I’m jumping into the Fairy Tale with a Twist Read-a-thon, hosted by Berls at Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle at Because Reading is better than real life. The read-a-thon ends Sunday night, so this is a bit late to start, but I’m hoping to make some good headway on… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: The Amazon-Hachette dispute continues to escalate. Here’s a slightly pro-Amazon take (GigaOm) and a… Read more »
I’m very pleased to have Liz Mugavero with me today. Her novel A Biscuit, A Casket is the second in the Pawsitively Organic mystery series featuring Kristan “Stan” Connor and her gourmet pet food business. The first mystery, Kneading to Die, came out about a year ago. Lark (Bookwyrm’s Hoard): … Read more »
Rita Skeeter covers the appearance of Harry Potter and other DA members at the Quidditch World Cup. Writing for the Daily Prophet with her usual mix of sensationalism and snide innuendo, Skeeter uses Potter, Weasley, and Granger’s attendance at the World Cup to pass along news and gossip about the… Read more »
The White Magic Five and Dime by Steve Hockensmith Series: Tarot Mystery #1 Published by Midnight Ink on July 8, 2014 Genres: Mystery Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Much to Alanis McLachlan’s surprise, her estranged con-woman mother has left her an inheritance: The White Magic Five & Dime,… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Blogging Confessions. So these are the things I’ve been mostly keeping to myself… I love the people I’ve met and made friends with through blogging. Their enthusiasm and friendliness… Read more »
Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper Series: Teapot Collector Mystery #1 Published by Berkley on 6/3/14 Genres: Cozy Mystery Format: ARC Source: the author Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Shadow of a Spout Also by this author: Shadow of a Spout Tucked away in the Finger Lakes… Read more »
The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. Another mostly… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: “Please Look After This Bear. Thank You.” BookBench painted by artist Michelle Heron. Situated… Read more »
Yesterday, M @ My Closet Catalog posted a comment on the Print Books vs. Ebooks (again) post, asking “Now I’d love to hear your thoughts regarding professionally published vs. self-published.” By the time I finished answering her, I had a whole post… so here it is. I’ve written about that… Read more »
