Archive for December, 2011
More Writing Myths for Busting
Barbara DaCosta‘s picture book debut, Nighttime Ninja, illustrated by Caldecott Award winner Ed Young, will appear in Fall 2012 (Little, Brown). Her story “Cabin 6″ appeared in Minnesota Crime Wave’s Resort to Murder (Nodin Press). Her website is http://www.barbaradacosta.com. How many of us have been held back by myths? Author Camille Minichino outlined four writing [...]
December 9, 2011
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Book Review: Poison, Your Grace by Peg Herring
Poison, Your Grace A Simon & Elizabeth Mystery Peg Herring Five Star, November 2011 ISBN No. 978-1432825362 Hardcover Simon Maldon’s life is much different now. He previously spent a lot of time at Hampstead Castle when Princess Elizabeth was staying there. The two had several adventures during that period. Then Elizabeth’s father passed away and [...]
December 8, 2011
Tags: Elizabeth, historical, mystery, royals, science fiction Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Sex and the Kitty by Nancy the Cat
Sex and the Kitty Nancy the Cat Plume Books, September 2011 ISBN 978-0452-29742-5 Trade Paperback (e-ARC) Nancy’s first memoir—she’ll certainly need more as she gets older and, as she says, she’s leaving the door open for possible sequels—sets the record straight on her birth and early life in a small town as she awaits her [...]
December 7, 2011
Tags: autobiography, cats, England, general fiction, humor Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews 2 Comments
Move Over, Men–A Salute To Military Women As Heroines
A journalism major, Linda Lovely has made her living as a writer, tackling everything from magazine features and ad copy to speeches and brochures. Her fiction manuscripts have made the finals in 15 contests, including RWA’s prestigious Golden Heart and Daphne du Maurier competitions and mystery contests such as Deadly Ink, Murder in the Grove [...]
December 6, 2011
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Short Story Review: Saint Nick and the Fir Tree by Nancy Adams
Saint Nick and the Fir Tree Nancy Adams Green Fern Press, November 2011 ISBN 9780984815302 Trade Paperback Also available in ebook format Tree is really a yew but likes to pretend he’s a fir. After all, yews make people think of all kinds of sad scenarios while firs bring the cheer of Christmas. Who wouldn’t [...]
December 5, 2011
Tags: fantasy, Green Fern Press, humor, mystery, short story Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Trees, Christmas and Otherwise
A freelance editor and theological librarian, Nancy Adams writes mysteries and fantasy. Her short story “The Secret of the Red Mullet” is published in Fish Tales: the Guppy Anthology (Wildside Press, 2011), and her newest short story release is “Saint Nick and the Fir Tree.” When she is not writing or cataloging books for the [...]
December 4, 2011
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Where Will Your Child Be Today?
Jenny Milchman, a soon-to-be-published author, had a great idea last year and she created Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day to celebrate the love all readers have for bookstores and reading and kids. And, now, it’s the second annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day today, Saturday, December 3rd. Don’t have a child? [...]
December 3, 2011
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Just What The Doctor Ordered
Larry Karp grew up in Paterson, NJ and New York City. He practiced perinatal medicine (high-risk pregnancy care) and wrote general nonfiction books and articles for 25 years, then, in 1995, he left medical work to begin a second career, writing mystery novels. The backgrounds and settings of Larry‘s mysteries reflect many of his interests, [...]
December 2, 2011
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