Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. He woke up the next morning with a thunderous hangover, a raging headache…and a pair of horns growing from his temples. It’s a great beginning to a promising story: part thriller, part horror, part treatise on the nature of the devil. While Horns occasionally gets bogged down in reminiscence, it’s… Read more
Today’s Friday Puzzler is all about Historical Fiction. There are at least a dozen books mentioned, so I hope you’ve been reading about the past. Check it out and let me know what you think! If you see this, you’ll need to upgrade your browser. Click here to play the crossword outside of the blog. Read more
Words! I’ve got words today! These come from Horns by Joe Hill. This was a scary one – look for my review later this week. 1. Brumate: Hibernate; lie dormant “Go brumate somewhere!” he shouted. 2. Phylactery: either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the… Read more
Good morning and welcome to Teaser Tuesday, the day when loyal readers everywhere open their current reads, select a couple of random sentences, and share them in order to entice us. Remember – no spoilers, please, and be sure to tell us about the book. My current book is 212: A Novel by Alafair Burke. Megan Gunther is being cyberstalked,… Read more
In Raven Stole the Moon, Jenna Rosen walks away from a life that is fractured. Two years ago, her young son drowned in a tragic accident at a resort in Alaska. Her husband seems to have moved on, but Jenna cannot let go of her grief. On the anniversary of their son’s death, they attend a party that turns out… Read more
Today’s Friday Puzzler is about Friday! If you know your books with Friday titles, you’ll have no problem with this crossword! If you see this, you’ll need to upgrade your browser. Click here to play the crossword outside of the blog. Read more
I have occasionally described books as “a wild ride,” and it’s often a very apt description. Books are like trips we take — some are pleasant Sunday drives, some are fast and bumpy. John Dies at the End is like a ride on a twisting, speeding, swooping roller coaster. On acid. With no seat belt. John and Dave are slackers.… Read more
It’s Tuesday and time for another Teaser! You know how this works: open your current read, turn to a random page and share a couple of teaser sentences. This week, I finished one book on the plane yesterday and I’m only a couple of chapters into my new book, Horns, by Joe Hill. (I reviewed his 20th Century Ghosts back in… Read more
Got home from Detroit to find more new books! Now I just have to find some time to read them. This is a little batch, but 3 great titles and one that I am especially excited about. First, the best of the batch – back in 2008, I reviewed 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill. I also read, but didn’t… Read more
Thanks to an announcement from Biblio.com, I found a book that I loved has been nominated for an Edgar! Back in July, I reviewed The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston. Really enjoyed the book and I am pleased to say that it has been nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel! I… Read more