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 Banned Books Week starts Sunday, and bannedbooksweek.org has ideas and resources. Also, scroll down for a bunch of banned books lists. The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip,… Read more »
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 Happy Independence Day to those of you in (or from) the U.S.! … Read more »
A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman Series: Family Fortune Mystery #3 Published by Berkley on 4/07/15 Genres: Cozy Mystery Format: Paperback Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Be Careful What You Witch For, An Unhappy Medium Also by this author: Be Careful What You… Read more »
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 2015 Edgar Awards finalists announced (Los Angeles Times) National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists announced (National Book Critics Circle blog) Many authors earn less… Read more »
Yarn Over Murder by Maggie Sefton Series: Knitting Mystery #12 Published by Berkley on 2014-06-03 Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Cast On, Kill Off, Close Knit Killer, Purl Up and Die, Knit to Be Tied, Only Skein… Read more »
Description: Renowned knitter and author Clara Parkes ponders the roles knitting plays in her life via 22 captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays. Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, privacy, disappointment, love, and celebration, she hits upon the universal truths that drive knitters to create and… Read more »
Close Knit Killer by Maggie Sefton Series: Knitting Mystery #11 Published by Berkley on 6/04/2013 Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Cast On, Kill Off, Yarn Over Murder, Purl Up and Die, Knit to Be Tied, Only Skein Deep Also… Read more »
Cast On, Kill Off by Maggie Sefton Series: Knitting Mystery #10 Published by Berkley on 6/05/2012 Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Close Knit Killer, Yarn Over Murder, Purl Up and Die, Knit to Be Tied, Only Skein Deep Also… Read more »
All Wound Up by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing on October 18, 2011 Genres: Crafts, Humor Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Amazing Thing About the Way It Goes “. . . a sort of David Sedaris-like… Read more »
Knitspeak by Andrea Berman Price Published by Harry N. Abrams on September 1, 2007 Genres: Crafts Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover Source: the author Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop Add to Goodreads This handy guide unravels the mysteries of terms, symbols, and abbreviations to make pattern reading easy for knitters of all… June 14, 2010 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★★
