I wrote late last night, but I left a couple people off my list. Here’s a couple more (I know; you’re rapid readers and will be thirsting for more soon). Tamara Siler Jones. Today’s post prompted me to remember one thing I particularly admire about Tammy’s writing — besides it’s … Continue reading →
Paperback Writer in her post about Blood Bound asks for names of writers who regularly surprise us (me, you, you get the idea). I didn’t have much to say at the time, but after some reflection, I have some thoughts to offer. I don’t know that writers surprise me so … Continue reading →
I did it again. Another book binge at Books-A-Million. Today’s haul: John Jakes’ Savannah (signed copy) Doro Bush Koch’s My Father My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H.W. Bush Jack Kerouac’s On the Road Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ Heaven, Texas Laura Lippman’s Charm City Jill Churchill’s The … Continue reading →
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas. It sounds like the party has gone well while I’ve been gone. Goats, Tech? What would you do with…never mind. I don’t want to know. I’m still in Texas, and I’m using IE7 to stop in and browse. So far, I like … Continue reading →
I can’t remember how long ago it was when I set up my Library Thing account, but I don’t think I visited it again until today. I do remember Zette heroically loading her entire personal library into it (and became exhausted just thinking about the sheer volume of work that … Continue reading →
I schlepped the two miles to Books-A-Million to purchase one specific book: Thinking Through Philosophy: An Introduction. Here’s what found its way home in my shopping bag: Tied to the Tracks by Rosina Lippi Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson (autographed) Philosophy Made Simple by Richard H. Popkin and Avrum Stroll … Continue reading →
I binged at Amazon.com this week. Oh, my. Did I ever. Books. CDs. DVDs. iPod’s 8G nano. A case. Lee Child (five of them — and I’ve never read him before; he better be good), Sasha White, Maria Giordano, Vikram Seth, and Brandilyn Collins for the books. The Kyle Eastwood … Continue reading →
Last night, I got in bed and started reading gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson. I didn’t put it down until I’d finished it about 1:30 this morning. I have two regrets. First, that I had this in my TBR pile and took a couple months to get to it. … Continue reading →
I was thrilled to receive an Advance Reading Copy of Tamara Siler Jones’s upcoming release, Valley of the Soul. I read the accompanying letter that arrived in the package. The surprising words, “This final Dubric Byerly blend of fantasy…” gave me pause, and I remember thinking, “I hope it isn’t … Continue reading →
If you have a Books-A-Million discount card, did you know they are increasing from $10 per year to $20 per year on Friday? No matter when your card expires, your local store will be happy to renew you before then — I tacked two additional years on my card, which … Continue reading →