On Thursday, October 29th, Booking through Thursday asked: What words/phrases in a blurb make a book irresistible? What words/phrases will make you put the book back down immediately? I’ve always felt that book blurbs are sort of like eye cream – a little bit goes a very long way. Beyond that, I had to do [...]

Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay Get it from Amazon >> While there is no such thing as a term life insurance policy that repays you if you don’t like a book, it’s a pretty safe bet that if you see enough random strangers reading a novel you’re also considering, it probably doesn’t suck. That’s [...]

A Nightmare on Elm Street Written & Directed by Wes Craven Get it at Amazon >> While I would never claim that I learned everything I know about life from horror movies, I will admit that sometimes they do teach a valuable lesson. Nothing is a better fat burner, for example, than running for your [...]

Hoodoo Sea by Rolf Hitzer Get it from Amazon.com >> Every author has their own ritual for when they write. Some have to wear a specific pair of Naot shoes. Others have to light a candle, brew coffee, and stir the milk in three times, clockwise. Last week, we reviewed Rolf Hitzer’s debut novel, Hoodoo [...]

The Longest Trip home John Grogan Get it from Amazon.com >> It’s weird the way some books fall into your life exactly at the right moment. For example, the day after I got home from my recent trip to New York and New Jersey, on a flight where I resorted to actually reading the different [...]

Hoodoo Sea by Rolf Hitzer Get it from Amazon.com >> There’s something really exciting about reading an author’s first work, so when I was offered the opportunity to review Rolf Hitzer’s debut novel, Hoodoo Sea, I jumped at the chance. After all, I like a good action-adventure novel, and coming home from a vacation that [...]

Dracula: the Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt Get it at Amazon >> It’s October, and even though the temperature is bouncing between hot and cool in much the same fashion as the ball on a ping pong table, there is still a bite to the air, and something indefinable that always comes as [...]

For me, bookstores are as much fun as orlando vacations, but I haven’t had a chance to visit one in weeks, and my TBR (to-be-read) stack is dwindling. Sort of. I mean, I have all but the first two Aurora Teagarden books left to read, but the problem here is that I’m leaving on Thursday, [...]