Now this is a new book to get excited about! I knew I wanted this as soon as I heard about it – check back on June 29th for my review as part of the FaceOff blog tour! Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and including stories by Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and more, this one-of-a-kind… Read more
Apparently, L M Montgomery has seen me in a bookstore… “I am simply a ‘book drunkard.’ Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them.” – L.M. Montgomery, Canadian author of Anne of Green Gables Read more
In Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield, we start with a group of boys, playing in the woods. One boy, William Bellman, kills a rook with his slingshot. Even as a child, he recognizes the moment as significant, but he can have no idea then how this single childhood moment will influence his life. The Bellman family is a prosperous… Read more
I absolutely love this! Perfect pop-culture mash-up: I don't know why I wasn't invited, I'm great at weddings… @KimKardashian @kanyewest — George RR Martin (@GeorgeRRMartin_) May 25, 2014 Read more
“We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.” – Philip Pullman, British author Read more
This is one of those review copies that you get really excited about. I’m somewhat familiar with the custom at the heart of the story, and I am really looking forward to reading it – The Pearl that Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi: Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi’s literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to… Read more
I do love Neil Gaiman… “Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men.” – Neil Gaiman, author of short fiction, novels, comic books and graphic novels Read more
Another guest post! You might remember that a short time back, I ran a link to a survey run by author Virginia King. Well, she decided on a title and she put together a great guest post for us on why she always cries at the end of her novel… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crying at the End I always cry at the… Read more
I’m pretty sure I remember requesting this one. I like a good murder mystery and I have high hopes for Painting With Fire: An Artistic Murder Mystery by K. B. Jensen: Claudia Wilson never quite trusted her roommate, an artist named Tom. After finding a body buried in a snow bank outside her front door, her suspicions about his eccentric behavior… Read more
I’ve got a great guest post for you today from the author of a mystery series I really enjoy! Deborah Crombie, author of The Sound of Broken Glass has a post for us and I learned something surprising – she’s not British! I wouldn’t have guessed, reading the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James stories, that they were written by an American. So,… Read more