Despite being in New Zealand, I still have time to get excited about the new books being released in the US this month. I have no idea about the publishing schedule in the rest of the world, so apologies for that. Now, without further ado, here are the December 2015 books: Secret Sisters Jayne … Continue reading December New Releases
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Winter (Snow + Christmas) Children’s Books from Penguin Random House
For those of you celebrating the Christmas season in a snowy climate, have I got the books for you! That will not be me this year, as am I spending the year in New Zealand, where temperatures can be in the 80s and 90s (that's Fahrenheit, folks) on Christmas Day. Who knows, I might spend … Continue reading Winter (Snow + Christmas) Children’s Books from Penguin Random House
Book Review: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts
Stars of Fortune, The Guardians trilogy, book 1 Nora Roberts 9780425280102, Pub. Date: November 2015 Publisher Description: To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds … Continue reading Book Review: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts
G+D Vintage from Penguin Random House
One of the things I loved the most about Penguin was their ability to come up with various series designed along a certain theme. Their Penguin Ink series, for instance, is one I was obsessed with for a while, and they do all sorts of fantastic typographical series covers, too. I'm glad to know that … Continue reading G+D Vintage from Penguin Random House
Book Review: The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett
The Anatomical Shape of a Heart Jenn Bennett 9781250066459, Hardcover, US Pub Date: November 2015 Originally published as Night Owls in the UK. Brace yourself. I'm about to royally GUSH about how much IN LOVE I am with this book. I'll try to keep the all-caps and exclamation points to a minimum, but it's going … Continue reading Book Review: The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett
2015 Penguin Random House Children’s Books
In looking over the Penguin Random House list of children's books published in 2015, I came across some online that I've not encountered in real life. Here are the titles that got me most excited. I'll be hunting these down from my local bookstore or library very soon. This is Sadie Sara O'Leary, illustrated by … Continue reading 2015 Penguin Random House Children’s Books
November New Releases
Here are the books I'm particularly excited about that will be coming out in November: Manners & Mutiny, Book 4, Finishing School series by Gail Carriger I've waxed poetic about Gail Carriger's books many times before (here's a short review of the first book she ever put out, Soulless), and have made no secret of the … Continue reading November New Releases
Hello, World! Series by Ashley Evanson
I've been spending some time online lately, perusing book publisher catalogues, and came across this charming little board book series put out by Penguin Random House called Hello, World! It's written/illustrated by Ashley Evanson, and the first four in the series just came out this month: New York: A Book of Colors San Francisco: A … Continue reading Hello, World! Series by Ashley Evanson
October New Releases
Fall is upon us! And during October, so will be these new releases: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness 9781406331165, Pub Date: October 6, 2015 I DEVOURED Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking trilogy, cried at A Monster Calls, and clearly will be picking this up ASAP. Publisher Description: What if you aren’t … Continue reading October New Releases
New Release: Texts from Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg
Here's a brilliant bit of literary snobbery meets the 21st century: imagine what your favorite classic book characters would be like if they lived today and had access to social media. Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations With Your Favorite Literary Characters (click this link and you can download a PDF excerpt from the … Continue reading New Release: Texts from Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg