Books of the Week: Splintered, A.G. Howard The Testing, Joelle Charbonneau Affliction, Laurell K. Hamilton A.G. Howard’s Splintered is a reimagining of the story of “Alice in Wonderland,” and it’s a dark and unexpected version of the story that enchanted so many of us when we were young. Alyssa’s great-great-great …
Books of the Week: The Reckoning, Alma Katsu The Thing About Weres, Leigh Evans Tracking the Tempest, Nicole Peeler Free Fall, Chris Grabenstein The Reckoning is the second book in Alma Katsu’s trilogy about the misfortunes of love and the mistakes we make when we try to mold our loved ones …
Books of the Week: Blood and Silk, Carol McKay House Rules, Chloe Neill Appalachian Overthrow, E.E. Knight Carol McKay’s Blood and Silk is a thoroughly-researched novel published by a very small press. If the premise of the book (that Mary Magdalene was married to Jesus of Nazareth and had a child …
Books of the Week: Don’t Ever Get Old, Daniel Friedman The Shake, Mel Nicolai The Magistrates of Hell, Barbara Hambly Criminal Enterprise, Owen Laukkanen I had the pleasure of meeting Daniel Friedman at the Edgar awards ceremony; Daniel was up for Best First Mystery. He didn’t win, but he was …
Books of the Week: The City, Stella Gemmell Kitty Rocks the House, Carrie Vaughn Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris I don’t believe I could have read three more diverse books if I’d picked them out of a hat. The City is a multiple POV science fiction novel, faintly reminiscent of …
Books of the Week: The Vampire Tapestry, Suzy McKee Charnas Under the Hill: Bomber’s Moon, Alex Beecroft Blood Oranges, Kathleen Tierney The Last Policeman, Ben Winters Suzy McKee Charnas wrote The Vampire Tapestry in 1980, and I’m sorry to say I read it for the first time last week. I thank Paul …
Book 13 (and the final novel) in the Sookie Stackhouse Series. Ace, May 7, 2013, ISBN-10: 193700788X ISBN-13: 978-1937007881 (H) Purchase from Amazon | Purchase from Barnes & Noble LIMITED EDITION: A slip-cased, linen-bound edition of the 13th and final Sookie Stackhouse novel. Only 2,500 signed and numbered copies, …
ICYMI: Anal toy play can be a ton of fun. But it can also be pretty intimidating for first-time players, which is why we dug up expert advice on how to get started – and how to have the most fun. Here’s what they suggest. First, let’s take a moment …
DEAD EVER AFTER, which will be on the shelves May 7, 2013, has the best cover ever. Lisa Desimini has given my books a distinctive look from the very beginning with DEAD UNTIL DARK. I’m so glad she’s still with me for the last book in the series. I hope …
Lisa Desimini, the talented artist who designs the Sookie Stackhouse covers, offers prints of the cover art for sale on her website. Since Lisa is a working artist, these prints are not free, which Lisa says has surprised some visitors to her site. A signed archival print (14×20) is …
