It’s been a while since I have posted a list of my new acquisitions and there have been quite a few. I have a lot of reading ahead of me! Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King Sugar-Baby Bridge by Brett Edward Stout The Spice Merchant’s Daughter by Christina Arokiasamy The Dharma King: The Thrilling Novel… Read more
The problem with reading a book about the Salem witch trials is that you know how it ends, and you know it is going to end badly. It’s like reading a book about the Titanic – you know the boat is going to sink, and even if the characters survive, they’re going to get wet. This was the undercurrent running… Read more
Thanks to everyone who entered my First Daughter giveaway – I hope to be stopping by all of your blogs soon to visit. Alyce, please email me your address so I can send out your book. I’ll be out of town next week, but check back soon because I have more books to give away! Read more
How would you like to go to the grocery store or the gynecologist or your graduation wearing a $37,000 diamond necklace? Would it be fun? Would it be shocking? Would it change your life? In Cheryl Jarvis’ book, The Necklace, Jonell McClain convinces 11 other women to band together with her to bid on a $37,000 diamond tennis necklace. (The… Read more
Today’s question from The Boston Bibliophile: Members who have your books. Do you ever look at this feature? Do you use it to make LT friends, or compare notes? There are three tabs- weighted, raw, and recent. “Weighted,” which means “weighted by book obscurity and library size” is probably the least self-explanatory of the three, whereas “raw” and “recent” are… Read more
Just another little snippet of what I’m reading – thanks to Should Be Reading for being our host. Today’s Teaser comes from my current book, The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent. This snippet comes from page 192: The chief judge then asked Mother, “What do you say to this you are charged with?” Mother’s voice sounded loud and clear through… Read more
Twelve-year-old Ren is an orphan. He was pushed through the tiny gate at St. Anthony’s on a rainy night when he was just an infant and already his life had been more difficult than most: Ren was missing his left hand. Despite that dreadful beginning, Ren’s life seems steady enough. He has a roof over his head, food in his… Read more
I am way behind and finally getting things posted, so I’m sure you’ve already heard about Book Blogger Appreciation Week and the BBAW Awards. Well, nominations are open, so head on over and nominate your favorite book blogs (hopefully I’m one of your favorites)! There are a ton of categories and it’s a great way to show your favorite bloggers… Read more
Now that the 50 Books in 50 Days contest is over, I find I’ve got some books on my own shelves to give away. First up: a political thriller that I really enjoyed back in July, Eric Van Lustbader’s First Daughter! (You can read my review here.) I have a lovely hardcover copy to give away and as usual, you… Read more
I got a chance to meet Richard Murphy, author of Confessions of a Contractor, at a booksigning this evening. You probably know that I gave the book a very good review, and I would rate the book signing very highly as well. He was funny and charming and read several selections from the novel. He talked about his work in… Read more