I am coming to you this week from Minneapolis! I love the Twin Cities area — there are some great bookstores here, a new library, and so much culture. The weather should be good this week and I am hoping to hook up with some old friends. In the meantime, here’s what I’ve got planned for this week: Monday: I got… Read more

Coming to you from Houston! This may be a quiet week, but I hope to have a few things of interest for you. Monday: No books came in while I was gone last week — can you believe it? But I have an order in for the new book by Nick Harkaway, Angelmaker. I talked with Nick on his website some… Read more

We get warning labels on all sorts of things. There are warning labels on food, on appliances. The salad bar I go to for lunch has a warning label that your salad may have come in contact with a peanut product. There are warnings on tv shows for violence and on movies for language and sexual content (those are always… Read more

I am back in Detroit, but I still have some great stuff lined up for you! Monday: I’ve got some new books that came for review to tell you about. Definitely some great reading in my future. Tuesday: If it’s Tuesday, there must be a teaser. Not sure what I’ll be reading on Tuesday, but I’m sure there will be a… Read more

This is another week on the road for me (back in Detroit), but I should have time to get to everything. Takes a little planning, but I usually know when I’ll have early nights and what I need to finish up in advance. Monday: Along with my weekly, preview, I’ve gotten some new books to share with you. Tuesday: If it’s… Read more

This is going to be another week on the road — this time, the traveling dog and pony show heads for Cincinnati, where we recently bought a facility. That’s going to be a long, long week with a lot of work crammed into just a few days, but I hope to keep up to date here. Monday: I got a… Read more

Hello from Detroit! This week, Detroit is the Windy City — it’s blustery and below freezing. I am not looking forward to this weather, but I have some great things in store on the site this week. Monday: My weekly review Tuesday: Teaser Tuesday, as always, with a snippet of what I’m reading. This week, I have 2 — one… Read more

I am back at home this week, and hoping to get caught up on some reviews. I’ve read some very good books recently, and I can’t wait to share them with you. Monday: I came home to some great  books, sent me by generous publishers, authors and publicists. One of them went on quite a journey! More on that later.… Read more

How can it be Monday again already? Sometimes, it feels like the week has a lot more Mondays than Fridays, and that just doesn’t seem fair. This is kind of a quiet week here at Alive on the Shelves. I thought I was going to be on the road, but it looks like I’m home for a few days. I’ve… Read more