Heirs of the Body by Carola Dunn Series: Daisy Dalrymple #21 Published by Minotaur Books Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Anthem for Doomed Youth, Gone West, The Corpse at the Crystal Palace… Read more »
Sunday Post – 3/02/14
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. I spent… Read more »
News & Notes – 3/01/14
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 Washington Post is adding monthly book review columns for romance and SFF! Sarah… Read more »
Take Control of Your TBR Pile 2014 challenge starts tomorrow!
The Take Control of Your TBR Pile 2014 Challenge starts tomorrow, and dash it all, I’m not going to be able to do as much reading as I’d hoped. I’m in the throes of a long project with a short deadline (due in 2 weeks), and I’m working lots of… Read more »
Curtsies & Conspiracies, by Gail Carriger
Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger Series: Finishing School #2 Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on November 5th 2013 Genres: Steampunk, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Etiquette & Espionage, Waistcoats & Weaponry Also by this… Read more »
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! & National Read Across America Day
This coming Sunday will be Dr. Suess’s 110th birthday! The iconic children’s book author whose work is familiar to “nearly every living American who ever learned to read” (Denver Post) was born March 2, 1904. His whimsical books, with their rollicking rhymes, wordplay, and instantly-recognizable artwork, are practically required reading… Read more »
Gender in fiction
Katherine Kerr had a wonderful guest post on Jim Hines’ blog a week or so ago, all about her experiences growing up with “girls’ books” and “boys’ books” in the 50s, and why it eventually drove her out of science classes and dreams of being a NASA scientist. The post… Read more »
The Time Tutor (Giveaway and review)
Description: When Alva receives an invitation from a man offering his services as a Time Tutor, she doesn’t know what to think: Is he a time traveler or a charlatan? And does it really matter, when he is so devilishly attractive? The Time Tutor is a fast-paced romantic prequel… Read more »
Sunday Post – 2/23/14
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. On Monday,… Read more »
News & Notes – 2/22/14
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: Apple still defiant after losing its appeal over the scope of the court-appointed monitor’s… Read more »