Todays question from The Boston Bibliophile: What cataloging sources do you use most? Any particular reason? Any idiosyncratic choices, or foreign sources, or sources you like better than others? Are you able to find most things through LT’s almost 700 sources? Like most people, I use Amazon most often, simply because it comes up first and I’m not going to… Read more
I recently posted a rave review of Shining City. The publisher, Bloomsbury USA, was generous enough to send me a nice hardbound edition to give away and I am looking forward to sharing this very funny book with a lucky reader. Here’s how to enter: For one entry…leave a comment on this post.For a second entry…link to this giveaway on… Read more
This is the second book of short stories I have reviewed recently, and certainly the one I enjoyed the most. This is Sana Krasikov’s first effort, and while it has its problems, it is a very promising beginning. Krasikov is a Russian writer and this collection of short stories is all about immigrants and their families and struggles. Some are… Read more
I try to find something good to say about every one of the books I review. There is usually a story, a turn of phrase, a plotline that intrigues me, so I can provide a little something positive. Not so here. The book should be titled Another Chapter, Another Hangover. In the first 50 pages of the book, Lawyer managers… Read more
Special thanks to Traci for nominating me as a Brillante Weblog! Once an award is received, the rules are as follows: 1. Put the logo on your blog.2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.3. Nominate at least seven other blogs4. Add links to those blogs on your blog.5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.… Read more
Lisa at Books, Lists, Life is having a great giveaway with lots of chances to win. You can enter here! The Boston Bibliophile is giving away a copy of The Lace Reader – I would love to win a copy of this one! You can enter here. Read more
Today’s question from The Boston Bibliophile: Today’s topic: Recommendations. Do you use LT’s recommendations feature? Have you found any good books by using it? Do you use the anti-recommendations, or the “special sauce” recommendations? How do you find out about books you want to read? Honestly, I have not found the Recommendations feature to be much help. I have checked… Read more
Shana! Shana was good enough to blog about my contest and I’ll be sending out her free book as soon as she sends me her mailing address. Thanks to everyone who entered, and I hope you come back and visit often. Check back next week, because I have a copy of Tan Lines to give away! Read more
The Watercooler Effect is a very timely piece of work. It is, after all, election season. My inbox has been overflowing with forwarded bits of political “information,” most of it nonsense. I’d always believed this was primarily designed to sway my vote one way or another, but it turns out there may be other forces at work. I was most… Read more
I got three new ARCs while I was out of town on business (Milwaukee this time, not Amsterdam): – So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz. Once again, someone has got my name in the system twice, because I received 2 copies. You know what that means! Keep an eye out here for a giveaway. – Happy Hour is… Read more