Welcome to another Teaser Tuesday! You know how this works – grab your current read, open it to a random page and give us 2 teaser sentences that will make us want to put it on our TBR list. Don’t forget to tell us about the book and author, and no spoilers, please! This week, I’m reading Corrag, by Susan… Read more
I love a good library, and this is not only a great library, it’s a really cool picture. This is the largest indoor photo in the world (as of March 2011 – there might be a bigger one tomorrow). It’s a 360-degree view of the inside of the Strahov Philosophical Library in Prague. You can see the amazing ceiling murals… Read more
I admit it: I don’t always give good reviews. I don’t give a lot of really bad reviews, which I think is partially due to making good choices about what to read. There have also been a few books that I declined to review, usually because I declined to finish reading them. I don’t get paid for this; my payment… Read more
Winter’s Bone is not a new book — it was originally published in 2006. If not for this year’s Academy Awards, I might never have heard of it, and that would have been a loss. Daniel Woodrell’s story of courage and desperation in the Ozark mountains is beautiful and haunting and deeply moving. Mostly, I was moved to fury —… Read more
Spring is in the air and the books are starting to sprout. Two more new books appeared in my mailbox (or tucked behind the screen door by the UPS man) this week, and they both look good! Dominance by Will Lavender got me interested as soon as I read the synopsis: 1994: Jasper College is buzzing with the news that… Read more
Paula Holiday left the stress and grind of New York City for a “smaller and simpler life” in Springfield, CT. She runs a landscaping business, Dirty Business, helping realtors dress up the houses they’re selling and local businesses put in pretty patios. Her friend and client, Caroline Sturgis, has approached Paula about opening a business. The offer appears to good… Read more
I cannot believe a whole week has slipped by and I haven’t had a post! Well, I sort of can — last week I was out of town and pretty busy, and this week has started out rough. But I finished a couple of good books and I have a great teaser this week from my latest, Winter’s Bone by… Read more
Welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesday, the weekly meme where you grab your current read and give us 2 teaser sentences. Remember, 2 sentences, no spoilers, and be sure to tell us about the book so we can rush out and add it to the TBR list. This week, I’ve just finished Dead Head by Rosemary Harris. It’s a… Read more
It’s not often that I get to indulge in pure fantasy junk food. Paranormal romance is not my usual choice, but a friend was interested in Dark Prince, so I decided to give it a try before I passed it along. I had a stressful business trip on the schedule and I thought that some chiseled, supernaturally handsome vampires would… Read more
Happy Tuesday! It’s that time of the week when we all gather round the computer and share snippets from our current books. You know how this works: open your current read to a random page, pick 2 teaser sentences to share with us. No spoilers, please! Be sure to tell us enough about the book so we can add it… Read more