Where I blog about what I read
From the monthly archives:
JK Rowling will publish her story of “wizarding fairy tales” with plans to donate all monies to the Children’s Voice campaign. The Tales of the Beetle Bard was supposedly mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. It was a book given to Hermione from Dumbledore. I know I got hit with an email early […]
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I’ve been blogging for probably a little more than 3 years. I started with Blogger (very limiting platform) and eventually moved to Wordpress (thanks to Maili) and have relatively enjoyed blogging for the most part. Obviously, blogging is not for everybody. Just look around you. How many links do you have that are broken or […]
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Enjoy. There’s a 15 second ad (I think you can skip) that starts before the trailer. Looks freaking good too.
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Presidential nominees Barrack Obama and John McCain will get their biographies told through art, well, graphic novels. The publisher IDW who published 30 Days of Night, will be “sticking to the facts” and have worked on this project independently. IOW, no campaign input from either party. Yes, I plan to read it and review it […]
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I saw that Chelsea Cain’s upcoming book, Sweetheart, has like 15 customer reviews up already. The book isn’t due out for another month. I hadn’t seen that before (the customer reviews on pre-ordered books) but I am aware that this program does exist. It bothered me seeing that and I may be the only one. […]
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Heart Sick (2007) by Chelsea Cain opens with a grisly flashback of Gretchen Lowell, hammering nails into the chest of the lead detective of the Beauty Killer Task force. For ten years the task force had been tracking down a serial killer who was leaving 23 bodies across state lines. Only problem was that who […]
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Dennis Lehane's next published novel is a major publishing event. It's been 4 years since Lehane's last book, Shutter Island. On Dennis Lehane's website, there's more info about The Given Day that you can read there.
This is a historical novel. A historical epic that is somewhat of a departure for Lehane. The release date for The Given Day is Sept. 23. Look for a review.
