Sweetsmoke by David Fuller This novel, written by screenwriter David Fuller, tells the story of Cassius Howard, the carpenter slave owned by Hoke Howard, a Virginia tobacco farmer. A series of tragic events transformed Cassius from his place Hoke’s favorite and it cost him dearly. The only bright light in the entire situation was the [...]
A Little Dose of Inspiration A Guest Post & A Contest
30 Jul By 25 Comments
While I’m not much more inspired today than I was yesterday, at least my post from last night and the picture I found using Google Images inspired Lisa Roe from Online Publicist. At the end of the post you will find details about the contest this post inspired me to hold… A Little Dose of [...]
Literate Housewife, Currently Uninspired
29 Jul By 14 Comments
I just spent 30 minutes of precious “children are asleep” time sitting in front of the TV watching Tori and Dean. The last time I sat down on the couch by myself to channel surf was so long ago that I don’t even remember it. Danny and I have been watching Movie Mob every week [...]
July Book Blowout Update Day 28
28 Jul By 5 Comments
Well, it’s been a while since my last update. In that time, I finished reading 37 by Maria Beaumont, Sweetsmoke by David Fuller, and Rabies Mom by Pat Carrol and Jack McGowan. I’m midway through my review of Sweetsmoke, so I hope to publish that this evening or tomorrow morning. I’m currently reading The Four [...]
#89 ~ 37
26 Jul By 5 Comments
37 by Maria Beaumont As someone whose 37th birthday is quickly approaching, I could not turn down the opportunity to read this novel by Maria Beaumont. It chronicles the approaching midlife of Fran Clark, a talented former voice over actress living in London. Fran left acting 10 years earlier when she started her family with [...]
#88 ~ The Gargoyle
24 Jul By 8 Comments
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson Death often brings about new life. After his near fatal car crash that left him permanently disfigured and emasculated by a significant amount of 3rd degree burns, the unnamed narrator of this novel spent a great deal of his lengthy hospital stay planning his eventual suicide. His life as a [...]
BTT Favorite First Lines
24 Jul By 14 Comments
Suggested by: Nithin Here’s another idea about memorable first lines from books. What are your favourite first sentences from books? Is there a book that you liked specially because of its first sentence? Or a book, perhaps that you didn’t like but still remember simply because of the first line? It’s funny that this would [...]
The Envelope, Please…
23 Jul By 4 Comments
On this very special day (Mathias B. Freese’s birthday), I am happy to announce the winner of a signed copy of The i Tetralogy: Shana from Literarily Yeah!!! Please send me your mailing information and I will forward it on to the author. Thank you to everyone who entered this contest. I really appreciate all [...]
Stephen King To Judge SHOMI Book Trailer Contest
22 Jul By 2 Comments
I received the following press release today and I thought I would share it with everyone given our recent conversation about book trailers. I would love to give something like this a try, but I don’t typically read that genre. It might be fun to create my own though… Filmmakers Challenged to Synthesize Two Storytelling [...]
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