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 That… Read more
When I was a kid, my mom used to curl up under a lamp and read romances until bedtime. If work had been particularly bad that day, she’d head for her book right after supper. When I got a copy of Delilah’s Daughters, I followed my mom’s example and curled up on my side of the bed, turned the night table lamp… Read more
“Reading isn’t good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn’t hit home runs. So I gave up reading.” – Babe Ruth, legendary American baseball player Now there’s a nightmare for you! I don’t know if I would have given up reading — or given up baseball. Read more
I was really excited to get my hands on this one! I thought I’d missed out, but Shannon at ItBooks managed to find a copy for me! It’s The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars, an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System: What changed in one Hollywood year to produce a record-breaking box office after two years… Read more
Easter Quillby makes a fine narrator, even though she is only 12 years old – maybe especially because she’s only 12. In This Dark Road to Mercy, author Wiley Cash does a great job of capturing the voice of a young girl who is already older than she should have to be. Easter doesn’t trust easily because life hasn’t given her… Read more
Another great ARC! Look for the review on this one closer to its May 2014 release date – The Kill Switch by James Rollins: From bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood, the first insttallment in an exciting new thriller series based on the Sigma Force novels featuring former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his partner, Army working dog Kane, introduced… Read more
“Every time there’s a revolution, it comes from somebody reading a book about revolution. David Walker wrote a book and Nat Turner did his thing.” – Mike Tyson, professional boxer, referring to David Walker’s book, An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World Read more
I’ve got some great new ARCs – first up this week, Tiger Shrimp Tango by Tim Dorsey: Determined to save a damsel in distress, the Sunshine State’s favorite serial killer and encyclopedia of Florida lore Serge Storms dances a tango of death and mayhem in this funny and dementedly entertaining crime caper from Tim Dorsey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Riptide,… Read more
Due to my background in Equity-eligible shows and a little movie work, I was keen to learn about auditioning from a casting director’s point of view. So often, performers are left in the dark about those tips for success that go beyond mere etiquette. Could Jen Rudin provide the resources to ace your next audition? As a former casting director… Read more
A friend alerted me to this one, which was a 99-cent Kindle deal. Some of the Best From Tor.com, 2013 Edition: A Tor.Com Original has some great stuff! We are thrilled to announce the 2013 edition of Some of the Best from Tor.com, an anthology of twenty-one of our favorite stories, selected from the sixty-plus stories we published this year. This anthology… Read more