I didn’t get a single new book last week! How could that happen? A whole week without a new book. That very rarely happens these days. But I did get something very cool — a little trinket I had all but given up on. Some time back, a blog offered a special promotion for M.J. Rose’s The Book of Lost… Read more
I only got 2 new books last week (good news, because I need to get caught up on my reading), but they both look terrific. First, Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin: New York City is subsumed in arctic winds, dark nights, and white lights, its life unfolds, for it is an extraordinary hive of the imagination, the greatest house ever built,… Read more
I got some great new books last week! I love coming home from a trip and finding great stuff in my mailbox. It makes coming home worthwhile. First, one I actually bought for myself. I have been eagerly awaiting Nick Harkaway’s new novel, ever since I read his first book. In Angelmaker, “blistering gangster noir meets howling absurdist comedy as the… Read more
Happy Monday! While I was gone last week, three terrific new books showed up for me! I am definitely filling up my dance card for the next few months, but I won’t have to worry about having nothing to read at the airport. Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World’s Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler by Jessica Speart came from the good… Read more
It was a slow week last week — only 2 books came in while I was gone. Hopefully, this will be a case of quality over Quantity. Straight from author Brian Andrews, I have a copy of The Calypso Directive. This looks like a great read and I am looking forward to it. Even better, I will have a copy to… Read more
Last week, while I was on the road, the Book Fairy visited and brought me some great new stuff! Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd: Vienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor in town seeking psychotherapy for a troubling ailment of a sexual nature, becomes caught up in a feverish affair with a beautiful, enigmatic woman. When she goes to… Read more
One of the things I love about coming home from a business trip is that I know there will be some books waiting for me. The Powers That Be always seem to send me a little love while I’m out of town and it is great to see that stack of packages! This week, I got 3 books that I… Read more
More new books this week! I have been putting together my reading schedule for this year (my resolution is to be a little better organized so I get reviews out when I want them out — not early or late), and I’ve got some great reading ahead of me. Here’s this week’s haul: The Boiling Season by Christopher Hebert Growing up… Read more
I got a great stash of books while I was in Detroit on business! It is so nice to come home, knowing there will be a little pile of packages, holding their little treasures, waiting for me to open them and set them on the shelves! First, The Face Thief by Eli Gottlieb: Gottlieb introduces the mystery of the charismatic… Read more
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