This week’s links include: more on the Hugo Awards controversy; OpenAI lawsuits; Balzer + Bray moves to MacMillan; fantasy and romantasy explained; GenZ turns to physical books & libraries; diversity in romance; book banning (again); a fiction piece about a fearsome giant snail; a fantastic review of Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell mystery series; and more.
I was very excited to read The Lantern’s Dance, the first new Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes mystery since 2021’s Castle Shade. Once started, I could hardly put it down, staying up until 2:30 in the morning to reach the denouement. Like The Murder of Mary Russell, the novel alternates between past and present narratives, slowly revealing hidden connections that surprised and enchanted me.
Mary Russell’s War: And Other Stories of Suspense by Laurie R. King Series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #14.5 Published by Alibi on September 13, 2016 Genres: Historical Mystery Format: Kindle or ebook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Add to Goodreads Also in… August 5, 2021 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4 ★★★★
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King Series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #16 Published by Bantam on June 9, 2020 Genres: Historical Mystery Pages: 320 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Locked… July 10, 2020 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 1 ★★★★½
Locked Rooms Series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #8 on June 21, 2005 Pages: 528 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Locked Rooms, Dreaming Spies, The Murder of Mary Russell, Riviera Gold, Mary Russell’s War: And Other Stories of Suspense, The Lantern’s Dance En route to San… August 10, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews, Treasures from the Hoard 2 ★★★★★
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 Outrage as Belarus arrests authors, publishers in crackdown. (The Guardian) New bill would let presidents appoint the Register of Copyrights. Currently, that authority rests in the Librarian… Read more »
The Murder of Mary Russell Series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #14 on April 5, 2016 Pages: 384 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Locked Rooms, Dreaming Spies, Locked Rooms, Riviera Gold, Mary Russell’s War: And Other Stories of Suspense, The Lantern’s Dance Laurie R. King’s bestselling… Read more »
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to read and perhaps add to the hoard. I also link to “Waiting On” Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. Cover links take you… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Things I Love/Hate About Romance in Books. I tend to read more British mystery than anything else, so this list is weighted heavily in that direction. I’ve also tried to… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books to Read if You Love/Hate This Super-Popular Book/Author. Agatha Christie is often called the Queen of British mystery. At the very least, she’s one of the grandes dames of classic British… Read more »
