Book Blogger Hop

Participating in all kinds of follow memes today, hoping to get back in the game.This week on the Book Blogger Hop hosted by Crazy-for-Books, the prompt is:  Highlight one book you have received this week that you can't wait to dig into.I'm heading to the library on my lunch break to pick up four books that … Continue reading Book Blogger Hop

Feature and Follow Friday

Participating in all kinds of follow memes today, hoping to get back in the game.Next comes Feature & Follow Friday hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.This week's featured blogs:  The Book Addicted GirlandThe Little Book BlogThis week's question: Let's step away from books for a second and get personal. What t-shirt slogan best describes … Continue reading Feature and Follow Friday

TGIF at GReads!

Participating in all kinds of follow memes today, hoping to get back in the game.First up: TGIF at GReads!This week's questions:If you could be one character from a book, who would you choose & why?I'm going to borrow this idea from the original post and also break this up into categories:HistoricalIf you've been on my … Continue reading TGIF at GReads!

Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!Children's BooksAbsolutely gorgeous redesigned minimalist children's book covers by Christian Jackson featured on Flavorwire. You can also see them on his website here.Reimagined children's book covers by various artists on this blog: Uncovered Cover Art.100 Scope Notes (a … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Book Review: First Grave on the Right/Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

First Grave on the Right 9780312662752, $21.99, St. Martin's Press Second Grave on the Left9780312360818, $21.99, St. Martin's Press, Pub. Date: August 16, 2011by Darynda JonesStephanie Plum (of Janet Evanovich fame) meets the supernatural - hilarious, kick-ass, and sexy.Charlotte (Charley) Davidson is the Grim Reaper, though she likes to replace the grim with sarcasm. Basically, … Continue reading Book Review: First Grave on the Right/Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

Friday Round-Up

I'm going to be trying this new weekly post where I collect all the (mostly book-related) articles/websites/book recommendations from around the web/life in a given week and post them on Fridays. We'll see how well this goes. Here's this week's Friday round-up:Children's BooksLemony Snicket Recommends - this link kills two birds with one stone by … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Guinea Pig Writers July Post

This month's theme at my writing group's blog - guineapigwriters.com - is travel and books.Here are my two posts on this topic:Post 1Post 2So far no one has answered the question, To what book do my post topic titles refer? Be the first and win the satisfaction that comes with knowing you've made me a … Continue reading Guinea Pig Writers July Post