Title: Doomsday Book Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Bantam Spectra Publication date: 1992 (1st edition) Paperback: 592 pages For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity’s history was as simple as…
January 2011
Hiyo Sunday! Here’s what we have on the agenda this week. Nerds Heart YA 2011 Nerds Heart YA is an annual competition that was started in 2009 by Renay of subverting the text with the aim of showcasing books…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Guest Author (& Giveaway): Michelle Harrison on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
I Love This Series: The “13 Treasures” Trilogy by Michelle Harrison
Last week, Thea and I posted our joint review of The 13 Treasures ,the first book in the 13 Treasures Trilogy by Michelle Harrison. We both loved that book and as Thea so aptly said, this series has “IT”…
Title: First Truth Author: Dawn Cook Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: May 2002 Paperback: 352 Pages Alissa doesn’t believe in magic. her father’s stories about the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers learn magic from the enigmatic…
Title: The Water Wars Author: Cameron Stracher Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. Publication Date: January 2011 Hardcover: 256 Pages Would you risk everything for someone you just met? What if he had a secret worth killing…
Title: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Author: Helen Simonson Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Random House US/ Bloomsbury UK Publication date: March 2010 (US) / November 2010 (UK) Paperback: 400 pages Major Ernest Pettigrew (Ret’d) is not interested in the frivolity…
Hello everybody!! Hope you are all having a great Sunday! Let’s get down to business as we have something important to report: OH SNAP: Whitewashing 2011 – The case of Across the Universe by Beth Revis OR We Are…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…