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’ve been… Read more »
News & Notes — 6/01/13
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: Publishers Weekly reports on a BEA discussion between Macmillan CEO John Sargent and outgoing… Read more »
Changing the World (Tales of Valdemar), ed. by Mercedes Lackey
Changing the World is a collection of short stories set in and around Mercedes Lackey’s kingdom of Valdemar. I particularly enjoyed Lackey’s “The One Left Behind,” about a weaver whose father and lover both left to become Heralds (a young Sendar plays a role, too!), and “Softly Falling Snow,” by… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite SF/Fantasy Worlds
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is free choice. I decided to share my Top Ten Favorite SF/Fantasy Worlds. The wizarding world of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. OK, I could do without Voldemort and the Death Eaters,… Read more »
Sunday Post: 5/26/13
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. Another week… Read more »
News & Notes — 5/25/13
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: Amazon plans to publish fanfic — and pay royalties to both the original rights… Read more »
Amazon to publish fanfic
Amazon plans to publish fanfic — and pay royalties to both the original rights holder and the fanfic author. The platform is called Kindle Worlds, and they’ll be kicking it off with stories from established authors like Barbara Freethy and Trish Milburn. Only worlds for which Amazon has secured a… Read more »
Guest Review: A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin
My daughter Robin (not her real name) recently finished A Game of Thrones, and her observations on it amused me so much that I asked her to write a guest review. (Note: This review was first published on Goodreads.) WARNING: There are several spoilers here, none of them terribly detailed. … Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Covers Of Books I’ve Read
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Favorite Book Covers Of Books I’ve Read. I could easily have gone totally overboard with this. After all, there are lots of covers I love because I’ve read the book so… Read more »
Sunday Post — 5/19/13
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. My new… Read more »