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Yearly Archives: 2015
Review: A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
This was an odd one. I knew it would be odd as I sat trying to sort out the cover of the novel, a photo of a hallway turned sideways; it’s a great way to set the tone for the rest of the book. A Head Full of Ghostsby Paul Tremblay is the story of the Barrett family – Mom, Dad,… Read more
New on the Shelves
And here’s an exciting new ARC from the folks at Tor/Forge: Collision by William S. Cohen: Former Secretary of State William S. Cohen provides a Washington insider point of view in this new political thriller, Collision. Sean Falcone, former National Security Adviser to the president of the United States, attacks a gunman during a mass killing at an elite Washington law… Read more
Utterly ridiculous: Germany says you can only buy adult eBooks after 10 pm
What? Do they restrict the sales of them in brick-and-mortar stores to late-night hours? This strikes me as really, really silly. Adult eBooks can only be sold after 10 pm, Germany rules The 10pm to 6am window was originally instituted in a 2002 law — Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag, or Youth Media Protection Act — that was intended to restrict adult cinemas from… Read more
New on the Shelves
There are so many new books for me to tell you about! I’m going to try and get caught up on the new books I’ve received and hope to review for you… Loonies by Gregory Bastianello: Smokey Hollow is a quiet town, but all that changes when Brian Keays moves in and discovers a locked steamer trunk in the attic… Read more
Review: Of Things Gone Astray by Janina Matthewson
“On a seemingly normal morning in London, a group of people wake to find something important to them missing, something dear but peculiar: the front of their house, their piano keys, their sense of direction, their place of work.” Can you imagine? You get up, shower, dress, have some coffee and head to the office. When you get there, the… Read more
Quotables
“I still love books. Nothing a computer can do can compare to a book. You can’t really put a book on the Internet. Three companies have offered to put books by me on the Net, and I said, ‘If you can make something that has a nice jacket, nice paper with that nice smell, then we’ll talk.’ All the computer… Read more
Hot Guys with Books
Okay, it’s not a book he’s reading – it’s one he’s writing, which certainly counts for me. I just want to stretch out on that bed and read over his shoulder. Read more
Quotables
There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away Nor any Coursers like a Page Of prancing Poetry – This Traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of Toll – How frugal is the Chariot That bears the Human Soul – – Emily Dickinson, one of my favorite poets Read more
Hot Guys with Books
Maybe I could get him to read to me? Read more