Description: Mags returns to the Collegium, but there are mixed feelings–his included–about him actually remaining there. No one doubts that he is and should be a Herald, but he is afraid that his mere presence is going to incite more danger right in the heart of Valdemar. The heads of… Read more »
Sunday Post – 11/24/13
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. The big… Read more »
News & Notes – 11/23/13
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 National Book Award winners for 2013! Goodreads is now available on the Kindle… Read more »
Excerpt and Giveway: The Wanderers, by Cheryl Mahoney
Fellow blogger Cheryl Mahoney from Tales of the Marvelous has just self-published her first novel — Congratulations, Cheryl! The Wanderers is a Young Adult Fantasy novel loosely based on fairy tales. The story focuses on Jasper, a wandering adventurer; Tom, a talking cat; and Julie, a witch’s daughter. Here’s an… Read more »
GUEST POST, REVIEW, and GIVEAWAY: Murderous Matrimony, by Joyce and Jim Lavene
Joyce and Jim Lavene are here with a guest post to celebrate the release of Murderous Matrimony, their sixth Renaissance Faire Mystery. I’ve always loved the idea of Renaissance festivals, though I’ve only visited one or two. If you’ve never experienced one, here’s Joyce to tell you why they’re so… Read more »
Sunday Post – 11/17/13
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. I’m finding… Read more »
News & Notes – 11/16/13
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: Google Books book-scanning ruled ‘fair use’; Authors Guild will appeal (Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly)… Read more »
Infographic: The Most Popular Books of All Time
Check out this cool infographic on the world’s most popular books! The graphic is by Lovereading.co.uk. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. Thank you to GalleyCat for bringing this to my attention! Twitter Facebook 0 Pinterest 0 StumbleUpon 0
Giveaway – 3 mysteries by Charles Finch – Ends tonight!
Last chance to enter the Charles Lenox mysteries giveaway in celebration of the publication of his new book, An Old Betrayal! Thanks to the generosity of the folks at Minotaur/St. Martin’s Press, one lucky reader can win the first three Charles Lenox novels in paperback! (open to U.S…. Read more »
HoHoHo Readathon Wrap-up (#HoHoHoRAT)
My goal for the Ho-Ho-Ho Read-a-thon was to read 5 Christmas-themed books in 5 days, and I came close — I managed to get through 4 of them, despite working on an index and having some other stuff going on. Candlelight Christmas (Susan Wiggs) – finished! Christmas in Snowflake Canyon… Read more »