Good morning and happy Tuesday! I am back on the East Coast (at least this week), so I am hoping to get a few things caught up here around the blog. I had a day off yesterday (and boy, did I need it!), so I’m starting the blogging week off right with my Teaser. This teaser comes from The Lost… Read more
It’s Tuesday and time for another episode of Tuesday Teasers! You know the rules: take your current read, let it fall open to a random page and choose 2 “teaser” sentences to entice us into wanting to read it. No spoilers, please! First, for those of you who were kind enough to comment on last week’s teaser from God Says… Read more
Okay, I am back from the West Coast and ready for an episode of Tuesday Teasers! This week’s teaser is from a book I just finished – the review should be posted next week – called God Says No. It’s the story of a deeply religious man coming to terms with his homosexuality. There is pain and humor and a… Read more
Welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesdays! You know how this works: grab your current book and share with us 2 teaser sentences. (No spoilers please.) This week, I just finished up Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman. This is a great bit of historical fiction about the Scottsboro Boys (if you don’t know about this case, you really should). This passage,… Read more
I am on the road again for work, so I am reading a bit of fluffy chick lit, The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns. This looks like it is going to be very quick and very fun. Lucy is Satan’s executive assistant, and what a job that must be! The first few pages will really suck you in, and I… Read more
Welcome to another edition of Teaser Tuesdays! I am posting and scheduling this ahead of time – I am still on the West Coast and trying to keep a whole lot of balls in the air – so that at least I will have something on my blog. With luck, I can get over to Should Be Reading and post… Read more
Good morning, folks! It’s time for another Tuesday Teaser! (I always feel a bit like an old-time radio announcer doing this intro.) You know how this works: take your current book and select a couple of interesting sentences – something that will tease us into wanting to read it. This week’s Teaser comes from a book I just finished a… Read more
Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! I’ve got a short week this week, due to the holiday and some vacation, so every morning has been a good morning. You know the drill: grab your current read and choose 2 sentences that will entice and intrigue us. (No spoilers, thank you very much.) This week, I’m reading As Meat Loves Salt by… Read more
Welcome to Teaser Tuesdays! Every Tuesday, we grab our current book, pick a couple of interesting sentences to try and entice you to read it. (Beware of spoilers!) Yesterday evening was nice – the weather finally feels like summer – and I took advantage of that to sit out on my stoop with a bottle of Red Stripe and a… Read more
Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another Teaser! You know the rules: grab your current read and choose two teaser sentences to catch our attention. No spoilers, please. Today’s teaser comes from a book I am not really enjoying, Don’t Call Me a Crook! It has a few bright moments, however, including this – a few sentences on what the author… Read more