The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored 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. Robin finished… 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: Ms. Rowling… You’re kidding, right? J. K. Rowling regrets pairing Hermione and Ron. The… Read more »
Yesterday, I got an email from Sony informing me that they are closing their Reader Store as of March 20th. The Reader Store is Sony’s ebook retail store, and sells ePub books to customers with any ePub device, not just Sony Reader owners. The closure affects the US and Canadian… Read more »
I still have a card my dying grandmother sent me when I was 8 or 9 years old. It doesn’t say much, just that she loves me, but I treasure the knowledge that even in her pain, she cared enough to send me a letter. I don’t know about you,… Read more »
This infographic, created to accompany the PBS POV documentary Guilty Pleasures (2012), looks at the history of romance novels from the 1940s to the present. It’s interesting, but it leaves out a few things — historical romance, particularly Regency-era romance, stayed popular well into the 2000s, though their appeal may… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books That Will Make Me Cry. OK, I admit that I cry pretty easily, and not just over the sad things in life. Those touching Hallmark moments get me,… Read more »
Shadows by Robin McKinley Published by Penguin on September 26, 2013 Genres: Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy Pages: 356 Format: Hardcover Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Add to Goodreads Maggie knows something’s off about Val, her mom’s new husband. Val is from Oldworld, where they still use… Read more »
I’m signing up for one more year-long challenge, because I really need to make a dent in my TBR pile. The 2014 TBR Pile Reading Challenge is hosted by Evie of Bookish, and it’s a popular challenge! There are 384 people signed up ahead of me. Just think how many… Read more »
The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored 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. There’s very… 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 ALA announced the winners of the Newberry, Caldecott, Printz, and a plethora of… Read more »
