On My List: A Heroic New Year ~ A Guest Post by Erin Blakemore

It is my great privilege to have Erin Blakemore visiting here on New Year’s Day to discuss heroic New Year’s Resolutions: On My List: A Heroic New Year One of the benefits of having written a book about literary heroines and kick-ass authors? No excuses. One of the drawbacks of having written a book about literary [...]

Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers

I have subscribed to Shelf Awareness for longer than I can remember. It’s a treat to hear that ping on my phone weekday mornings right around 8am. I know that bookish goodness is waiting for me. The version I first subscribed to is now called their professional edition. It is aimed at professionals and those [...]

#274 ~ The Red Queen

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory Published by: Simon & Schuster Published on: August 2010 Page Count: 400 pages Genre: Historical Fiction My Reading Format: Hardcover review copy sent to me by the publisher. Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Giveaway: Simon & Schuster graciously provided me with a second hardcover review copy of The Red [...]

#265 ~ Not That Kind of Girl

Not That Kind of Girl by Carlene Bauer Published by: HarperCollins Published on: June 29, 2010 Page Count: 288 Genre: Memoir My Reading Format: Trade paperback review copy provided by the publisher. Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook Today it is my great pleasure to be Carlene Bauer’s host on his TLC Book Tour for her [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!  I hope you’re all wearing green because I don’t want a single one of you to get pinched. Let me know if the Leprechauns play any tricks on you.  That’s all Allison has been talking about this week.  LOL! While you have the luck o’ the Irish today, [...]

Fireworks Over Toccoa Contest

I have recently read Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff.  I’m working on my review, which will be posted next week. [Sneak Peak: I think people will find this to be a fun beach read this year.] In the meantime, I wanted to let you know about an incredible contest being held by St. Martin’s [...]

Garth Stein Giveaway ~ Raven Stole the Moon

I reviewed Garth Stein’s Raven Stole the Moon on Tuesday and I am very excited to host a giveaway of this book today.  Sarah from Terra Communications graciously is making this giveaway copy available to one of my readers. Thank you so much, Sarah! One of the most interesting aspects of this novel was the background on [...]

Random Bookish Questions & Winners

I have no idea why these questions seem so urgent to me today, but they are.  In an attempt to clear my head, I thought I’d air them out. Why do some novels get “a novel” appended to their title while others don’t? How is it determined whether a book is first published in hardcover [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]