Another cute boy on Flickr with a book! This is Nicholas reading Tom Clancy’s The Bear and the Dragon. The photographer is Jayel Aheram. Read more
Yearly Archives: 2015
New on the Shelves…
Okay, working my way through the list, this morning we’ve got John the Pupil by David Flusfeder: Set in thirteenth-century Europe, against the backdrop of a medieval world where beauty and violence, science and mysticism, carnality and faith, exist side by side, this is a masterful, mystery-laden novel from the author of The Gift, in the tradition of Umberto Eco, Barry… Read more
Review: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
This is a book I started ages ago, but I lost track of it on my Kindle (I keep forgetting that it stores galleys as documents, not books). When I managed to unearth it, I was thrilled to be back in the world of Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. It’s set in the wild and woolly Seattle of the 1880’s, with some… Read more
New on the Shelves…
Here’s another new title I could not resist: Lovecraft’s Monsters with a pretty terrific list of authors. Prepare to meet the wicked progeny of the master of modern horror. In Lovecraft’s Monsters, H. P. Lovecraft’s most famous creations—Cthulhu, Shoggoths, Deep Ones, Elder Things, Yog-Sothoth, and more, appear in all their terrifying glory. Each story is a gripping new take on a… Read more
Giveaway! The Half Brother by Holly LeCraw
You know, I told someone recently that I haven’t done a giveaway in ages and this is my second in 2 weeks! This sounds like a fantastic read and since I can’t fit it into my schedule, I want some of my readers to put it on their TBR list, then come back and tell me all about it. To… Read more
A great little song & a plug for a friend
A friend of mine at Felony & Mayhem Press passed this song along to me. They are vying for a FedEx small business grant and if you like their song, I hope you’ll vote for their business! There’s a link below to vote and you can vote once a day using your social media logins. Even if you decide not to vote,… Read more
Quotables
“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was planning to read.” – Lemony Snicket Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hot Guys with Books
I saved this one for Valentine’s Day! What could be better than a hot guy reading a book? How about two hot guys kissing over a book? Oh yeah! Thanks to James Franco and Zachary Quinto for starting V-Day off right. Read more
Giveaway & Guest Post: Joe Canzao, author of Magno Girl
Sometimes, there are books that I’d really like to read, but I know I am already over-committed and I just have to say no. But that doesn’t mean YOU can’t read it! So today, I’ve got a guest post from Joe Canzao, author of Magno Girl. I loved the synopsis: When a Manhattan pizza maker is found dead in his own dough,… Read more