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 so swamped trying to finish the index this week, Mr…. Read more »
News & Notes – 7/16/16
NeilNews & 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 Carla Hayden approved as new Librarian of Congress (NPR) Barnes & Noble to Sell Self-Published Books in Stores. As in, actual print copies. There are… Read more »
In the Dragon’s Eye: Illusion Town
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to read and perhaps add to the hoard. I also link to “Waiting On” Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Cover links take you… Read more »
Bet You Didn’t Know (Ten Facts About Me)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Things I Love/Hate About Romance in Books. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about getting to know each other as bloggers and as people. So here are ten things you… Read more »
7th Blogoversary Giveaway #2: Two Cozy Mysteries!
Cozy Mystery Giveaway As part of my 7th Blogoversary celebrations, I’m giving away two paperback cozy mysteries to one lucky winner! By Cook or By Crook is the first novel in the Five-Ingredient Mystery series set on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. When I reviewed it back in November of 2014, I described it… Read more »
Sunday Post – 7/10/16
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 The news has been so horrible the last few weeks… violence, terror,… Read more »
Lighting a candle
I usually avoid politics and controversy here. The Bookwyrm’s Hoard is about books; many of us enjoy reading as an escape from reality. But reality keeps crashing in on us, a seemingly endless tide of violence and hatred. Paris. Miami. Istanbul. Baghdad. Dhaka. Dallas. And the scores of places… Read more »
News & Notes – 7/09/16
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 Four unseen Beatrix Potter drawings found at Melford Hall, a National Trust property in Suffolk. (The Guardian) You can also read more about the drawings… Read more »
TOUR: Read to Death (Moran)
Read to Death Series: Read ‘Em and Eat #3 on July 5, 2016 Add to Goodreads The national bestselling author of Caught Read-Handed revisits Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where the proprietors of a local bookstore café occasionally take a stab at solving murder… At their seaside Read ‘Em and Eat… Read more »
Do Not Bring Your Dragon To The Library (review)
Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Julie Gassman Illustrator: Andy Elkerton Published by Capstone on Aug. 1, 2016 Genres: Children’s Books, Picture Books Pages: 32 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Have you ever thought about bringing your dragon to the library? Don’t do it!… Read more »