Archive for May, 2010
A Reviewer’s Story
P.J. Coldren lives in northern lower Michigan with her husband. She owns a lab/pit bull mix named Bruno and is owned by a large feline named Mongo. Â She reads widely in the mystery genre and selectively from almost any other book category. Â She deals drugs professionally (works in a hospital pharmacy) to pay the bills. [...]
May 18, 2010
Posted in: Guest Blogs 
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Book Review: The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley
The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag Alan Bradley Read by Jayne Entwistle Random House Audio, March 2010 ISBN 0307576418 Unabridged Audio Book Flavia de Luce, an eleven-year-old with a near-genius mind, apparently has way too much time, and too much curiosity, for a child who is benignly neglected by her father and ignored, at [...]
May 17, 2010
Tags: audio, British, humor, mystery, post-WWII historical, Random House Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Roadkill in the Way
OK, this has nothing to do with books and it’s gross and I feel bad for the poor little critter but you KNOW it’s funny— Yes, I admit it, sick humor makes me snort
May 16, 2010
Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller No Comments
Need a Good Book? Winners
Thanks so much to everyone who entered the drawing for these ARCs, especially those who offered to send reviews, which I can always use. The lucky folks and their prizes are: Beth Kanell—Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn, January 2010 Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman, March 2008 Dave Bennett—Wings by Aprilynne Pike, [...]
May 15, 2010
Posted in: Contests/Giveaways 2 Comments
Living in the Present Tense
Douglas Corleone’s debut novel, One Man’s Paradise, is the winner of the 2009 Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award. After spending several years as a criminal defense attorney in New York City, Doug moved to the Hawaiian Islands, where he is currently at work on his next novel. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I set [...]
May 14, 2010
Posted in: Guest Blogs One Comment
Need a Good Book? Reminder
OK, today’s the last chance to enter this drawing—and remember, you can add a comment to any post published from May 6th through today. I’ll draw the winning names after midnight tonight and announce the winners on Saturday. Good luck! The time has come for me to do a little spring cleaning and donate some [...]
May 13, 2010
Posted in: Contests/Giveaways 4 Comments
Book Review: Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher
Th1rteen R3asons Why Jay Asher Razorbill, 2007 ISBN 1595141715 Hardcover Imagine you’ve come home and a surprise package is waiting for you.  You’re a high school boy, no money to order anything and it’s not your birthday.  You’re excited opening the book only to discover seven cassette tapes inside. Cassette tapes — nothing in the [...]
May 12, 2010
Tags: general fiction, Razorbill, young adult Posted in: Full Reviews 2 Comments
A Place in Time
Meredith Cole started her career as a screenwriter and filmmaker. She was the winner of the St. Martin’s Press/Malice Domestic competition, and her book Posed for Murder, was published by St. Martin’s Minotaur in 2009.  She was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Her next book, Dead in the Water, comes out [...]
May 11, 2010
Posted in: Guest Blogs 6 Comments
Chapbook Review: Judge Sn Goes Golfing by John Scalzi
Judge Sn Goes Golfing John Scalzi Subterranean Press, 2009 ISBN 1596062983 Chapbook Plot Synopsis Judge Sn does not discriminate. He is equally unpleasant to all sentient beings that make up the universe in this follow up to The Android’s Dream. Judge Sn is obsessed with the game of golf. He is also truly, monumentally, and [...]
May 10, 2010
Tags: chapbook, humor, science fiction, Subterranean Press Posted in: Full Reviews 4 Comments
Lost Fans Unite!
I rarely read books based on movies or TV shows—The Day After Tomorrow by Whitley Strieber is a notable exception and I absolutely loved both the book and the movie. I also am not one to rush out and buy season DVDs for TV shows. Having said that, I just may succumb to buying the [...]
May 9, 2010
Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller 2 Comments
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