Joy Nash’s Immortals: The Crossing–sixth book in Dorchester’s USA Today Bestselling series Immortals–hits the bookshelves on September 30. But 50 lucky readers will win autographed copies on or before that date! Yes, that’s right – 50 copies of The Crossing will be given away on 50 participating websites and blogs, which means readers have 50 online chances to win this… Read more
Ever wonder where the phrase “getting laid” comes from? The answer might surprise you. Check the comments after this review for the answer. Sin in the Second City is the story of the Everleigh Sisters, who ran the most notorious brothel in Chicago in the 1890’s/early 1900’s. This was at a time when brothels were not exactly illegal: prostitution and… Read more
Okay, I know when we talked about memes last week I said I was only doing one and that was enough. Well, I might have been wrong. Teaser Tuesdays is just too much fun to pass up. Here’s how it works: ? Grab your current read.? Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) “teaser”… Read more
There’s a giveaway at Blood of the Muse – a hardcover copy of Court of the Air, which I have had on my wishlsit for a while. I’m always torn about posts like this! I want to keep the contest all to myself…but I also want the extra entry, greedy thing that I am. The book looks great, so good… Read more
Today’s question from The Boston Bibliophile: What’s your favorite bookstore? Is it an online store or a bricks-and-mortar store? How often do you go book shopping? Is your favorite bookstore (or bookstores) listed as a favorite in LT? Do you attend events at local bookstores? Do you use LT to find events? My favorite bookstore is Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cleveland.… Read more
I’ve been reading a lot of short story collections lately, not my usual fare, but short stories are a good way to get a sense of a writer, seeing how he or she handles a number of different plotlines, looking at the way stories develop, the way characters are presented and the patterns that emerge over the course of the… Read more
Blood of the Muse is giving away a signed copy of White Night by Jim Butcher. I’m a big fan of the Dresden series, so I’ll be blogging with my fingers crossed, hoping to win this one! Details on entering are at the link above. Good luck! Read more
My recent post on book bloggers and newspaper reviewers got the attention of David Rosenthal, Assistant Managing Editor at the Baltimore Sun. He had some comments on my post and he mentioned the Sun’s book blog, Read Street. (There’s some great stuff on the site – check it out and say hello!) He emailed me about a great little side… Read more
In Eric Van Lustbader’s new novel, the President is an ultra-conservative, ultra-religious extremist, and he and his supporters are willing to do anything to keep a lock on the country, even if it means torturing their own citizens and forcing foreign governments to be complicit in their dirty deals. It’s a future that seems all too plausible in our current… Read more
Today’s question from The Boston Bibliophile: what other weekly memes or round robins do you participate in? Is this the only one? Why Tuesday Thingers and not some other weekly Tuesday meme? Or do you do more than one? Tuesday Thingers is my only meme and I plan for things to stay that way. I got involved in this one… Read more