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Book: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness Reviewed by: Marie Being a bookseller has a few lovely perks. Sometimes, you happen to get your hands on a hotly anticipated book way before anyone else does. And sometimes it happens that you are just finishing the first book of what is shaping up to be an … Continue reading Review: SHADOW OF NIGHT by Deborah Harkness
Dave Hill isn't all charm and bluster. Charm and bluster are certainly two essential components of the Dave Hill package, but to claim that nothing lies beneath his witty exterior would belie the comedic complexity and affecting sincerity of Tasteful Nudes, his debut collection of autobiographical essays, which catalogue his “misguided attempts at personal growth … Continue reading Review: TASTEFUL NUDES by Dave Hill
~Post by Jenn S. This week, the Required Reading Revisited book club has picked us a doozy: a little American novel called Moby Dick. If you haven’t read it, well, it’s about this whale. Actually, here’s a five-second retelling (spoiler alert!): man meets whale; man hunts whale; whale kills man. Congratulations, you just read Moby … Continue reading Shot in the Dark: Man Seeking Whale
Book: The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones Reviewed by: Robyn Upon starting this book, I thought I was in for just a light and quirky summer read. Although it can fulfill that role, The Uninvited Guests quickly turned into a spectacular novel with as much depth as you are in the mood for. It caught me completely … Continue reading Book Review: THE UNINVITED GUESTS by Sadie Jones
Teens and YA lovers, today is your lucky day. It's Thursday! Teen Thursday. We are all buzzing about Seraphina, Rachel Hartman's new book. "Seraphina is one of my favorite types of books; it has the feel of a historical fiction with a fantastical undertone that really makes it come alive. All this, combined with tons … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Book: Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller Reviewed by: Geni Nicola Fuller of Central Africa, as she prefers to introduce herself, has lived magnificently. Alternately tragic, victorious and outrageous, her life has included a primate for a best friend, a fearless (if rickety) ride in a Cessna over the heads of … Continue reading Book Review: Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Yesterday one of our favorite new books of 2011 (if not all time) hit shelves in paperback - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Not only did we fall head over heels in love with this magical, fantastic tale when we first read it, we also fell head over heels in love with the fabulous … Continue reading Stephanya’s Time to Shine
This week is a light one, but both of these titles are must reads! As always the blurbs are provided by the book's publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION Gold by Chris Cleave On the eve of their last Olympics in London 2012, elite athletes Zoe and Katie, who have been friends since their fist day of training, … Continue reading New Releases
July is full of exciting new reads. Check out some of these new releases we've been buzzing about. The descriptions are provided by the books' publishers. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (On sale July 10) Following her international publishing phenomenon, A Discovery of Witches, comes Harkness's much-anticipated second book in the magical All Souls … Continue reading New and Noteworthy in July
SPOILER ALERT: THIS REVIEW MAY GIVE AWAY SOME SECRETS IN JEFF ABBOTT'S PREVIOUS BOOK ADRENALINE In Adrenaline, Jeff Abbott introduced us to Sam Capra, a betrayed CIA agent and parkour enthusiast, who at the end of the book comes into possession of over thirty bars around the world. The book had characters, dialogue, and action … Continue reading MysteryPeople Pick of the Month: THE LAST MINUTE
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