Today’s question, from The Boston Bibliophile: This week’s question: Legacy libraries. With which legacy libraries do you share books? Tell us a little about a couple of them and what you share. What an interesting question! I’m not sure this is a complete answer, since there doesn’t seem to be a quick and easy way to compare my library to… Read more
Okay, you know the rules: pick a page, any page. Pick two lines, any two lines (as long as they’re interesting and they aren’t spoilers). Post them here so everyone can get excited about what you’re reading. My current book is Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe by Jennie Shortridge. While this may sound like a spoiler,… Read more
Sad, sad news today. Tony Hillerman, author of a number of mystery novels set in the American Southwest, died Sunday at the age of 83. I’m a big fan of mystery and detective novels and I have read a number of the Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee books. There are few authors who were as skilled at bringing a region to life… Read more
I would almost – almost – rate any Given Doomsday as the sci-fi equivalent of a beach read. There’s some action, some mystery, some sex. It’s a quick read and hits all the standard sci-fi cliches, if you like that sort of thing. There are vampires, shape-shifters, seers and assorted other demons and paranormal creatures, people with unusual powers, people… Read more
Legerdemain: French term (literally “light of hand”) commonly used to refer to sleight of hand or magical manipulation. The term could have been James Heaphy’s job description. Legerdemain is the story of Heaphey’s time in Morocco, working for U.S. Air Force intelligence. At the time, the United States had a secret cache of nuclear weapons, hidden in an air force… Read more
Today’s Tuesday Thingers question from The Boston Bibliophile: Today’s question: Series. Do you collect any series? Do you read series books? Fantasy? Mystery? Science fiction? Religious? Other genre? Do you use the series feature in LT to help you find new books or figure out what you might be missing from a series? Yes! I have all of the Nero… Read more
Okay, for today’s teaser I’m going to cheat just a little – sometimes, you really need that third sentence to make the teaser make a little sense. So, without further ado, from my current book, Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handelband, page 122: “His hair was long, although he always tied it back with whatever he found handy – string,… Read more
No, really. Bible Illuminated The Book: New Testament is an illustrated (or Illuminated) bible, featuring contemporary photographs and a new text layout. There are no verses – text is laid out in standard paragraph format. Key concepts are emphasized in different ways: boxed, enlarged quotes; red text; yellow highlighting. Nearly every page has a photograph – they come in different… Read more
Lizzy Anne over at Pigtails & Snails is having a Quilt Giveaway! Now, whatever you do, do not go over there and fall in love with this quilt, because I wanna win this one! It looks fabulous and would go great in my living room. The link will take you to her giveaway. Read more
I am working my way through the Elvis Cole novels by Robert Crais. I’m not reading them in any particular order – however they happen to turn up at the library or the bookstore is fine with me. I am glad, though, to have read this one fairly early on. It gives a fascinating look at Elvis’ family history and… Read more