As I mentioned over the weekend, I’m presenting several of the wonderful BBAW 2008 Awards. This afternoon, I’m pleased to announce the winners of the Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Blog and Best Historical/Historical Fiction Blog. As a recap, here are the nominees: Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Bog Fantasy Book Critic OCD, vampires, and amusing rants, oh my! Stainless Steel [...]
Check Out Violet’s Review of Fiscal Pear And Shimmer!
18 Sep By 1 Comment
I’ve recently felt extremely overwhelmed with ARCs needing to be read and reviewed. I’ve offered a few of those books to other people who might be interested in them. Violet from Violet Crush took up my offer to read and review Fiscal Pear and Shimmer in the Call of the River Whale by Olivia Brooks-Scrivanich. [...]
BBAW: Philippa Gregory Scavenger Hunt Second Chance Winner
17 Sep By 6 Comments
Since Alyce so quickly won the Philippa Gregory Scavenger Hunt on Sunday, I decided to hold a second chance drawing for a second copy of The Other Queen with the caveat that I will get the second chance winner’s book signed if at all possible (I don’t know whether there will be any restrictions on [...]
#102 ~ Will I Ever Know
16 Sep By 4 Comments
Will I Ever Know by Charles Henry This novel tells the story of Chad Henson, a divorced, unemployed 30-something living in the modern day who falls in love with Frances Langford, a singer and B-Movie actress from the 1940s. Chad’s obsession with her moves from VHS to reality when, after accepting a job from a [...]
I Heart Your Blog
16 Sep By 14 Comments
I don’t where to start with this post. My life has been enriched so much by so many blogs. Here is a list of blogs I love to share with people: Devourer of Books Jen, I love ya! You said that I helped you get started. What you don’t know is that you are what [...]
BBAW: Book Blog Readers Award Finalists!
15 Sep By 20 Comments
Last week I announced the contest just for book blog readers. It was a huge success! I received over 50 emails in addition to those who participated in the comments. It was a lot of fun getting all that email, but it was so hard to narrow down all the entries to just 10. They [...]
BBAW: Best Historical/Historical Fiction
14 Sep By 7 Comments
Historical fiction became a passion of mine almost from the second I cracked open The Other Boleyn Girl a year ago last spring. I’m absolutely thrilled to have the honor of highlighting each of these nominees and announcing the winner on Thursday. Each one of the following nominees helps make history come alive every day: [...]
BBAW: Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Blog
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It is somewhat ironic to me that I will be presenting the BBAW award for the Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Blog. It encompasses the genres I tend to shy away from. Just recently through my Expand Your Horizons Challenge, I’ve begun to delve into books in these areas. These are the five most nominated blogs in this [...]
Where on My Blog is Philippa Gregory?
14 Sep By 6 Comments
Update: We have a Winner, but the Contest is On-Going!!!!!! Congratulations to Alyce at At Home with Books! She is the winner of the Philippa Gregory Scavenger Hunt! I thought I was pretty sneaky naming each picture after my kids and nieces and nephews, but I was no match for the smarts and drive of [...]
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