It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Posted a sign-up page looking for Southern authors and those who work with them to guest post on my blog in a new feature called Saturdays in the South Review: The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds Review: The Greatest Generation by Tom […]
I’m having a hard time summarizing this without either giving away the story or making it sound like something it’s not. Katsa is a fighter with almost supernatural abilities. This is the story of how she grows into her power and herself. Not the greatest summary, but at least it doesn’t sound like a book […]
Who did you connect with this week? Link your post on Mr. Linky, then be sure to go check out the other Character Connections! Who do ya love? Or love to hate? You know you’ve got a lot to say about some larger-than-life characters, and this is the place to say it. Write a straightforward […]
“‘I think this is the greatest generation any society has ever produced.’ I know that this was a bold statement and a sweeping judgment, but since than I have restated it on many occasions. While I am periodically challenged on this premise, I believe I have the facts on my side.” So writes Tom Brokaw […]
Gareth Hinds undertakes the task of adapting The Odyssey, the tale of Odysseus’s long journey home after the Trojan War, into graphic novel format. I wish this had been around when I was wading through The Odyssey in high school (and maybe college? I can’t remember). I don’t know what translation we read, but we […]
Photo Attribution In conjunction with the Southern Literature Challenge I’m hosting, I would like to start a new (hopefully) weekly feature called Saturdays in the South. Here’s what I’m thinking. I would like to spotlight authors of Southern literature, Southern booksellers, and the publishers and publicists who work with them in guest posts and possibly […]
Welcome to my weekly update for December 5, 2011! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Sign ups for the second year of my Southern Literature Challenge. There will […]
I know I’ve mentioned this a few times already, but I’ve only started listening to audio books over the past year, and I’m surprised at how much I’ve started to like them. I’ve even written some words in a few reviews that I didn’t think I ever would: “I highly recommend this on audio.” What started as a desperate way to squeeze […]
I joined the Off the Shelf Challenge last year and did well enough that I’m signing up for it again. I can always use more encouragement to read the books I already own! From Bookish Ardour: “This challenge is to read those books you own a copy of, print, digital, and audio, you have been […]
**Possible spoilers for the first two in the series, Daughter of the Blood and Heir to the Shadows.** The evil queens, Dorothea and Hekatah, are trying to force a war and so gain control of Jaenelle. But they have no idea how strong she is or the lengths she is willing to go to in […]
Frankie Bard is one of three main characters in The Postmistress by Sarah Blake, a World War II novel that I loved and which inspired my favorite personal review. Man, I impressed myself with that one! Anyway, this is what I had to say about Frankie then: “I am going to be haunted by Frankie’s story for a long time. I should […]