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In compliance with the current FTC disclosure rules for bloggers who review products I would like you to know the following: Most books reviewed here are provided by publishers, authors or their representatives, or were requested by me via third party services such a NetGalley or Edelweiss. You should assume the books I review are provided to me free of charge unless I state otherwise in the review post.
Category Archives: Authors
How to write violent scenes, TBM’s Monthly Giveaway, and Murder & Obsession
Back in 2012, I attended the London Book Fair. Two authors hit on a sensitive subject: violence. Anthony Horowitz and Patrick Ness write young adult fiction. And both had drastic thoughts about how to craft violent scenes. Patrick Ness mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Giveaways
Tagged 2012 London Book Fair, Anthony Horowitz, Ashelyn Drake, Cindy Rizzo, Cloaked, Getting Back, Invoking Nonna, Julie Flanders, Looking for Love, Murder & Obsession, Patrick Ness, Sage Adderley, T. F. Walsh, TBM Giveaway, The Ghosts of Aquinnah, Yolanda Renee
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Shakespeare, The Reader, and The Winter Blues Giveaway
A few years ago at the London Book Fair I had the chance to hear Peter James speak. He’s a British author known for crime novels featuring Detective Roy Grace. According to James, crime novels show the best and worst … Continue reading
Introducing The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. And for all my American friends, happy belated Thanksgiving. I meant to post last week to wish everyone well, but then I decided to take the week off from blogging. It was a … Continue reading
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Plan Bea, Giveaway
Last week I shared about my 2011 visit to Mark Twain’s house. Just in case you missed, click here. Right next door to Twain’s house is the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. As a history nerd and bookworm this was a pure … Continue reading
Mark Twain, Quotes, and Giveaway
Thank you! Last week I co-hosted IWSG. What a wild and fun ride. I want to thank everyone for stopping by and extra thanks to all of you who signed up for my mailing list. In case you missed last … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Uncategorized
Tagged IWSG, Mark Twain, Mark Twain Quotes, TBM Monthly Giveaway
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Beatrix Potter, Eastwood House, and a new release by M. Pax
Living in England has provided me many opportunities to visit places where authors have stayed, lived, dined, walked, and explored. Recently we had the amazing opportunity to stay at Eastwood House, which is situated on the banks of the River … Continue reading
Posted in Authors
Tagged Beatrix Potter, Dunkeld, Eastwood House, Jeremy Fisher, M. Pax, Noel Moore, Perthshire, Peter Rabbit, Precipice, River Tay, The Backworlds
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M PAX STOPPED BY TO DISCUSS HOW SHE COMES UP WITH HER STORIES
Before I hand over the reins to M. Pax, I have a couple of announcements. First, I set a goal to write 25,000 words this month. So far I’m at 5274. Usually I don’t announce my word count, but in … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Guest Posts
Tagged 2014 Joust and Realms Faire, M. Pax, The Backworlds, The Rifters
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The first review batch
Each time I select a few books to read and review on my blog, I plan on introducing them here before I begin. I’m pretty excited to start these. First up: A Republic of Wolves. A City of Ghosts by … Continue reading
