“He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming.” – Arthur Balfour, British statesman Learning to skim will help you survive those long, descriptive passages that bore you to tears. Read more
Okay, a little something from my personal library. I heard a lot of good buzz about this one and can’t wait to read it – all I need is a little time. This one is The House Girl by Tara Conklin: The House Girl, the historical fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an unforgettable story of love, history, and a search for… Read more
And another terrific new title this week: Until You’re Mine by Samantha Hayes Claudia Morgan-Brown finally has it all. Pregnant with a much-wanted first baby of her own, she has a happily established family of two small step-sons and a loving husband with a great career. But she is also committed to her full-time job as a social worker, and her… Read more
Everything is a trilogy these days! I’m serious – I cannot begin to tell you how many review copies come to me that are Book One is some trilogy or other. Most of the time, as I may have said before, I’m unimpressed. Often it means that the writer can’t seem to figure out how to wrap up the story… Read more
Virginia King has written the first book of a new mystery series. Now it needs a title to grab attention! Vote for your favourite title using the link below. The five best responses will win all the books in the series. Entries close April 30. The book will be published with the most popular title on Amazon in May. Vote… Read more
Okay, I’ve been lazy about getting my new books up here, and I have a couple of new titles to share! First is Bittersweet: A Novel by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore: On scholarship at a prestigious East Coast college, ordinary Mabel Dagmar is surprised to befriend her roommate, the beautiful, wild, blue-blooded Genevra Winslow. Ev invites Mabel to spend the summer at Bittersweet, her cottage on… Read more
I know a lot of people think of a crockpot as a winter thing – full of chili or pot roast or beef stew. Fact is, a crockpot is great for cooking in the summer. You don’t heat up the house, there’s not standing over a hot stove, but you still get a hot meal at the end of the… Read more
“I much prefer working with kids whose life could be completely upended by a reading of a book over a weekend. You give them a book to read – they go home and come back a changed person. And that is so much more interesting and exciting.” – Russell Banks, American writer and poet Read more
“Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn’t care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It’s like, ‘Hello, my name is Nathan and… Read more
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. You know the rules: grab your current read, open to a random page and share a two sentence teaser with us (no spoilers!). Be sure to tell us about the book, so we can add it to our TBR list! This week, my teaser is from Above… Read more