The National Book Festival takes place on the Mall in Washington D.C. this coming weekend! They have a stellar lineup of authors scheduled to appear, including two of my favorite children’s and YA fantasy authors, Tamora Pierce and Susan Cooper. Also on the roster are Katherine Paterson, Holly Black, Veronica… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books on My Fall TBR List. Most of my picks are new or forthcoming; a few came out earlier and I just haven’t had a chance to read them… 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. I had… 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: Man Booker 2013 shortlist titles The Man Booker 2013 shortlist was announced on Sept…. Read more »
Last week, the Huffington Post published an online article on “13 Reasons You Should Always Buy Used Books.” I’ve been thinking about that article a lot over the past week. On the one hand, I love used bookstores and library sales, and a substantial percentage of my own collection were… Read more »
Description: When Elise Beckett’s long-distance beau, Stuart, offers her a dream job in organic horticulture research, she’s torn between the opportunity of a lifetime and her responsibilities at her family’s River Bend vineyard. But before Elise has time to make her decision, Uncle Edmond–the family’s money-loving and temper-toting black sheep–is… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books I Would Love To See As A Movie/TV Show (in a perfect world, where they do the movie right.) I tried to choose a mix of my favorite… 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. Hiking in… Read more »
I’ve signed up for the Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon hosted by Colorimetry and Tressa’s Wishful Endings. I haven’t set a specific goal in numbers; I just want to make a dent in the pile of ARCs on my list! Honestly, I have no idea how many books I can squeeze… Read more »
Huzzah! According to a tweet about 10 hours ago from Bookmarks, the ongoing book festival taking place in North Carolina this weekend, Deborah Harkness announced that the third book in the All Souls Trilogy will be called The Book of Life and will be released in 2014! I haven’t… Read more »
