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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
A Taste Fur Murder by Dixie Lyle Series: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot #1 Published by St. Martin’s Press on 2/25/14 Genres: Cozy Mystery, Paranormal mystery Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: To Die Fur, Marked Fur Murder Also by this author: To Die… Read more »
The Chance by Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point #4 Published by Harlequin MIRA on Feb. 25, 2014 Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Wanderer, The Newcomer, The Hero, The Promise, The Homecoming, One Wish, A New Hope, Wildest… Read more »
Description: One war.Too many deadly battles.Can a king save his kingdom, when his own survival seems unlikely? War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Reasons I Love Being a Blogger. I don’t have 10 reasons, but the ones I have are really important to me. As usual, these are in no particular order: … Read more »
