Hamlet and Romeo Have Tea with Holden Caulfield: Inside Fan-Fiction Fan fiction has grown in popularity over the last decade. Gone are the days when the audience believed that a character’s fate was strictly in the hands of its creator; now they seem to believe that they can decide the future (or at the very least, an alternate reality) of… Read more
I’ve got an interesting review coming up and an equally interesting interview today to go with it! Today, I’ve got J. Lee Drexler, author of Fabulous Finds: How Expert Appraiser Lee Drexler Sold Wall Street’s Charging Bull, Found Hidden Treasures and Mingled with the Rich & Famous. There are some great stories in this book and I am really looking… Read more
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
Coming up on Sunday, I’ve got an interview with J. Lee Drexler, author of author of Fabulous Finds: How Expert Appraiser Lee Drexler Sold Wall Street’s Charging Bull, Found Hidden Treasures and Mingled with the Rich & Famous. I love the antiques shows, the auction shows, and I can’t wait to read the book! Check back on Sunday for her answers! Read more
Today, I’ve got a really interesting guest post from K.J. Steele, author of No Story to Tell. In it, a chance meeting shakes up Victoria Lackey’s life. I asked KJ a question I love to ask: What has writing fiction taught you about reality? There are so many ways an author could attack that question and I was really interested… Read more
Coming up on Tuesday, I’ve got a guest post from author Lars Guignard, talking about his new book, Lethal Circuit. Be sure to check back… LETHAL CIRCUIT is the story of Michael Chase, an American backpacker on the hunt for his missing father. Michael’s search brings him across the globe to Hong Kong, but when a man is murdered before… Read more
It’s Christmas Eve and Vera Coffey is on the run. What she brings to the little town of American Rapids is certainly not holiday cheer. She has something with her, and the people following her will do anything to get it back. In Pitch Dark, Steven Sidor sets an extremely creepy stage. A small town in the middle of nowhere,… Read more
Happy Wednesday — it’s time for some new words! You know how this works – share a few words from your current book that you had to look up, then head over to Bermuda Onion’s Weblog to learn some new ones. This week, I’m working my way through The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill. It’s a terrific thriller and it certainly… Read more
Now, this is something I don’t usually do: turn the microphone over to someone else, here on my site, but this is an interesting situation. Amy Young from the United States Center for Consumer Finance Education contacted me a while back and offered to provide some information for my website, to help promote the work the Center does, educating consumers… Read more
Welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesday! You know how this works: grab your current read, pick two teaser sentences to share with us (no spoilers, please) and don’t forget to tell us about the book. Then, head over to Should be Reading to check out the other teasers! This week, my teaser comes from The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill.… Read more