It’s Friday and time to let the writers do the talking! Today, I’ve got a guest post from author Stacey Verdick Case about the thing that inspires her to keep writing. I write, I know several other people who write, and it’s hard work. I have tremendous respect for people who do this for a living, since I know how… Read more
I am admitting defeat. I have tried at least 4 times to get through The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches from the Future of Food by Josh Schonwald. In theory, it’s the sort of book I should love. I am interesting in food and gardening and how the growing population of the planet will be fed over the coming years. I am… Read more
Happy Wednesday — it’s time for some new words! You know how this works – share a few words from your current book that you had to look up, then head over to Bermuda Onion’s Weblog to learn some new ones. This week, my words are from all over! The first one is from an article in The Atlantic about convenience… Read more
Here’s what’s coming up on the site this week: Monday: My weekly preview, plus a few new books that have come in. Tuesday: Teaser Tuesday – a little snippet from whatever I’m reading. Wednesday: I’ve got some new words from my last book and whatever else comes to mind. Thursday: This week, I’ve got at least one and maybe two… Read more
My parents didn’t have quite as many books as the ones below, but we had a lot and I had a library card. There were some books that my parents set aside (“until you’re older”) they were pretty lenient about it — there were plenty of arguments with the librarian at the check-out desk, when they wanted to stifle my… Read more
It’s Friday and I am letting the writers do the work for me! Today, I’ve got a really interesting guest post from Robert Ferrigno, author of The Girl Who Cried Wolf, which just came out in February. You know that I love to hear from writers about their process — how they write, how they get inspired — and Robert has… Read more
Today, I’ve got a spotlight post for Broken Angel by S.W. Vaughn. Currently, the book is available FREE for Kindle on all Amazon sites! Click here for a free copy of Broken Angel Now, for a little about the book: Book Spotlight: Broken Angel: A thriller by S.W. Vaughn – Free for your Kindle! Free today through Saturday, March 9: No… Read more
No need to check your calendars — this is a bonus, middle-of-the-week Guest Post! (And don’t worry, I’ve still got one coming on Friday.) Today, I have Charles Brokaw, author of The Oracle Code, the fourth book in the Thomas Lourds series. The book was described to me as “Indian Jones meets National Treasure” — that sounds like it’s going to be… Read more
This afternoon, I’ve got a sneak peek from the new novel by Michael Johnston – Rembrandt Sings: a Tale of Forgery, Deceit, Sex and, quite possibly, Murder. Here’s a little about the novel: Ambitious art historian Bill Maguire searches Paris for a subject for his doctoral thesis and follows up faint clues about once famous abstract painter Alexander Golden. He finds… 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, I read The Very Hungry… Read more