Archive for December, 2009
No Bookstore in Town
It’s been all over the news this week that the AP has reported that Laredo, Texas, is losing its last bookstore in January and will probably be the largest city without one. Think about it—no bookstore of any kind. If you’re reading this, it’s likely you’re a bookaholic like me and spend a fair amount [...]
December 18, 2009
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Book Review: One Second After by William R. Forstchen
One Second After William R. Forstchen Blackstone Audiobooks, March 2009 ISBN 1433256991 Unabridged Audio Book Read by Joe Barrett All is well in the small community of Black Mountain, NC, and retired army colonel John Matherson, now a history professor at the local college, is raising his two daughters alone after the death of his [...]
December 17, 2009
Tags: audio book, Blackstone, Forge, post-apocalyptic, science fiction Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
The Sport of Team Writing
Please welcome today’s guests, a writing duo and married couple— Carolyn J. Rose grew up in New York’s Catskill Mountains, graduated from the University of Arizona, logged two years in Arkansas with Volunteers in Service to America, and spent 25 years as a television news researcher, writer, producer, and assignment editor in Arkansas, New Mexico, [...]
December 15, 2009
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Tell Me A Story
Returning guest blogger, Kathleen Delaney, talks about what storytelling means to her. My Christmas Tree is up. So are the lights, and there’s garland on the mantle. I don’t usually decorate this early, but two of my grandchildren were here over Thanksgiving and they wanted to decorate “their” trees. Last year I bought two of [...]
December 11, 2009
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The End of Kirkus Reviews
I just read that Kirkus Reviews will be going out of business as the parent company, Nielsen Business Media, is divesting itself of its trade publication ventures. Nielsen is selling some of its properties but is letting Kirkus die. This is awful news for the book world. Review sections in newspapers have been dropping like [...]
December 10, 2009
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Book Review: Peter and Max: A Fables Novel by Bill Willingham
Peter and Max: A Fables Novel Bill Willingham Vertigo, October 2009 ISBN 1401215734 Hardcover, Graphic Novel Most of us are acquainted with the tongue-twister: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers…Ever wonder what the real story is? Author Bill Willingham and illustrator Steve Leialoha have brought this tongue torturer to life. Peter’s the younger [...]
December 10, 2009
Tags: dark fantasy, graphic novel, Vertigo Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
A Few Odds and Ends
First, you have to check this out, the British answer to the explosion of electronic readers— http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/880000288/post/1300051130.html Brought a smile to my face ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m updating the upcoming titles almost every day so be sure to keep checking them. There’s some really good stuff coming out soon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hamilton had his first face-to-face encounter with [...]
December 9, 2009
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Writing the Rich
I’m delighted to welcome today’s guest blogger, Elizabeth Zelvin, a New York City psychotherapist whose mystery series about recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler and his friends includes Death Will Help You Leave Him (in stores now), Death Will Get You Sober, and three published short stories, one nominated for an Agatha award. Her author website is [...]
December 7, 2009
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Book Review: Wind Follower by Carole McDonell
Wind Follower Carole McDonell Juno Books, 2007 ISBN 0809557797 Trade Paperback “Wind Follower” is a breath of fresh air in the romantic fantasy genre. While a freshman effort for the author, Carole McDonnell has a deft grip of social concepts and worldbuilding and a gift for lyrical prose. McDonnell’s world is based on a multiracial [...]
December 6, 2009
Tags: fantasy, Juno Books, multiracial, romance Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
A Niggling Annoyance
Yesterday, I was sending an email to an author friend of mine and happened to notice that he separates the initials in his name, bucking the current trend. I had to tell him how refreshing I found it that he is sticking to the “old ways”. Andrew and I had more than one argument about [...]
December 2, 2009
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