I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent stories on how women make up 80% of the fiction market. I find that number odd. I got my love of reading from my parents – my father is a big W.E.B. Griffin fan and he introduced me to such writers as Rex Stout and Ed McBain. He reads daily and his… Read more
Today’s question: Awards. Do you follow any particular book awards? Do you ever choose books based on awards? What award-winning books do you have? (Off the top of your head only- no need to look this up- it would take all day!) What’s your favorite award-winning book? Wow, this is an easy one – None! I’ve never paid much attention… Read more
Today’s Teaser comes from The Whiskey Rebels, historical fiction by David Liss, involving figures like George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. This is a LibraryThing Early Reviewer book, and I hope to have a review posted soon. You know the rules for the Teasers: open your current book to a random page and choose two lines (I fudge a… Read more
In honor of her 100th Book Review, Literate Housewife is hosting a fabulous contest! She’s giving away 10 books, plus autographed copies and author chats and – oh, just check it out for yourself. You know you’re going to want to enter! There are several books in this group I’ve been wanting to read, so I’ll be typing with my… Read more
This is officially my 100th post! I want to thank everyone who has been reading along and been kind enough to comment and offer encouragement as I got this project started. On my favorite social forum, it is tradition to award someone a hat when they post on a significant number, so I have awarded myself a book-themed hat. Thanks… Read more
It’s been a while since I have posted a list of my new acquisitions and there have been quite a few. I have a lot of reading ahead of me! Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King Sugar-Baby Bridge by Brett Edward Stout The Spice Merchant’s Daughter by Christina Arokiasamy The Dharma King: The Thrilling Novel… Read more
The problem with reading a book about the Salem witch trials is that you know how it ends, and you know it is going to end badly. It’s like reading a book about the Titanic – you know the boat is going to sink, and even if the characters survive, they’re going to get wet. This was the undercurrent running… Read more
Thanks to everyone who entered my First Daughter giveaway – I hope to be stopping by all of your blogs soon to visit. Alyce, please email me your address so I can send out your book. I’ll be out of town next week, but check back soon because I have more books to give away! Read more
How would you like to go to the grocery store or the gynecologist or your graduation wearing a $37,000 diamond necklace? Would it be fun? Would it be shocking? Would it change your life? In Cheryl Jarvis’ book, The Necklace, Jonell McClain convinces 11 other women to band together with her to bid on a $37,000 diamond tennis necklace. (The… Read more
Today’s question from The Boston Bibliophile: Members who have your books. Do you ever look at this feature? Do you use it to make LT friends, or compare notes? There are three tabs- weighted, raw, and recent. “Weighted,” which means “weighted by book obscurity and library size” is probably the least self-explanatory of the three, whereas “raw” and “recent” are… Read more