Description: In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United… Read more »
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: Sometimes. . . Even the most proper young lady yearns for adventure. But when the very well bred Miss Sarah… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Words/Topics That Will Make You NOT Pick Up a Book. Horror. I don’t read it. Period. I like to sleep nights. Zombies. I might make an exception for Warm… Read more »
Laura E. Kelly created this marvelous Linnean-style classification chart of over 50 species of reader. It’s very thorough; I’ll be surprised if you can’t find yourself somewhere on this chart. Most of us regular readers are probably crossbreeds. I’m a true mutt myself, with touches of Hoader, Library Lover, Re-reader,… 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. Belmont (Gari… 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: Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images It’s been hard to miss the biggest (indeed, almost the… Read more »
The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick Series: Ladies of Lantern Street #2 Published by Putnam on April 23, 2013 Genres: Romantic suspense, Paranormal romantic suspense, Historical Romance Pages: 357 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Crystal Gardens, Otherwise Engaged Also by this author: Crystal… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Authors Who Deserve More Recognition. Over half of my choices for this topic are older authors (two are dead) who were active in the mid- and late 20th century. … Read more »
Last Tuesday, Goodreads posted this infographic about “the psychology of abandonment” — specifically, why readers stop reading a book, and which ones they are most likely to quit reading. (You can see a full-sized version of the infographic by clicking on the image.) The topic seemed particularly apt, since I’m… 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. The big… Read more »
