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Lincoln Child’s “Terminal Freeze”
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 7:30 | No Comment
Lincoln Child’s “Terminal Freeze”

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. This will send you all of our posts as they are published so that you won’t miss a thing. Thanks for dropping …

Book Review: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour
Monday, 30 Aug, 2010 – 8:25 | No Comment
Book Review: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour

Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour is out. The 6th and final book of a series that has been published one volume per year since 2004 is out. The story is finished. In the …

Book Review: Me, Myself & Why by Mary Janice Davidson
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 8:01 | No Comment
Book Review: Me, Myself & Why by Mary Janice Davidson

This is a crime novel. I don’t ordinarily go in for that type of book, but being that it was by one of my favorite authors, and also that I happened to have an autographed …

Book Review: House of Reckoning by John Saul
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2010 – 22:50 | No Comment
Book Review: House of Reckoning by John Saul

I love John Saul. I have been a fan since I was about eight years old and my sister and I snuck a copy of Suffer the Children from a friend’s house. I haven’t …

Book Review: Grave Sins by Jenna Maclaine
Thursday, 5 Aug, 2010 – 10:11 | 2 Comments
Book Review: Grave Sins by Jenna Maclaine

Grave Sins by Jenna Maclaine is an urban fantasy series featuring Cin Craven as the heroine. Although this is only the second novel it is technically part five in the series. The original story appears …

Book Review: The Host by Stephanie Meyer
Monday, 2 Aug, 2010 – 9:02 | No Comment
Book Review: The Host by Stephanie Meyer

This is a book you are not going to find one single vampire in. For some people, that is a good thing; for others, maybe not. The Host is a science fiction post-apocalyptic romantic thriller …

Book Review: Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Friday, 30 Jul, 2010 – 15:37 | One Comment
Book Review: Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost

I have long been a Jeaniene Frost follower. I have read everything she has ever written. Jeaniene is known for her Night Huntress series, but this book comes from a spin off series called Night …

A Review of The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
Thursday, 22 Jul, 2010 – 16:24 | One Comment
A Review of The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

Normally I don’t read young adult novels, but when Sarah Rees Brennan sent me an autographed copy of her novel, The Demon’s Lexicon (The Demon’s Lexicon Trilogy), I decided to give it a look. This …

Review – Chains of Ice by Christina Dodd
Sunday, 18 Jul, 2010 – 18:24 | No Comment
Review – Chains of Ice by Christina Dodd

Chains of Ice is the newest installment to her Chosen Ones series. The first two books; Storm of Visions and Storm of Shadows brought us into the world of the Chosen Onesandthe Others. By the …

Brandon Sanderson – A YA Writer To Watch
Thursday, 15 Jul, 2010 – 7:17 | One Comment
Brandon Sanderson – A YA Writer To Watch

Are you looking to augment your sales by bringing in a younger crowd? Try highlighting a different young adult author each month.  If possible, find one with a great backlist but with a new book coming …