News & Notes – 1/27/2018

News & Notes – 1/27/2018

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff   Book News Dead Sea Scroll deciphered to reveal ancient calendar (The Guardian) Walmart partners with Kobo to sell e-readers, ebooks (Publishers Weekly) Fire and Fury Sales Hit… Read more »

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RIP Ursula K. Le Guin  (1929–2018)

RIP Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018)

Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning and bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy, died Monday at the age of 88. LeGuin is best known for The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, The Lathe of Heaven, and her EarthSea Cycle, beginning with A Wizard of EarthSea, but she also wrote short stories, poetry, children’s books… Read more »

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Sunday Post – 1/21/2018

Sunday Post – 1/21/2018

The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books!  My Week I made a New Year’s resolution to eat more healthfully and exercise more, in… Read more »

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News & Notes – 1/20/2018

News & Notes – 1/20/2018

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff   Book News BookCon Adds Sci-Fi, Mystery and Thriller Authors to Adult Lineup (Publishers Weekly) Amazon narrows list of potential cities for second headquarters to 20 (NPR)… Read more »

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High Noon by Nora Roberts

High Noon by Nora Roberts

High Noon on May 27th 2008 Pages: 467 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family’s home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she’s Savannah’s top hostage negotiator, defusing powderkeg situations with a… January 18, 2018 Book Reviews 8 ★★★★

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Sunday Post – 1/14/2018

Sunday Post – 1/14/2018

The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books!  My Week On Tuesday, feeling slightly chilled, I pulled a plaid wool throw out of the… Read more »

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News & Notes – 1/13/2018

News & Notes – 1/13/2018

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff   Book News Author Banned From Attending WorldCon (Book Riot) Long-Hidden Text Is Uncovered in Alexander Hamilton Letter to his fiance, Elizabeth Schuyler. The missing text, probably crossed out… Read more »

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