Today’s topic: Recommendations. Do you use LT’s recommendations feature? Have you found any good books by using it? Do you use the anti-recommendations, or the “special sauce” recommendations? How do you find out about books you want to read? LibraryThing Recommendations are a wonderful thing and that was one of the first features I played [...]
A New Addition to the Family
20 Jul By 8 Comments
Okay, before anyone gets excited, I’m not pregnant and I haven’t adopted another child. That doesn’t mean I’m not excited about the new addition to the Literate Housewife family, my new blog called The Nursery @ The Literate Housewife Review. I have started getting offers to read children’s books and a dear friend has also [...]
July Book Blowout Update Day 20
20 Jul By 4 Comments
Don’t miss out on my current free book giveaway a copy of The i Tetralogy signed by the author, Mathias B. Freese. There’s only a few days left! Last night I finished The Gargoyle, so I’m officially half way though the number of books I’ve challenged myself to read. I thought Andrew Davidson’s book was [...]
Book Trailers for Some of My Favorites
19 Jul By 9 Comments
I’ve recently entered a contest to win a copy of The Questory of Root Karbunkulus by Kamilla Reid from The Friendly Book Nook. Click here for your chance to win this book. I don’t typically read fantasy, but what really caught my interest in both the post and the book was the accompanying book trailer. [...]
BTT Vacation Book Buys
17 Jul By 6 Comments
Today’s prompt is: Do you buy books while on vacation/holiday? Do you have favorite bookstores that you only get to visit while away on a trip? What/Where are they? When we vacationed at Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge this May, I bought quite a few books at two different discount book stores. I posted about the [...]
#87 ~ Silent Thunder
17 Jul By 2 Comments
Silent Thunder by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen What could be held on an old Russian submarine that could be worth killing anyone who got in the way? That’s what Hannah Bryson has to find out for herself, even if it put her in mortal danger. Her desperate search leads her on an adventure that [...]
Win a Copy of The i Tetralogy!
17 Jul By 11 Comments
After I posted my review yesterday, Mathias B. Freese has generously offered to provide an autographed copy of The i Tetralogy to one of my lucky readers. I am happy to host a contest. If you would like the opportunity to win a copy of this novel, please leave a comment here. In your comment, [...]
#86 ~ The i Tetralogy
16 Jul By 13 Comments
The i Tetralogy by Mathias B. Freese I remember very well the first time I learned about Hitler and what happened to the Jewish people under the rule of Nazi Germany. My teacher taught us that Hitler wanted to create a pure race and to me at that time, Aryan meant blond haired and blue [...]
Tuesday Thingers Book Swapping
15 Jul By 9 Comments
Today’s topic: Book-swapping. Do you do it? What site(s) do you use? How did you find out about them? What do you think of them? Do you use LT’s book-swapping column feature for information on what to swap? Do you participate in any of the LT communities that discuss bookswapping, like the Bookmooch group for [...]
July Book Blowout Mini Challenge 2
15 Jul By 2 Comments
Here are my answers to the second mini challenge for the July Book Blowout: The Where’s Your Book Set? Meme Here’s how it works – just answer some or all of the following questions about the book you are currently reading (or just finished if you are between books). Here’s the questions: 1. Title and [...]
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