on Reading and Writing and All the Speculation In Between
I found @rachelintheoc on Twitter, recently, as seems to be a developing pattern for my new author finds these days. She’s funny, engaging, and real—there, as on her blog. She was running a pre-Christmas promo to help boost her books’ visibility, and announced on Twitter that she was giving away her book in an effort…
I’m very glad to introduce you to another Twitter buddy: @avpergakis. She was very supportive during my Nanowrimo quest this year, so I offered to help her with her first book release by hosting a stop on her book release blog tour. Hearty welcome, everyone, to new author Anastasia Pergakis. 1. You released your first…
This was the book that introduced me to Lois McMaster Bujold–and I stumbled across it entirely by chance, because one of the other books in the series (conveniently shelved nearby) indicated that this one had been nominated for a Hugo award. Of course I had to investigate further, since that award has generally pointed me…
Commenter Kaitlin reminded me last week that I had read Alanna: The First Adventure one enjoyable summer afternoon earlier this year, and it was sitting on a shelf in the “waiting to be reviewed” category. I had discovered Tamora Pierce through another Amazon recommendation this year while I was looking for birthday treats; apparently, though,…
Today is the one-month anniversary of Anne McCaffrey’s death. I can’t imagine what her family has been going through in the aftermath of losing their mother/grandmother, but I know for myself, hearing the news that my favorite story-teller of all time would no longer be around to share her wit and wisdom any more marked…
I found this because author Barbara Mack is part of my Triberr tribe, and has been running a promotion for her book right before Christmas–and I’m certainly loathe to turn down the opportunity for a free read. She’s also on Twitter at @DeliciousFare, where she shares cooking tips and recipes (and, lately, her excitement over…
I’m thrilled to keep finding authors who are willing victims for my fun-with-interview questions to fellow authors: This time, it’s multi-best-seller Russell Blake. He released An Angel with Fur this October, and my other Twitter buddy @JustinBog gave it a glowing review. Given the book’s high sales rank and glowing reviews on Amazon, I doubt…
Last winter, while it was cold and gloomy outside, I was happily browsing a local Borders (sadly, now defunct) in search of the next book to read. Here again, I found a featured section of the shelves that prominently displayed Anne Bishop‘s books. Even though I had never heard her name before, one of her…
I found Kalayna Price‘s novel Grave Witch via an Amazon recommendation. I have to say that for the most part I’ve been pretty happy with their recommendation engine–though I suspect it has as much to do with the fact that I’m pretty reliably a fan of the urban fantasy subgenre, and like to see how…
I found this at a local bookseller primarily because of its placement on the shelf with a group of featured books. The premise of someone being transported from modern-day Oklahoma to a parallel reality via a vase that had vague Greek goddess overtones appealed to my sensibilities. From the blurb: Somehow Shannon has stepped into…
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