Well, that’s not a book I would have picked, but maybe I’d like it better if he read it to me… Read more
Lisa
New on the Shelves
Sometimes, those press releases I get come in handy! I recently received this from Galley Books and I was intrigued enough to pick up the ebook. (Those $.99, $1.99 ebooks are going to bankrupt me eventually.) SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois with stories from Diana Gabaldon, Neil Gaiman, Jim Butcher, Marjorie M.… Read more
New on the Shelves…
And the next great book from William Morrow: Season of the Dragonflies by Sarah Creech: For generations, the Lenore women have manufactured a perfume unlike any other, and guarded the unique and mysterious ingredients. Their perfumery, hidden in the quiet rolling hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, creates one special elixir that secretly sells for millions of dollars to the world’s most… Read more
New on the Shelves…
I got my email with the July book offers from William Morrow and WOW what a crop of books! I could have requested every one of them – it was really tough to narrow down my options. Here’s the first to land in my Kindle, Crooked River Still grieving the sudden death of their mother, Sam and her younger sister Ollie… Read more
Hot Guys With Books
Doesn’t that make you wonder what he’s reading? Read more
New on the Shelves…
Okay, I know I didn’t request this one! I’m always pleased to get unexpected books in the mail, but cozy mysteries with household pets as the detectives? Definitely not on the menu. I’m going to offer this one to one of my associate reviewers. Doghouse (A Gin & Tonic Mystery) In the third novel in the Gin & Tonic mystery series,… Read more
Quotables
“Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite; it surpasses our own deaths, our fears, our hopes for peace.” – Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist Read more
How to Read Blurb
Okay, this made me laugh out loud. If you have ever read the publisher blurbs after reading a book and thought “What were they thinking? What book did they read?” this will appeal to you, as well: Read more
Review: Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
There’s a bit of a story behind my reading of Live by Night: I picked up the audiobook from the library months ago – probably closer to a year ago. I sped through the first 9 cds and then…lost it. I brought it in from the car, set it aside, and it disappeared. I was furious! Ransacked the house, went through… Read more
New on the Shelves…
Don’t Try To Find Me by Holly Brown When a fourteen-year-old runs away, her parents turn to social media to find her—launching a public campaign that will expose their darkest secrets and change their family forever, in this suspenseful and gripping debut for fans of Reconstructing Amelia and Gone Girl. Don’t try to find me. Though the message on the kitchen white board is… Read more