Puns are everywhere, from Shakespeare (“Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun of York”) to marketing (a camping store’s off-season slogan: “Now is the winter of our discount tent”.) In The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and… Read more »
[My 16-year-old daughter, an aspiring writer, wrote this piece about the end — or not — of an era.] Ten years ago, I read a book that changed my life. For ten years, I have read and reread, discussed, speculated about, walked, talked, acted, and dressed Potter. I’ve grown up… Read more »
J. K. Rowling has announced a new website, which will officially open in October. It will offer interactive online versions of the books, beginning with the first book (including Sorting Hat questions and a Wand Chooser.) The second book will be added to the site in 2012. In addition, the… Read more »
Anthem for Doomed Youth by Carola Dunn Series: Daisy Dalrymple #19 Published by Minotaur Books on April 29, 2011 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery Pages: 289 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Gone West, Heirs of the Body, The Corpse at the… May 14, 2011 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★
Random House will release a “Beekeeping for Beginners”, a new Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes story by Laurie R. King, on July 6, 2011. Part of the pre-release publicity for King’s The Pirate King, the e-novella re-examines the meeting and early days in the relationship between Holmes and his young protege, Mary… Read more »
Free and bargain-priced e-books are a good way to try a new author, but what if you don’t have time to troll the various e-book retailers looking for the latest available freebies? Likewise, it can be time-consuming to check multiple retailers for the best price on a title you’re interested… Read more »
The Digital Reader blog has posted an interesting opinion piece on the value and role of gatekeeping in e-publishing. The author, Rich Adin, makes an interesting point: sales rank and/or sales figures for an e-book title (particularly one with a low price point) do not necessarily correlate to number of… Read more »
CNN reports that, according to an Association of American Publishers study, February’s e-book sales topped sales for “all other formats” for the first time ever. This isn’t particularly surprising, given the number of e-reader devices and e-books currently available. Unfortunately, the figures are less than informative. The study depended not… Read more »
A Discovery of Witches Series: All Souls trilogy #1 on Feb. 2011 Pages: 579 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Shadow of Night, The Book of Life A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. Deep in the… April 15, 2011 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★★
The “Sisters In Crime” blog has some interesting posts on the recent Digital Book World conference. The predictions about the chain stores are scary but probably accurate, given the trouble Borders is already in (probably filing for bankruptcy, and their stock has been delisted because it’s staying under $1 over… Read more »
