Description: Knitting graffiti, in Plum Harbor? Maggie Messina doubts it could ever happen in her quiet village. Until the new parking meters on Main Street are found covered with cat-faced cozies. In the dark of night, the mysterious Knit Kats have struck again! The infamous gang of stitching graffiti… Read more »
Ebooks vs. Print Books, Revisited
I came across this infographic from Daily Infographic while browsing Pinterest. (see below) It got me thinking… I’ve seen several reports recently about growth slowing for ebook sales. I certainly don’t see paper books disappearing any time soon, although I wouldn’t be surprised to see mass market books largely disappear,… Read more »
Sunday Post – 1/12/14
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. Our daughter… Read more »
News & Notes – 1/11/14
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 Books & Ebooks in the News: “Mary Shelley letters discovered in Essex archive”: A collection of 13 previously unpublished letters… Read more »
Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies 2014 Goals
I’m joining the Cruisin’ Thru the Cozies challenge again! I had so much fun with this last year, and I enjoy reading cozy mysteries anyway, so deciding to repeat the challenge in 2014 was pretty much of a no-brainer. This year, my goal is Super Sleuth again: reading 13… Read more »
Cover reveal: The Book of Life, Deborah Harkness’s third book
Isn’t it gorgeous? The cover was revealed today on Harkness’s website as well as by USA Today, which also features a 2-page excerpt. The book, third in the All Souls trilogy (after A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night) is due for release on July 15, 2014. I can’t… Read more »
Christmas on 4th Street (Susan Mallery)
Christmas on 4th Street by Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold #12.5 Published by HQN Books on Sept. 24, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance Pages: 336 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Three Little Words, A Fool’s Gold Christmas, When We Met, Before We Kiss, Until… Read more »
Mistress of the Wind, by Michelle Diener (review)
Mistress of the Wind by Michelle Diener Published by self-published on Dec. 19, 2013 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Format: eARC Source: the author Add to Goodreads Bjorn needs to find a very special woman . . . The fate of his people, and his own life, depends… Read more »
Reading & Blogging Goals 2014 (Top Ten Tuesday)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Goals for 2014. I chose to do reading and blog-related goals. Read 175 books. That’s also my goal for the 2014 Goodreads Reading Challenge. (Books I read for my… Read more »
Twelft Night Sunday Post – 1/05/13
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. We had… Read more »