Posted in Thoughts on October 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been reading Kerry Greenwood’s “Cocaine Blues”, which is the first book in a mystery series set in 1920s Melbourne (rec’d by Marg over at Historical Tapestry) and a really enjoyable read. Not only is the main character, Phryne Fisher, rather engaging, but Ms Greenwood also conveys the feel of early 20th-century Melbourne really well. Now, I’ve [...]
Posted in Lois McMaster Bujold, Patricia Briggs, Web news on October 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Patricia Briggs has announced the tentative title of the first “Anna and Charles” book - “Cry Wolf”. I think it’s out July next year.
A new interview with Lois McMaster Bujold is up on the SFF Chronicles site. It’s probably the most up-to-date in terms of what she’s currently doing - the new Vorkosigan novel is the [...]
Posted in Thoughts on October 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
In conjunction with the Man Booker prize announcement, the BBC website has an interesting article on “10 ways to get you to read a book”. While I’d agree with most of them (word of mouth, author, covers, etc, etc), #2 and #3 on the list - “book groups” and “Richard and Judy” respectively - is [...]
Posted in Eloisa James, Lisa Kleypas, Web news on October 16, 2007 | No Comments »
I don’t think it’s much of a secret that I’m a bit of an Eloisa James fangirl - yes, a rather recent one, true, but I just love her books. She’s just posted a couple of bonus bits on her site - firstly, the second half of the preface to her new book “An Affair Before [...]
Posted in Eva Ibbotson, Lisa Kleypas, TBR on October 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been having a very quiet October, reading-wise. Mainly because feeling completely stuffed up and being unable to breathe tends to discourage reading.
But anyway, I feel much better now, and went for a mini shopping trip yesterday. Books I bought:
Eva Ibbotson’s “The Morning Gift” and “A Song for Summer” - I loved “The Secret Countess”, and so couldn’t [...]
Posted in Anne Bishop, Carrie Vaughn, Laura Lee Guhrke, Nalini Singh, Web news on October 13, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The new cover of Anne Bishop’s “The Invisible Ring” is up on her website (with an excerpt - it’s to be reissued June 2008). And it’s a great cover, IMO. “The Invisible Ring” is a stand-alone story set in her Black Jewels universe. If I want to re-visit her world, but don’t have the emotional energy (or [...]
Posted in Thoughts on October 11, 2007 | No Comments »
No, I still don’t have one, but Sony may launch their ebook reader in the UK next year, according to the BookSeller.com website (link via MobileRead).
If this is true, I would so definitely get it, even though I bet the price would be double what it is in the States (currently $299, approx £150). I really [...]
Posted in Elizabeth Peters on October 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »
It’s been quiet here because I’ve been recovering from a cold for the past couple of days, and can’t quite organise my thoughts enough to post about the books I’ve read!
But one of the comfort reads I reached for was Elizabeth Peters‘ “He Shall Thunder in the Sky”. This is probably one of the more romantic books [...]
Posted in Charlaine Harris, Coming soon, Lisa Kleypas, Nalini Singh, Rachel Caine, Sharon Shinn, Tara Janzen on October 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »
New releases coming out this month that I want:
Lisa Kleypas‘ “Mine Til Midnight” (historical romance) - While I wasn’t hugely keen on her contemporary debut “Sugar Daddy” (I say that, but I’m probably still going to get its sequel), I loved her Wallflowers quartet. So I’m obviously going to get Cam Rohan’s story. Oh, this [...]
