Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another round of Teasers, hosted by ShouldBeReading. You know the drill: open your book at random, pick 2 (or occasionally more) sentences that should intrigue us but not spoil the plot. This week, I am finishing up An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell. I know, I know, I had promised the review for… Read more
You know, one of the things I love about Tuesday Thingers is that I am always learning something new about LibraryThing! This week, I learned how to edit my library style. As always, a big thank you to Wendi at Wendi’s Book Corner for hosting. Questions: Have you explored the different styles? Have you customized any of the styles? If… Read more
Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? As I was heading over to Random.org to pick my three giveaway winners, I was really hoping that everyone could get their first choice of book – and that’s just how it worked out! The lucky winners this time around are: Beth – Lethal Legacy Stacie – American Wife Book… Read more
I received this 20th Anniversary Edition of Fatal Light from the good folks at the Santa Fe Writer’s Project. I admit that Vietnam War history is not an subject that I have really explored. I’ve read a few things here and there, school assignments, mostly, but I am very glad I decided to tak this one on. Fatal Light is… Read more
Skeleton Creek is young adult fiction for kids who grew up online — think Harriet the Spy meets The Blair Witch Project. Two bored teenagers manufacture a mystery in their hometown, which leads to a real mystery and some dangerous consequences. When one of them is seriously injured, the other continues the investigation, videotaping her adventures and posting them online.… Read more
Recently, I reviewed Rubber Side Down: The Biker Poetry Anthology. I recently a lovely email follow-up from Marc Goldfinger – author of one of my favorite poems in the book, “The State Trooper & the Biker Get Tested.” I mentioned that Marc is a substance abuse counselor and he told me a little about his work. Marc has written a… Read more
It’s Wednesday and time for some new words. This weekend, I was reading Badlands by Richard Montanari, and I found some good ones there: 1. Wordstruck – “The daughter of a Scranton shopkeeper, Monica liked to dress in red; shy and wordstruck and virginal.” Oddly enough, I can’t find a definition online for wordstruck. I did find a quote from… Read more
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I am really excited about today’s topic! This is something I’ve been meaning to do since I saw the Library Thing Blog post… Questions: Do you have a LT widget on your blog? If so, what is your favorite thing about it? Have you had a chance to… Read more
Okay, you know how this works: take your current read, open at random and give us 2 teaser sentences. My current book is Throw Out Fifty Things by Gail Blanke. I have said here before that I am a packrat, so it was very nice of the folks at LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewer program to send it to me (how did… Read more
Because of my crazy travel schedule, it’s been a while since I’ve had a giveaway. After all, if I’m not home to mail it out, what’s the point? So, to get caught up, I have 3 books to give away. These are 3 very different books, so there should be something for everyone! #1: Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein –… Read more