The two families have been neighbors… Read more »
Challenges Title links go to reviews. Goodreads 2016 Reading Challenge I read 21 books in March toward my goal of 180 books. I’m currently at 42% of my yearly goal, or a total of 76 books — 31 books ahead of schedule! Full disclosure: this month’s total includes a picture book, a coloring book,… Read more »
Coloring for All Seasons: Spring Published by River Grove Press on March 1, 2016 Genres: Coloring Books Pages: 96 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads “With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” – Gustav Mahler Spring is that captivating time of year when the days get… Read more »
Best of My Love by Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold #20 Published by HQN Books on April 26, 2016 Genres: Contemporary Romance Pages: 384 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Three Little Words, A Fool’s Gold Christmas, Christmas on 4th Street, When We Met,… Read more »
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! Happy Easter! A very happy Easter to those who celebrate it, and happy spring… Read more »
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 Missing Hong Kong book editor Lee Bo returns home from the Chinese mainland. (The Guardian) Novel “co-written” by robot makes it past first stage of… Read more »
A Clue in the Stew by Connie Archer Series: Soup Lover’s Mystery #5 Published by Berkley on April 5, 2016 Genres: Cozy Mystery Pages: 320 Format: ARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Ladle to the Grave Also by this author: Ladle to the Grave When… Read more »
The Case of the Missing Morris Dancer by Cathy Ace Series: WISE Enquiries Agency #2 Published by Severn House Publishers Ltd on Feb. 1, 2016 Pages: 244 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Case of the Dotty Dowager Also by this author: The… Read more »
In case you missed it, there is a mandatory Kindle software update, and the deadline is March 22. The update affects Kindle e-reader models from 2012 and earlier. Later models already have the necessary software. Some devices will have gotten the update automatically, but if you haven’t connected in a while,… Read more »
