I’m back! I had the best vacation ever for someone like me: a week in Key West. I sat in a hammock, in a lounge chair by the pool, drank cuba libres and read 6 books in 5 days. Pretty fantastic — especially since I managed to avoid getting sunburned! Here’s what I read: 1. 1222 by Anne Holt 2. Buried… 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 Buried on Avenue B by Peter de Jonge. Tore through this one – terrific… Read more
Why How to “Have It All” Advice Comes Up Short How women can achieve work-life balance and “have it all” remains a hot topic, and some high powered women have lots to say about it. Take Facebook‘s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Sheryl Sandberg. Named Forbes magazine 5th most powerful woman in the world and Fortune‘s 12th most powerful women in… Read more
Hello from Key West! I am taking an actual vacation this week and loving every minute of it. Right now, I am hiding in my cool, shady hotel room (check back on Saturday for some pics) and doing a little catch-up. I owe big apologies to two folks, Laura Carroll and Dorothy Thompson. Dorothy has steered some great guest posts… 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’ve started reading Triburbia… Read more
Today, I’ve got two cool things to share: an interesting guest post from Lindy S. Hudis, author of Crashers and a chance to win a Kindle Fire! Not bad for the middle of the week. A little about Crashers: Fraudulent car accidents is a multi-million dollar racket, involving unscrupulous medical providers, personal injury attorneys, and the cooperating passengers involved in the accidents—and who… 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 starting 1222, about… Read more
Someone needs to option this for a movie! Arctic Rising by Tobias Buckell is an engaging thriller that would make a terrific movie. It’s set in a not-too-distant future where global warming has radically changed the surface of the planet. Caribbean islands are completely underwater, the Arctic tundra has become prime real estate, and nation-states fight over dwindling natural resources. A… Read more
It’s Monday, so it’s time for new books! I got 3 great books last week, and one of them has jumped to the top of the reading list… First, it’s 1222 by Anne Holt. This one has rocketed to the top of my TBR list. I can’t wait to get started on this one! A train on its way to the northern… Read more
Today, I’ve got a re-scheduled guest post. The post got to me a little late and I was traveling — no way to post it, even from Business Class. Still, I wanted to make sure you got a chance to check this out… The Spell’s Against The Siren By David LeRoy, author of The Siren of Paris I am not… Read more