Earlier this week, I raved about my latest package from the folks at Harper Collins. Today, I’ve got the second book from that package, This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash: After their mother’s unexpected death, twelve-year-old Easter and her six-year-old sister Ruby are adjusting to life in foster care when their errant father, Wade, suddenly appears. Since Wade signed… Read more
While the Kindle version is half the cover price, Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings is a hard-backed treasure you’ll want on your shelves for inspiration over the years to come. Douglas Smith’s woodcut designs grace the header for each narrative, which ties the stories together. McRobbie’s goal for this book is to make these… Read more
This should be a terrific guest post! When I received the information on Awakening from the good folks at Sourcebooks, I was intrigued. Elene Sallinger is an award-winning children’s author, so how did she end up writing BDSM erotica?!? Let’s find out… What Do You Mean You Used to Write Children’s Stories? By Elene Sallinger When people find out that… Read more
I got a great shipment of books recently from the good folks at Harper Collins. It’s always nice to see one of their envelopes in my mailbox because I know it will contain good stuff. First up, a new Laura Lippman novel. I’ve enjoyed several of her books in the past and I’m looking forward to After I’m Gone: When Felix… Read more
Today, I’ve got a great guest post from Mike Martin, author of The Body on the T. It’s really timely because this is the middle of November, which is National Novel Writing Month. And if there is one thing that you have to do during NaNoWriMo is keep on writing! Don’t Give Up: Just Keep Writing Some people say that… Read more
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. You know the rules: grab your current read, open to a random page and share a two sentence teaser with us (no spoilers!). Be sure to tell us about the book, so we can add it to our TBR list! This week, my teaser is from Game… Read more
Caren Gray has tried very hard to escape her roots in Attica Locke’s The Cutting Season, but for all that, she is back at Belle Vie, the antebellum plantation where she grew up. She manages the plantation, works with the clients, handles the personnel, and deals with any unforeseen circumstances — such as a body found in a shallow grave on… Read more
“People don’t read any more. It’s a sad state of affairs. Reading’s the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it’s someone else’s vision, isn’t it?” – Lemmy Kilmister, founder of the band Motorhead and author of several books about the band and the music industry I don’t agree that people don’t read anymore –… Read more
Okay, I am really excited about this one! This is the kind of book that vaults immediately to the top of the TBR pile – The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore: Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy from the Queen of Britain: the rascal-Fool Pocket. This trio… Read more
I was of two minds about Christopher Stewart’s Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure. First of all, I love a good adventure book. Traipsing through the jungle looking for a lost city, with a plan based only on rumors and some numbers carved into an old walking stick? Love it! That’s… Read more