I think I’ve told you guys this before, but the very first adult high fantasy book I ever read was Wishsong of Shannara, by Terry Brooks. I was 12 at the time, and I got the book out of my
Used Bookstore Finds: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Yes, I read a 400-page book in a day. What’s your point? (The smaller, mobile one is virtual again and it sounds like the bigger, mobile one will be soon, so my productivity has taken a nose dive again. Right
Family Hand-Me-Down Finds: The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
Here’s my book for October! What do you mean it’s a week and a half into November? When my grandmother moved out of her house and into an active adult community two years ago, she got rid of almost everything
Library Book Sale Finds: The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
Is it just me or does it feel like September is going super fast? This is another out of last November or December’s library book sale, all of which were hard cover and within a few years of publication. I’ve
Library Book Sale Finds: The Sword of the Spirits by John Christopher
Hey, hey, sneaking in under the wire, two months in a row! This book had a lot of telling right at the beginning, and it took me about halfway through before I realized I was reading the last book of
Library Book Sale Finds: The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
Ha! Here’s July’s book done, only a few days late. This one is from my most recent book sale, back in November or December where I got a whole bag of books for $6. Admittedly there was not much on
Library Book Sale Finds: The Door into Fire by Diane Duane
Finally! I’ve been reading this book for two months. There’s not even any reason why it’s taken so long except I can’t focus at all right now and so am in the middle of four books (and have six more
Trying to Pass On Favorite Books to the Next Generation
When I was, oh, 15 or so, I very intentionally packed away all the children’s books I’d kept, with the thought that I would pass them on to my children when I had them. The box of books got moved
Promo: Ashes and Blood by Katie Zaber
This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. The author will award a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn commenter. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the
Library Book Sale Finds: One for Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn
As we discussed last September when I was doing my foundational book series, Wait Till Helen Comes was a formulative book for me when I was a child, one that is still creepy to this day. So when I spied
