Archive for January, 2010
Auld Lang Syne
Jenny Milchman is a suspense writer from New Jersey, and the married mother of a kindergartener and preschooler. Her novel, COVER OF SNOW, is on submission right now, and several of her short stories have been published on line. Jenny’s fiction has earned praise from New York Times best-selling authors such as Louise Penny and [...]
January 12, 2010
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Book Review: Sins & Shadows by Lyn Benedict
Sins & Shadows Lyn Benedict Ace Books, 2009 ISBN 0441017118 Mass Market When I first picked up the book “Sins & Shadows,” I believed the volume to be from a freshman fantasy author; however, I was only part correct. Â In actuality, Lyn Benedict is a pseudonym. Â The author also writes political intrigue under the name [...]
January 10, 2010
Tags: Ace, dark fantasy, mystery, Roman gods Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
2009 Top 40 at Creatures ‘n Crooks
This time, the Top 40 is a bit weird since we closed the shop at the end of September and sales then dropped off dramatically. Here it is, though, in all its glory— 1.   The Merlot Murders—Ellen Crosby 2.   Pride and Prejudice and Zombies—Seth Grahame-Smith 3.   Lament—Maggie Stiefvater 4.   The Clockwork Teddy—John J. Lamb 5.   [...]
January 9, 2010
Tags: adult, children's, fantasy, graphic novel, horror, mystery, science fiction, young adult Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller 2 Comments
Bok Review: Among Thieves by David Hosp
Among Thieves David Hosp Grand Central Publishing, January 2010 ISBN 0446580155 Hardcover (ARC) Thefts of 300 million dollars worth of paintings from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Museum in 1990 literally left empty frames in the galleries and puzzled criminologists and mystery lovers for years. Author and attorney David Hosp posits a theory about this [...]
January 8, 2010
Tags: art theft, Granbd Central, legal thriller, mystery Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
A Friend’s Loss
This morning, I received an email telling me that author Tee Morris had lost his wife yesterday. From the little I’ve been able to find out, her death appears to have been very sudden and may have been due to flu complications, although I’m not sure about that. The details don’t matter, really. What does [...]
January 7, 2010
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Book Review: Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
Ilona Andrews is one of my favorite contemporary fantasy authors because she’s taken a lot of time with her world-building and her characters develop instead of devolving. Add to that, every few pages I am laughing at some snarky remark one of her characters makes, and you have a winning combination to keep my attention. [...]
January 6, 2010
Tags: Ace, dark fantasy, mystery, romance Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Books I’ve Never Read
Returning guest blogger, Kathleen Delaney, is excited about all those books still to be read. I’m reading Sherlock Holmes, for the first time! My brother gave it to me for Christmas. He told me he was reading it, but I must admit, I found that somewhat strange. It couldn’t be for the first time. After [...]
January 5, 2010
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Book Review: Deadtown by Nancy Holzner
Deadtown Nancy Holzner Ace Books, December 2009 ISBN 0441018130 Mass Market (ARC) Victory Vaughn is a demi-human, active. This bureaucratese translates to a shapeshifter, who also fights demons, or a Ceriddorian, who is literally a Welsh descendent of Ceridwen.  All this classification became necessary after the Plague hit Boston three years ago and turned many [...]
January 3, 2010
Tags: Ace, dark fantasy, demons, shapeshifrte, shapeshifter Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
The Study of “Literature” According to Some
The other day, my two daughters and my grandson and I were sitting around talking and we got on the subject of books (of course!) and that led to them educating me on the way English lit classes are taught these days in many high schools and colleges. Apparently, to be considered “the Big L”, [...]
January 2, 2010
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Happy New Year!
Wishing you good health, prosperity and a great deal of happiness, here’s hoping 2010 will be a much better year for all of us. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2010
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