Despereaux was born different. He’s super-small and his eyes opened right away. And as he grows older, he’s decidedly un-mousy in his behavior. In fact, he falls in love with Princess Pea. What will he do for her? I was drawn into this dreamy fairy tale from the first page. I can’t say that I […]
Carrie McClelland is an author struggling with writer’s block. She heads for Scotland for some alone time to try to work through it. When she arrives, she is immediately attracted to Slains Castle and decides to use it in her book. In 1708, Sophia Paterson finds herself at Slains Castle as well. She finds herself […]
All our familiar storybook characters have had to leave their homelands because an evil creature known as the Adversary has destroyed them. They have all converged on New York. In order to fit into mainstream society, there are some pretty stringent rules in effect. Snow White is effectively in control but her right-hand “man” is […]
Enzo, the wonderfully perceptive narrator of The Art of Racing in the Rain, is a dog. His master is Denny, a talented race car driver who can’t seem to get a break. There is always something that keeps him from realizing his full potential. Enzo is an astute, loyal observer of Denny’s life as events […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Neil Gaiman Was Here! Neil Gaiman Was Here! Read: I didn’t finish anything. Currently Reading: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, read by Joshua Swanson Don’t Know Much About Mythology: Everything You Need to Know About […]
In case you missed my extended fangirl squee a few weeks ago, Neil Gaiman came to lil’ ol’ Asheville, NC Sunday night. He was part of The Unchained Tour, a group of performers traveling around the South and telling stories. As founder and author George Dawes Green explained it, the tour was to bring awareness […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games Trilogy, edited by Leah Wilson Read: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein From the Ashes by Jeremy Burns Currently Reading: Lonesome Dove […]
Editor Leah Wilson has collected a series of thirteen essays from various young adult authors, each addressing a different aspect of The Hunger Games trilogy. How do I put this? I’m not really a huge analyzer of books. Sure, I write plenty of reviews, but in those I just write what I liked (or not) […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Character Connection post featuring Briar Wilkes from Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Read: Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games Trilogy edited by Leah Wilson Drama: An Actor’s Eduction by […]
Briar Wilkes from Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker just tries to keep her head down and feed herself and her teenage son. The problem is, her life is overshadowed by her relationships to a couple of Seattle’s most (in)famous figures. First of all, there’s her father, Maynard. He’s a legend for going back into the city during […]
Welcome to my weekly update for September 3, 2012! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey […]