A book reads the better which is our own, and has been so long known to us, that we know the topography of its blots, and dog’s ears, and can trace the dirt in it to having read it at tea with buttered muffins.
— , Last Essays of Elia
On Teaser Tuesdays readers are asked to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between 7 and 12 lines. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way [...]
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
I lost a book somewhere in my house. Worse, I lost a book I promised to review, while I was in the middle of reading it. The book in question is Whom God Would Destroy, by Commander Pants, which I posted a teaser from sometime in the last month or so. It was really enjoying [...]
On Thursday, October 29th, Booking through Thursday asked: What items have you ever used as a bookmark? What is the most unusual item you’ve ever used or seen used? True confession: Whether it’s a serious novel or a catalog offering a great selection of unique gifts for her, I tend to dog-ear, or use the [...]
On Teaser Tuesdays readers are asked to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between 7 and 12 lines. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way [...]
From the moment I first picked up a Cleo Coyle novel, I knew I’d found a kindred spirit – two really – one in Ms. Coyle herself, and the other in her lead character Clare Cosi, who cooks with an Italian flair and has espresso running in her veins. Recently, I read Ms. Coyle’s latest [...]
