Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Book Turnoffs — the things that will make you avoid, lose interest in, or turn away from a book. Seems to me we did one a lot like this… Read more »
A Seaside Christmas, by Sherryl Woods
A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods Series: Chesapeake Shores #10 Published by Harlequin MIRA on 2013-09-24 Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Christmas Bouquet, Dogwood Hill, Willow Brook Road Also by this author: Midnight Promises, Where Azaleas Bloom, Catching Fireflies,… Read more »
News & Notes – 9/28/13
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. There’s a lot of book news this week! Books & Ebooks in the News: Goodreads will start deleting content focused… Read more »
Book Blogger Hop — Weekly Memes
The Book Blogger Hop is sponsored by Billy Burgess at Ramblings of a Coffee-Addicted Writer.The question for Sept. 27-Oct. 3 is “What weekly memes do you follow on a regular basis?” Blog memes are a lot of fun, because you get to see what other bloggers are reading/looking forward to/thinking… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday – Best Sequels Ever
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Best Sequels Ever. I read a lot of series, which gives me a huge pool to draw from. So to narrow things down a bit, I used these criteria:… Read more »
Sunday Post – 9/22/13
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. Well, my… Read more »
News & Notes – 9/21/13
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. Just a reminder — the National Book Festival is this weekend, and the Baltimore Book Festival is next weekend, Sept…. Read more »
In the Dragon’s Eye: Battle Magic, by Tamora Pierce
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to add to the hoard. Description: NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Tamora Pierce returns to the magical world of Winding Circle.On their way to the… Read more »
Shiver me timbers! (a list of pirate books)
September 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day, so here’s a list of pirate books to get you in the mood. Cover links take you to Goodreads. (Note: I haven’t read a lot of these, so read at your own risk, me hearties!) For children (of all ages): For older… Read more »
The Wishing Thread, by Lisa Van Allen (review)
Description: The Van Ripper women have been the talk of Tarrytown, New York, for centuries. Some say they’re angels; some say they’re crooks. In their tumbledown “Stitchery,” not far from the stomping grounds of the legendary Headless Horseman, the Van Ripper sisters—Aubrey, Bitty, and Meggie—are said to knit people’s… Read more »