We’ve told you what to expect in the upcoming week with a formal introduction–but here’s the more personal skinny on Halloween, and what it means to us. Ana Nothing. Halloween means nothing to me. I was born in Brazil…
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Welcome Boils and Ghouls! We Smugglers have an announcement to make–Thea has hijacked the blog! For the duration of the week, we will be bringing you our favorite books, movies and ponderings, celebrating the Halloween season. On Sunday, we’ll…
Title: Crocodile on the Sandbank Author: Elizabeth Peters Genre: Historical Mystery Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Amelia Peabody series. Summary: (from amazon.com)Thirty-one-year-old Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody has not only inherited her father’s fortune, but she is…
We’re laying down a little groundwork self-pimpage here, and getting the word out early! As some of you may have guessed, this is my favorite time of year. The chill of autumn (well, as much of that as you…
The lovely Meljean Brook has decided to extend the spirit of the election season to the November 4th release of her newest Guardians novel, Demon Bound! Every day from today until the release date, Meljean will post a giveaway.…
Title: The Hunger Games Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Stand Alone or Series: Book One in a planned trilogy. Summary: (from amazon.com)Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest…
Happy Sunday, everyone! After a long and hectic weekend (really, aren’t weekends supposed to be relaxing???), it’s time to gear up for another week. Around Blogland… We received the following heads up from Rebecca–Romance Readers in Australia, unite: ATTENTION…
In keeping with the holiday spirit (and since I’m in the mood for boxing with the Pavlik-Hopkins fight tonight), for this week’s ponderings… Which classic monster would win in a Monster Mash Style Bar Brawl? Dracula Real Name: Count…
Title: The Shadow of the Wind Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón; translated by Lucia Graves Genre: Fiction, Mystery, a true Gothic Novel Stand alone or series: As is, it is a stand alone book–but author Carlos Ruiz Zafón has two…
Title: Northern Lights (US title: The Golden Compass) Author: Philip Pullman Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Stand Alone or Series: First novel in the His Dark Materials trilogy Why did we DARE Katie to read this book: Because both of…
