This week, I’m going to talk about some books I bought for myself. I don’t do that very often, because the authors and publishers I deal with are so generous that what I really need to buy are bigger bookshelves. Still, now and then I come across a book that I really, really want. And it joins the Permanent Collection.… Read more
Here’s what’s coming up on the site this week: Monday: My weekly preview, plus some new books I’m very excited about. Tuesday: Teaser Tuesday and a teaser from whatever I happen to be reading. I had planned on a Chapter Preview, so be sure you check on Tuesday for something special. Wednesday: I’ve got an announcement about a free offer… Read more
I love this quote. I have had people ask me what my favorite book is and I can never tell them. I don’t have just one favorite or a few favorites. I have favorites in a million categories and, depending on what I read day-to-day, I am adding new books to the list all the time. “Picking five favorite books… Read more
Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books. To participate, post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes… Read more
Today, I’ve got a special guest post from Shelly Lowenkopf, author of The Fiction Writer’s Handbook. Shelly has a bit to say about one of the most common mistakes for new writers: the Reader Feeder. That’s a new one for me – how about you? The Dysfunctional World of the Reader Feeder Much of storytelling has to do with imparting dramatic… Read more
Stephanie LaCava tells the story of her childhood — uprooted from New York to a village outside Paris — by focusing on the strange objects she collected and obsessed over in An Extraordinary Theory of Objects: A Memoir of an Outsider in Paris. It’s an interesting way to tell a story, but I ended up far more interested in the… 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 Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd. 1. Architraves – The molded frame around a doorway… 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’m reading Waiting for Sunrise… Read more
Here’s what’s coming up on the site this week: Monday: My weekly preview, plus some new books that I am very excited about! Tuesday: A Teaser from my current read, Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd. Wednesday: I have some great new words from my new book for Wondrous Words Wednesday. Thursday: Check back on Thursday for my review of an Extraordinary Theory by… Read more
I’ve posted several comments about eBooks and eReaders, so why not one more? This states the case very simply — and I don’t know anyone, even the most avid Kindle or Nook fan, who is ready to get rid of all of their books: “Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.” – Stephen Fry, English comedian, writer,… Read more