#236 ~ O, Juliet

O, Juliet by Robin Maxwell Published by: NAL Trade Published on: Feburary 2, 2010 Page Count: 338 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: ARC sent to me by the publisher Availability: paperback and eBook Giveaway: see below for details My Review O, Juliet is the first novelization of Shakespeare’s famous play.  Although Robin Maxwell maintained the key [...]

Downtime Anticipated

I just got another email from my web hosting provider saying that the upgrades I made this evening have not fixed the issues they’re reporting.  Their phone support is down for today and I left a feverish response and hope that they will not take my blog down again.  I cannot be sure.  I am [...]

Blogiversary and Tainted Winners

I cannot tell you want kind of day it was today.  I found out late this morning that my web hosting provider had to remove access to an essential file, causing my blog to be out of commission for most of the day.  I guess you don’t truly realize how much something is a part [...]

Literate Housewife Unscripted ~or~ My First Vlog

I finally put my thoughts together and made my first vlog on Monday.  I recently became a Friend of the Library and thought I’d talk about one things I love most about libraries.  Enjoy! Bloopers: The library that held the sale in question is part of the Roanoke Valley Public Library, not whatever it was [...]

An Afternoon with Kathleen Grissom

I loved Kathleen Grissom’s debut novel, The Kitchen House.  As soon as I knew she would be in my area, I made plans to see her.  When I told Jaime from Confessions of a Bibliophile about the event, she agreed to come with me.  Saturday was a blogger’s day out for me. We’ve been having [...]

TSS ~ No Time to Blog Today

Happy Valentine’s Day!  I had hoped to post about my day yesterday, including video and pictures from Kathleen Grissom’s wonderful reading.  Unfortunately, I won’t have time until this evening while I’m watching the Olympics (love them!).  The in-laws are going to watch the girls and hubby and I are going dinner I’ll be posting about [...]

#235 ~ The Kitchen House

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom Published by: Touchstone Published on: Feburary 2, 2010 Page Count: 384 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: paperback review copy from the publisher Availability: paperback and eBook My Review Imagine fleeing with your family from your home country as a 7 year-old child only to land in a strange new country [...]

#234 ~ A Reliable Wife

A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick Published by: Algonquin Books Published on: March 2009 Page Count: 291 Genre: Historical Fiction / Gothic Fiction For Consideration: graphic sexuality Format: paperback review copy from the publisher Availability: hardcover, paperback, eBook, audio My Review Ralph Truitt, a man who is the virtual king of his small Wisconsin town, [...]

TSS ~ Sometimes It Even Happens Here

Every time I read about people getting the chance to meet authors on book tours, I get really jealous. Living in SouthWest Virginia, the opportunity to visit an author while on a book tour is few and far between.  Next Saturday, that will change at least for the day. Kathleen Grissom, the author of The [...]

Have You Been to a Bookstore Like This?

One of the highlights of the day on Friday was when my hubby showed me the St. Vincent video for “Laughing with a Mouth of Blood.”  I don’t want to give anything away other than to say other than it takes place in a feminist used bookstore. You will really appreciate this if you’ve ever [...]