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 2013 Hugo Award winners were announced this week. John Scalzi (currently president of… Read more »
Sometimes a Rogue Series: Lost Lords #5 on August 27, 2013 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Not Quite a Wife, Not Always a Saint Sometimes. . . Even the most proper young lady yearns for adventure. But when the very well bred Miss Sarah Clarke-Townsend impulsively takes the… Read more »
After three and a half weeks, almost 5000 miles and more hours on the interstates than I care to calculate, we are finally home. Phew! It was a good trip but a tiring one, both physically and emotionally. We got home late Sunday night. View from the trail, Jemez Mountains,… Read more »
Striding Folly by Dorothy L. Sayers Narrator: Ian Carmichael Series: Lord Peter Wimsey Published by BBC Audio on 2002 (this audio recording; story collection first published 1972) Genres: Mystery Format: Audiobook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Also in this series: Whose Body? Also… August 30, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm short stories, Striding Folly 6 ★★★★
I used to turn my nose up at romances on the theory — fueled by exposure to Harlequin and Silhouette series books when I worked in bookstores years ago — that they were formulaic, trite, and not very well written. The fact that they then were commonly referred to as… Read more »
The Hero by Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point #3 Published by Harlequin MIRA on August 27, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Wanderer, The Newcomer, The Chance, The Promise, The Homecoming, One Wish, A New Hope, Wildest… Read more »
Foyle’s War I’ve completely fallen in love with Foyle’s War, a BBC mystery series set on the south coast of England during World War II. Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle is in charge of the Hastings area police force, ably assisted by his Sergeant, Paul Milner, and Foyle’s driver, Sam(antha) Stewart. … Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Things That Make My Life Easier as a Reader/Blogger. As usual, my picks are in no particular order. Goodreads. I don’t know how I would manage without it. Well,… Read more »
Three Little Words by Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold #12 Published by HQN Books on July 30, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance Pages: 332 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: A Fool’s Gold Christmas, Christmas on 4th Street, When We Met, Before We Kiss, Until… 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. We left… Read more »
