The Sweetest Dark Series: Sweetest Dark #1 on April 2, 2013 Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Deepest Night For fans of Lauren Kate and Libba Bray, The Sweetest Dark is filled with thrilling romance, exciting adventure, and ancient magic. Shana Abé brilliantly captures the drama… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday — Childhood Favorites
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is free choice — we can revisit any previous topic. Since I missed Childhood Favorites, and I still love good children’s books, guess which topic I’m revisiting? I’ve decided to interpret “childhood”… Read more »
Sunday Post — 4/14/13
The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored by 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 past week… Read more »
News & Notes – 4/13/13
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. Worth Reading: Author and president of the Author’s Guild Scott Turow wrote an opinion piece on “The Slow Death of… Read more »
CourseSmart allows professors to see how much you study — sort of
With CourseSmart, the “Teacher Knows If You’ve Done the Reading” in your digital textbook, reports David Streitfield of the New York Times. The article explains that CourseSmart, a software system now being tested at nine colleges and universities including Texas A&M, allows professors to “know when students are skipping pages,… Read more »
Reverse Author Interview — Hilary Wiesman Graham
I’m participating in the Reverse Author Interviews meme sponsored by Book Munchies. It’s the authors’ turn to put us on the spot! Over the next month, a series of authors will pose questions for participating bloggers to answer.Today’s author is Hilary Wiesman Graham. Graham is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and… Read more »
His Majesty’s Dragon, by Naomi Novik
His Majesty’s Dragon Series: Temeraire #1 on March 28, 2006 (paperback) Pages: 353 Add to Goodreads Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs… April 11, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★★
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books I Read Before I Was a Blogger
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Favorite Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger. Only ten? Aaack! How the heck do I choose? There are so many books I love, so many I’ve read over… Read more »
The Wanderer (Thunder Point), by Robyn Carr (review)
The Wanderer by Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point #1 Published by Harlequin MIRA on March 26, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Newcomer, The Hero, The Chance, The Promise, The Homecoming, One Wish, A New Hope, Wildest Dreams Also by this author:… Read more »
Sunday Post — 4/07/13
The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored by 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 past week on… Read more »