Archive for September, 2010
Book Review: Ape House by Sara Gruen
Ape House Sara Gruen Spiegel & Grau, September 2010 ISBN 0385523211 Hardcover Water For Elephants was a magical read. That book had the capacity to bring together humans, animals and history and transport the reader into an unfamiliar world. Obviously, I’m going to compare every elephant and circus book to “Water” and I’m pretty sure [...]
September 30, 2010
Tags: general fiction, research, Spiegel & Grau, wildlife Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Sisters in Crime, a Contest Winner and a Home Invader
A few days ago, I went to a meeting of the local chapter-to-be of Sisters in Crime (SinC). The guest speakers were Meredith Cole and Ellen Byerrum who were both entertaining and informative and I especially enjoyed seeing Ellen again (she was always a favorite author visitor when the store was open) along with her [...]
September 29, 2010
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The Birth of Characters
Kathleen Delaney returns to talk about how coming up with characters is an adventure all in itself. There has been a lot of discussion lately on several of the chat groups I belong to about characters, all kinds of them. We aren’t necessarily talking about ol’ uncle Ben who used to amuse the grandkids by [...]
September 28, 2010
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Book Review: Photo, Snap, Shot by Joanna Campbell Slan
Leave a comment below and you’ll be entered in the drawing to win a signed copy from the author! Photo, Snap, Shot Joanna Campbell Slan Midnight Ink, 2010 ISBN 978-0-7387-1976-4 Trade Paperback Kiki Lowenstein is understandably upset when her daughter Anya finds a body at school. She is upset a little bit more when she [...]
September 26, 2010
Tags: cozy, craft, Midnight Ink, mystery Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Full Reviews 9 Comments
Banned Books Week 2010
This is Banned Books Week, running today through October 2nd. An annual event sponsored by the American Library Association, the American Booksellers Association and other organizations with a deep interest in our inherent freedom to read, these books that have been challenged or outright banned somewhere in the US in the past year are celebrated. [...]
September 25, 2010
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Einstein’s Tongue–Shoes!
Lately, debate has sprung up among runners: to wear, or not to wear, shoes. There are arguments for both sides considering how the foot strikes a surface, terrain and its consequences, and several other related subjects. And, of course, people are going to say one thing or another in defence of their preference. Here is [...]
September 24, 2010
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This and That
And the winner is— Congratulations to Reader Wil in the Netherlands for winning a signed copy of Vicki Lane’s The Day of Small Things and many thanks to everyone else who entered the drawing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, I’m $1,300 poorer but now we know a lot about Hamilton’s health. He has good skeletal condition and no [...]
September 23, 2010
Tags: AmazonEncore, contest, dark fantasy, Hamilton, humor, Scholastic Press, young adult, \ Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Hamilton, Tales of a Bookseller, Teeny Reviews No Comments
Living Language
Vicki Lane is the author of The Day of Small Things (coming September 28!) and of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries — Signs in the Blood, Art’s Blood, Old Wounds, Anthony-nominated In A Dark Season, and Under the Skin (coming from Bantam Dell in 2011.) Vicki draws her inspiration from the rural western NC county [...]
September 21, 2010
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Book Review: Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid
Fever of the Bone Val McDermid Harper Paperbacks, September 2010 ISBN No.978-0-06-198648-2 Trade Paperback When teenager Jennifer Maidment is murdered and mutilated, Tony Hill, criminal profiler, is called to Worcester to help with the case. It is revealed that Jennifer and her friends are fans of the social network Rigmarole. Jennifer left her friend to [...]
September 20, 2010
Tags: British, Harper, mystery, police procedural Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker
The Dark Vineyard Martin Walker Knopf Publishing Group, July 2010 ISBN: 978-0-307-27018-4 Hardcover It is difficult to say whether the fictional town of Saint-Denis or its sole policeman, Benoit “Bruno” Courreges, is more charming, but certainly this novel is simply a delight. Â It is a murder-mystery wrapped up in the French countryside surrounded by grape [...]
September 19, 2010
Tags: France, Knopf, mystery, police procedural, rural village, wine Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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