Well, it was a quiet week for new books. That’s actually a good thing. I have been really busy with work and with the holidays coming up, so I haven’t been requesting a lot of books. I’m trying to get caught up on the ones I’ve got, because I’ve got some great stuff to share with you. All I need… Read more
Well, If you’ve scrolled down the sidebars here lately, you may have already figured out what my new November project is: I’m participating in this year’s National Novel Writer’s Month! I don’t think you’ll be ordering any of my work from Amazon any time soon, but I have been writing for years and this year, I am making it official.… Read more
I’ve got some new books to share with you this week and I am really excited about these titles! The first, I received as a birthday gift. I don’t often get books as gifts; most of my family figures that if they think I might like it, I probably already have it (and they’re usually right). This is a little… Read more
I got a great batch of books the other day — they all showed up at the same time, and I can’t wait to get a chance to start reading! People of the Black Sun by Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear: Dekanawida has become known as “The Sky Messenger,” a prophet of immense power, and Hiawento is his… Read more
New books! It is always a happy thing to open up my mailbox and see new books — even if I didn’t request them. Unexpected pleasures, and these books are as different as night and day. First, Ironskin by Tina Connolly: “Jane Eliot wears a mask. It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The… 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
I’ve got piles and piles of new books to share with you! Here are a few of the highlights from the last 2 weeks: Lake Country by Sean Doolittle: Five years ago, successful architect Wade Benson killed a young woman when he fell asleep at the wheel. His punishment: two days in jail for every year of his probation. But for… Read more
Two weeks out of town and I came back to a huge stack of books! Nothing wrong with that, I have to say, except that I need more time to read. Here are a few of my new treasures: The Forgetting River: A Modern Tale of Survival, Identity, and the Inquisition: Raised a Catholic in California, New York Times journalist Doreen Carvajal is… Read more
The books have been piling up, and here are a few new additions to the shelves: I know — there are lot of books on the shelves, and I am now stacking them every which way to fit them in! So check out the sideways stack in the center for my newest titles… The Rock Star in Seat 3A: This… Read more
While I was home last week, I got 3 new books! Some great reading coming up, so be sure you check back for the reviews! First, The Inquisitor’s Key: A Body Farm Novel by Jefferson Bass: Miranda Lovelady, Dr. Bill Brockton’s protÉgÉ, is spending the summer helping excavate a newly discovered chamber beneath the spectacular Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France.… Read more