I have a great guest post coming up for you on Monday morning! Author David Mark Brown, the smiling fellow to my left, is going to be joining us as he pounds the internet pavement promoting his new book, Fistful of Reefer: Reeferpunk is a dieselpunk, spaghetti-Western, refried alternate-history of what could have become of the southern half of North… Read more
The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime alternately entertained, educated and enraged me. I love that authors Jason Turbow and Michael Duca were not afraid to name names. They told some great stories about some of the great rivalries in baseball — not just between teams, but between players. They explain the… Read more
Welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesday! You know how this works: grab your current read, pick two teaser sentences to share with us (no spoilers, please) and don’t forget to tell us about the book. Then, head over to Should be Reading to check out the other teasers! This week, my teaser comes from Forgetting English by Midge Raymond.… Read more
I have got a great guest post for you later this week! Be sure to check back Friday morning for a Guest Post from Martin Lastrapes, talking about his debut novel, Inside the Outside. The cover, over there on the left, is creepy and the story sounds really interesting. I asked Martin what inspired him to write about cannibals. If… Read more
I have seen this meme floating around but have never joined in…until today. I have some great pics that I’d love to share and I enjoy seeing everyone else’s pictures, so here goes… To participate in the Saturday Snapshot meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your… Read more
I’m always curious about people who love a book I hate, and vice versa. What do they see that I didn’t? Why did something speak to them when it didn’t even whisper to me? I think this quote, from Angela Carter, prolific English novelist and journalist, might explain some of it: “Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself.… Read more
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This week has barely started and it’s already Tuesday! Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you… Read more