I have piles and piles of books that I need to read, but still I find myself going back to books I have read a million times. Dan Savage’s Savage Love: Straight Answers from America’s Most Popular Sex Columnist is one of my favorite bedtime books – I’ve read all the questions and answers a hundred time and they still… Read more
I bet some of you remember Emily Bryan – I hosted her guest post here for her book, Vexing the Viscount, and she hung around all day, responding to comments from my readers. Well, she has something new coming out, and this sounds like a lot of fun! STROKE OF GENIUS CONTEST Want to see your name on the acknowledgment… Read more
You know how I love book signings, right? Nothing is more fun than listening to an author who is really excited about his work. That was definitely the case on Thursday night, when I went to hear Michael Ruhlman talk about his latest book, Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking. The premise of the book is… Read more
The Glassblower of Murano is an exceptional first novel written by Marina Fiorato, who is herself half Venetian and a graduate of the University of Venice. Her love of the city and its history comes through clearly. It’s a very romantic story, full of intrigue and heartbreak; to understand it, a little history is helpful. Murano is well-known for its… Read more
Happy Wednesday! It’s time for more wonderful words! I only managed to find a few words this week that I wasn’t familiar with, although this week’s book, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was full of old-fashioned words and usages. Here’s what I came up with: 1. Curricle – a smart, two-wheeled chaise, drawn by a pair of horses. “…they saw… Read more
Okay, you know how this works! Grab your current read, post a couple of intriguing sentences (no spoilers, please) and see what happens. Today’s teaser is from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Didn’t we always know Elizabeth Bennet was a tease? “Your balls, Mr. Darcy?” He reached out and closed her hand around them and offered, “They belong to you,… Read more
I am heading out today for about a week of much-needed vacation! Have a great Memorial Day weekend, and I’ll be back to posting next week! Read more
If you stop by here regularly, you know that I love book signings. This weekend, I got a chance to meet two charming fellows: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. I had suggested the book signing to a friend who loves their Agent Pendergrast stories (to be honest, I am not a big fan) and because I always enjoy hearing authors… Read more
You know how this works – take your current book, open it to a page and pick out two good “teaser sentences.” No spoilers, please. This week, I’m reading Rubies in the Orchard by Lynda Resnick, the marketing brains behind companies like POM, Teleflora, Fiji Water and The Franklin Mint. I’m really just getting started, but it’s interesting so far… Read more
Good morning! Time for more interesting words from the pages of this week’s book, The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato. Now, there’s a lot of Italian in this book, but it didn’t seem fair to include those words in this list, but I still managed to find a few that were new or that I was only glancingly familar… Read more