It's Cover Snark, but Just one Book
I have many collections on my e-reader, most of them organized by month. As I've mentioned before, I schedule my reading for review by the month the book is released. If something is coming out late May or early June, it's in the “June 2013” folder, and if it's late June, early July, it goes in “July 2013.” I do this in case I get so excited about a book that is So Awesome OMG … Continue reading Who Lives on Your Reader?
I have a ton of things to share with you, so let's get to it, in convenient and efficient list form! First: The book club chat will be Tuesday 30 July at 9:00pm ET. The chat will be here at the hot pink palace of Bitchery, as usual. Author Julie Garwood will join us for the Q&A portion at 10:00pm ET. So, to make that simple: Tuesday. 9pm ET chat. Then 10pmET JULIE GARWOOD. I'm trying to keep … Continue reading Links, Videos, Reminders, and Other Items You May Enjoy
From Pam G. comes this awesomeness. Suppose you were a bassoon quartet. If you were as fantastic as these ladies, you'd call yourselves “The Breaking Wind Bassoon Quartet.” Because how could you not? And what would you do once you were officially Breaking Wind? A Lady Gaga medley, obviously! Link! It's kind of amazing how good Lady Gaga sounds played on a bassoon. I hope they're going on tour. I hope your weekend is … Continue reading Bonus Friday Videos Love Bassoons!
From Kathy comes this link to Bertolli's 3+ minute commercial for different kinds of olive oil. Link! I'm all in favor of the Bertolli way, how about you? (Just don't drop oil on the floor. Have mercy, what a mess.) I hope your weekend is full of excellent food and books – and really cute dogs, too.
A View to a Kiss is $1.99 right now. This must be one of Linden's more popular romances as many people have recommended it to me – it has espionage, disguises, adventure, and a lot of romance, too. It's book 1 in her Bow Street Agents: Spies in Love series. Mystifying kisses… It was a most coveted invitation—a glittering ball attended by all the important people of the ton. But Mariah, a ravishing beauty thought … Continue reading Books on Sale: More Linden Historicals!
The Seen Trilogy by Cynthia Sax is three erotic novellas featuring an exhibitionist heroine and voyeur hero. I’ve never really understood exhibitionism, the same way I’ve never really understood why people (celebrities especially) make sex tapes. It’s like 1. you’re gonna realize you have cellulite in places you didn’t think you did and 2. unless you use a set I’d be all like, “Fuck, I forgot to dust the bedside table. Is that a receipt … Continue reading He Watches Me, He Touches Me, He Claims Me: The Seen Trilogy by Cynthia Sax
Take a deep breath and grab your digital reader, because Flowers in the Attic is $1.99 digitally. It's amazing how this book was the gateway drug to romance for so many people because it's decidedly NOT a ROMANCE. (Also, that COVER, When you know the story, that cover is JAW DROPPING.) Either way, it's $1.99, so if you'd like to re-live the Flowers in the Attic experience, enjoy! It wasn't that she didn't love her children. … Continue reading Books on Sale: Nonfiction About Television, Flowers in the Attic, And Romance (Because Obviously!)
I sat down with Dr. Joanna Gregson and Dr. Jen Lois, two professors of sociology who are doing a years-long study of the sociology of the romance writing community. I attended their session at RWA and tweeted the pants off it (you can read the Storify collection of tweets if you’d like to learn more about their research and data). Later I begged for a few minutes so I could interview them further. We talk … Continue reading 51. An Interview with Drs. Joanna Gregson and Jen Lois about the Gendered Community of Romance
One Night in London is $2.99, and is the first book in the “Truth about the Duke” series – which is effusively reviewed and has many fans among historical romance readers. There are other Caroline Linden ebooks on sale, too, and I'll feature them later this week. This book also features a cover that never fails to make me feel a great deal of empathy for the women on the cover, as clearly she is … Continue reading Books On Sale: Caroline Linden, Lindsey McKenna and More
I’m just going to say it – I love everything Courtney Milan writes. Some of her stuff has a huge emotional impact on me (Unveiled, A Kiss For Midwinter) and some has a medium/high emotional impact on me, but everything she writes leaves me with some level of good book sigh. The Heiress Effect is no exception. The Heiress Effect is the second book in the Brother’s Sinister series (loosely connected stand-alones, with accompanying novellas). … Continue reading The Heiress Effect, by Courtney Milan
COURTNEY MILAN HOW DO YOU BRAIN. There was NOT A GOOD GODDAMN THING I DID NOT LIKE ABOUT THIS BOOK. Nothing. Jane Fairfield has two problems. One: she has an uncle, who is the guardian of her younger sister, and he is, basically, The Worst. You hear about people being Human Tennis Elbow, and Uncle Titus is basically it. Two: She has a shitton of money and her uncle wants her to marry. Now. Anyone. … Continue reading The Heiress Effect By Courtney Milan
