Description: Renowned knitter and author Clara Parkes ponders the roles knitting plays in her life via 22 captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays. Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, privacy, disappointment, love, and celebration, she hits upon the universal truths that drive knitters to create and… Read more »
The Last Chance Knit & Stitch, by Hope Ramsay (review)
Description: Molly Canaday wishes she could repair her life as easily as she fixes cars. She was all set to open her own body shop in Last Chance when her mother ran off and left her to manage the family yarn shop instead. Now guided by the unsolicited-though well-intended-advice… Read more »
The Secrets of Smaug the Dragon (Infographic)
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News & Notes – 12/14/13
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: “Pew report: Young adults remain bound to libraries, printed books”. (Deseret News) Furthermore, “95%… Read more »
Gifts for Book Lovers – 2013 Edition
Stuck on what to give your favorite book lover for the holidays (other than a book)? Here are some cool ideas: An ebook subscription. Both Scribd and Oyster offer ebook subscriptions. The concept is similar to Netflix, but for books. A monthly fee of around $9 or $10 lets you… Read more »
Winter TBR List Top Ten (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 2014 Books On My Winter TBR. Some of these are the same as on last week’s list of 2014 releases I can’t wait to read. Others are books that… Read more »
Candlelight Christmas by Susan Wiggs (Lakeshore Chronicles) – Review
Description: A single father who yearns to be a family man, Logan O’Donnell is determined to create the perfect Christmas for his son, Charlie. The entire O’Donnell clan arrives to spend the holidays in Avalon, a postcard-pretty town on the shores of Willow Lake, a place for the family… Read more »
Sunday Post – 12/08/13
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. “Oh, the… Read more »
News & Notes – 12/07/13
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: Today is ‘Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day’. (I wish I could, but… Read more »
Miracle Road (Eternity Springs) by Emily March (review)
Miracle Road by Emily March Series: Eternity Springs #7 Published by Ballantine on 11/05/13 Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Mistletoe Mine, Dreamweaver Trail, Teardrop Lane, Heartsong Cottage, Reunion Pass, Christmas in Eternity Springs Also by this author: Mistletoe Mine, Dreamweaver… Read more »