Evening Kindle-ites! So today I opened up my email (to shuffle through the 7 billion book blog subscriptions I have) and stumbled upon something I found pretty damn interesting. J Meyers (author of Intangible – which I LOVED) was addressing the new stigma of YA books. Now, all of you know that I ADORE YA books, you also know that I’m 31, and with that comes a whole bunch of hand-slapping and WTF’s. (Apparently I’m supposed to be reading Tolstoy – which for the record I read when I actually WAS a teenager.) Anyways (I digress) I was so impressed
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State of Wonder a Guest Review by Lilla Friend There are a few books that I consider “favorites of 2011” and “State of Wonder” by Ann Patchett is undoubtely one of the best. Marina Singh is a pharmacologist working for a major pharmaceutical company when her colleague, Anders Eckman, dies under mysterious circumstances in the Amazon. She is sent to investigate his death, but more importantly to determine the progress of an important research project which is why Anders was sent there in the first place. The research project concerns the preservation of fertility – a guaranteed money-maker
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Good Morning Kindle-ites! Today, in lieu of a review (or a blank page because I have nothing ready…damn baseball game) I thought I would share (with you) a guest post that has been stalking me from my inbox for approximately 3 weeks now. Last month when I asked for guest bloggers Gabriel Porras (Managing Partner for Blue Jay Technologies) mentioned to me that he would love to contribute. I was thrilled!! (Yes…yes… I know I always say that) but this time is different. #1 Gabriel is going to make me famous one day (he just doesn’t know it yet *wink*)
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Good (*cough*) Morning Kindle-ites! Here are this weeks offerings. I see some whoppers down below, (For example: a book from one of my favorite fantasy authors Daniel Arenson, The 1st Apocaypto book by the talented LK Rigel and Cloudburst by my friend Ryne!) so be sure to snatch them up. Happy Reading! Click Images for book details and downloading information Visited Narnia and Middle Earth? Now escape into Dream. What are dreams? Some think they are figments of our mind. But what if they were wisps of a distant, magical world… a world you could visit? Twins Cade and Tasha
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Happy Friday!!!!!!! Today I’ve got something a little new for you and boy is it saucy! First, a little background. A few months ago a crew of my Twitter girlfriends and I started this ritual of sharing pictures of hot men with each-other on Fridays. Yes, I know…we sound like a bunch of swoony high-school girls, but the fact of the matter is, we all lead pretty stressful lives, and this little gluttonous act cheers us up. Anyways, when I first decided to take the month of June off (and was scrambling for guest posts) I had an epiphany… a
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Today’s post comes from author Carmen Webster Buxton. Carmen was born in Honolulu, and experienced a childhood on the move, as her father was in the US Navy. She has been a librarian, a teacher, a project manager, a wife, and a mother, although not in that order. She now lives in Maryland with her husband, her daughter, and an elderly beagle who has his own pet cat. She writes science fiction, mostly set in the far future, and the occasional fantasy. The Sixth Discipline is her first novel to be published as an ebook, and its sequel No Safe Haven
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Afternoon Kindle-ites! Today’s post (a very sweet one if I do say so myself) comes from my Twitter buddy Jarrett Rush. Jarret lives outside of Dallas with his wife, Gina, and their overly energetic chocolate Lab, Molly. His novella, Chasing Filthy Lucre, has been described as “a little dystopian, a little cyberpunk, a little noir, … entirely thrilling.” And can be found (in ebook format) at Amazon (HERE), Barnes and Noble (HERE), and Smashwords.com (HERE). If you would like to get to know Jarrett better, (or read some of his flash fiction) he blogs over at http://jarrettwrites.blogspot.com. If that’s not enough you can cyber-stalk
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Morning All! Today’s guest blogger is none other than the mommy/knitting/opinionated Canadian extraordinaire Sue, (better known as Cookie’s Mom.) Sue is not a book blogger, (per-say) she is a LIFE blogger, flexing her muscles in all things parenting, BUT lucky of us… she also LOVES to read, which is why I was more than happy to have her on my “Save Misty before you goes insane” June rescue team. While her kitschy “Queen’s English” may knock a few of you off balance, don’t fret, she has the talent to back up all of those “U’s.” If you would like to get to know Cookie’s Mommy better be sure to
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Happy Friday Kindle-ites!!! I hope you week has treated you well. Today’s guest, (a very interesting one I might add) is brought to you by the lovely Kat Lively. Yes…the same Kat that honored us with a great review about a week ago. Missed it? Well, here you go. For those of you that don’t have the time right now here is what I know about Kathryn. Kat boasts a pretty hefty string of writing/editing credentials (ForWord Magazin, AOL DigitalCities, Envoy Magazine…etc) and has written a whopping 13 novels (including Dead Barchetta, Pithed and Little Flowers) More importantly however, is that she is
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Today’s post is brought to you by the lovely Bri Clark of briclarkthebelleofboise.blogspot.com. Bri is a real example of redemption and renewal. Growing up penniless in the South, Bri learned street smarts while caring for her brother in a broken home. She watched her mother work several jobs to care for their small family. Once her brother could fend for himself, Bri moved on to a series of bad choices including leaving school and living on her own. Rebelliousness was a strong understatement to describe those formative years. As a teenager, her wakeup call came from a fight with brass knuckles
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