Attention Book Bloggers and those who just love books:Chronicle Books, publisher extraordinaire based in San Francisco, is helping us celebrate the holidays with a chance to win$500 worth of Chronicle titles!In addition, new this year, Chronicle Books will give $500 of books to a charity of your choice.Introducing Celebrate the Haul-idays with Chronicle BooksIf you're a … Continue reading Celebrate the Haul-idays with Chronicle Books (2nd annual)
Book Review: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
The Girl in the Steel Corset (The Steampunk Chronicles, Book 1)by Kady Cross9780373210336, $17.99, Harlequin TeenObviously a steampunk novel, as it's book #1 in The Steampunk Chronicles, there's a great mix of adventure, romance, and gadgetry in this quick (despite its 450+ pages) read. I love the trim size of this novel, its gorgeous cover … Continue reading Book Review: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Books I Discovered This Week: 11/06/11-11/12/11
Adult FictionArcadia by Lauren GroffThe Daughter She Used to Be by Rosalind Noonan The Thief's Only Child by Rexanne BecnelThe Time In Between by Maria DuenasWhy We Broke Up by Daniel Handler Adult Non-FictionI Dreamt I Was in Heaven: The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang by Leonce Gaiter The Love Lives of the Artists: … Continue reading Books I Discovered This Week: 11/06/11-11/12/11
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!ArticlesNew meaning to "hooked on reading" - a German-based publisher is creating tiny books in cigarette packs. Read about it here and here.A WSJ Speakeasy article: "I'm a Used Bookseller and I'm Not Afraid of E-Books"Accredited Online Colleges … Continue reading Friday Round-Up
Book Review: Plugged by Eoin Colfer
Plugged by Eoin Colfer9781590204634, $24.95, The Overlook PressIt's not often that I say this, but I believe this book falls firmly into the "written by a man for men" category. While I appreciated it for being a quick, light read that had nothing to do with the types of books I usually read (can I actually … Continue reading Book Review: Plugged by Eoin Colfer
Hear Me Read
Shameless bit of self-promotion:I've been invited to read my unpublished work of YA (young adult/teen) fiction aloud at a new lecture series in the Boston area begun by a current Simmons College grad student. If anyone is in the Boston area on November 16th and would like to hear me, and three other writers, one … Continue reading Hear Me Read
Waiting on Wednesday: The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted byBreaking the Spine. My posts about adult literary fiction are here: State of Wonder by Ann PatchettCaleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks My posts about my guilty pleasure reading (romantic, often paranormal, novels) can be found here:Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here by Christine WarrenTempest's Legacy by Nicole PeelerSaint's Astray … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
Book Blogger Hop (UK)
Beck Valley Books is a UK bookstore whose blog I've been following for a little while now. They always have great book recommendations and I love connecting with readers, writers, bloggers, and reviewers across the globe.This is the first time I'm participating in their Book Blogger Hop. Though I don't have any giveaways on my … Continue reading Book Blogger Hop (UK)
Top Ten Books I Had Very Strong Emotions About
The Broke and the Bookish, a brilliant book blog, hosts a weekly top ten list meme.I like this meme because I like lists. I like this meme because it reminds me of the Top 5 lists from High Fidelity (by Nick Hornby as a book, starring John Cusak as a movie). And I like this meme because it … Continue reading Top Ten Books I Had Very Strong Emotions About
Book Review: After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn9780765325556, $24.99, Tor FantasyAre you as surprised as I was to see this on my reading list? Okay, probably not, but this was definitely one of those "judged a book by its cover" reads and I'm three-quarters glad that I did. Why only 3/4ths? Because the book was great for … Continue reading Book Review: After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
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