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Saturday Snapshot!
Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books. To participate, post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes… Read more
It’s Black Friday – time for BOOKS!
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Teaser Tuesday!
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 comes from Getting… Read more
Monday Shmoop: Crazy Kids: Rash teenage behavior in Romeo and Juliet, Catcher in the Rye and a selection of Romeo and Juliet quotes
Crazy Kids: Rash teenage behavior in Romeo and Juliet, Catcher in the Rye and a selection of Romeo and Juliet quotes Teens are notorious for being impulsive, hormone-driven and conflicted human beings. Though such a statement smacks of stereotyping, such portrayals have been justified by science—just ask any neuroscientist how the teen brain reacts to a deluge of testosterone or… Read more
Saturday Snapshot
It’s been a pretty quiet week on the Shelves because I’ve been occupied elsewhere. My father had open heart surgery last week at The Cleveland Clinic (he’s at home now, resting comfortably, with my mom and his dog) and it was pretty tense and hectic. I spent a lot of time walking around The Cleveland Clinic — it’s one of… Read more
Review: Fabulous Finds: How Expert Appraiser Lee Drexler Sold Wall Street’s Charging Bull
Well, the title is a little longer than that, but you get the general idea. Fabulous Finds: How Expert Appraiser Lee Drexler Sold Wall Street’s Charging Bull, Found Hidden Treasures and Mingled with the Rich & Famous is a quick little read (under 200 pages) about art appraisal — determining the value of all sorts of art objects for insurance,… Read more
Monday Shmoop: The Scheming Tom Sawyer and Hamlet
The Scheming Tom Sawyer and Hamlet Every myth has its trickster character. In the Greek tradition, you’ve got Hermes. In Roman mythology, there is Mercurius. In many native American folklore, you have the coyote. And in the American literary tradition? Well, we’ve got Tom Sawyer. Technically, Mark Twain’s famous mischievous but lovable character is not a myth, but nonetheless, we… Read more
Review: Original Sin by Beth McMullen
What do super spies do when they retire? Buy a beach house on a little island in the South Pacific? Spend their days squirreled away in basement offices in D.C., drinking bad coffee and filing reports no one will read? Maybe they don’t get to retire — maybe they just keep on working until they blow their cover one last… Read more
Guest Post: Lars Guignard, author of Lethal Circuit, on Why China?
Today, I’ve got a special guest post from author Lars Guignard, talking about his new book, Lethal Circuit. It’s the story of Michael Chase, an American backpacker who becomes the focus of an international manhunt. The book is set in China, which I think is a great backdrop for a thriller: it’s exotic, distant, full of interesting languages and customs… Read more