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 Monday I went to book group at the my county library, where… Read more »
News & Notes – 2/28/15
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 2014 Nebula Award nominees were announced on Feb 20. (SFWA) You can see the entire list here. Hitler’s Mein Kampf returns to Germany… Read more »
He’s Dead, Jim
Spock is dead. And I am crying. When I was growing up, Spock was one of my favorite characters on Star Trek. I loved that he was smart and didn’t have to hide it, and I loved the humanity that lurked beneath the cool Vulcan exterior. I loved the usually… Read more »
TOUR: Ladle to the Grave, by Connie Archer (guest post, review, & giveaway!)
Ladle to the Grave by Connie Archer Series: Soup Lover’s Mystery #4 Published by Berkley on 3/3/15 Genres: Cozy Mystery Format: eARC Add to Goodreads Also in this series: A Clue in the Stew Also by this author: A Clue in the Stew By the Spoonful is Snowflake, Vermont’s most… Read more »
Treasures from the Hoard: The Fairy Godmother
The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey Series: Five Hundred Kingdoms #1 Published by LUNA on July 1st 2010 Genres: Fantasy Pages: 384 Source: my personal collection Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Fortune’s Fool Also by this author: The Serpent’s Shadow, Phoenix and Ashes, Home from the Sea, Steadfast,… Read more »
My Top Ten Book Heroines
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. Wait, you want me to keep this down to a mere ten? You’ve got to be kidding me! OK, here are some of… Read more »
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn Series: Smythe-Smith #4 Published by Avon on January 27th 2015 Genres: Historical Romance Pages: 384 Format: Paperback Source: gift, purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, Because of Miss Bridgerton Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a… Read more »
Sunday Post – 2/22/15
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 got a new indexing job this week, and we’re heading towards… Read more »
News & Notes – 2/21/15
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 Princeton alum bequeaths rare book collection worth $300 million to the university. The collection includes Shakespeare folios and a Gutenberg Bible, along with music… Read more »
Tough Traveling: Knights
Tough Travels is a meme hosted by Fantasy Review Barn. Each Thursday, inspired by ‘The Tough Guide to Fantasyland’ we have in hand, we shall tour the mystical countryside looking for adventure and fun (and tropes) from all over fantasy. KNIGHTS Um. Noble rich people on horseback. Come on, you… Read more »