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 Isaac Newton’s Lost Alchemy Recipe Rediscovered. Or at least one of them. Newton, like some other scientists of his time, was interested in alchemy;… Read more »
TOUR: The Corpse with the Garnet Face — REVIEW & GIVEAWAY
The Corpse with the Garnet Face Series: Cait Morgan #7 on April 5th, 2016 Pages: 240 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Corpse with the Golden Nose, The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb, The Corpse with the Crystal Skull The seventh book in the Cait Morgan series finds… Read more »
The Murder of Mary Russell – Review, Excerpt, & Giveaway
The Murder of Mary Russell Series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #14 on April 5, 2016 Pages: 384 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Locked Rooms, Dreaming Spies, Locked Rooms, Riviera Gold, Mary Russell’s War: And Other Stories of Suspense, The Lantern’s Dance Laurie R. King’s bestselling… Read more »
RELEASE DAY: What We Find (Robyn Carr)
What We Find Series: Sullivan’s Crossing #1 on April 5th, 2016 Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Any Day Now Between the urban bustle of Denver and the high-stress environment of a career in neurosurgery, Maggie Sullivan has hit a wall. When an emergency, high-risk procedure results… Read more »
Sunday Post – 4/03/16
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 Despite or maybe because of the lovely weather, I haven’t been very… Read more »
News & Notes – 4/02/16
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 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 (Julia Quinn)
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 »
Monthly Wrap-Up – March 2016
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
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 (Susan Mallery)
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 »