In Eowyn Ivey’s magical debut novel The Snow Child, a couple creates a child out of snow. When she appears on their doorstep as a little girl, wild and secretive, their lives are changed forever. Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for a couple who have never been able to conceive. Jack [CONTINUE READING]
My name is Mary Ellen Dennis and I’m addicted to writing books. Reading them, too. Writing and reading and true love and chocolate—life doesn’t get much better than that. Well, maybe watching Lili with Leslie Caron, while munching crème donuts. The movie’s locale is a traveling circus, but Lili is not the reason I chose [CONTINUE READING]
Dracula. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality. Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his tale not one of a monster but of a man… and a contradiction. His tale is told by those who knew him best. The only woman he ever loved…and whom he had to [CONTINUE READING]
I’ve always enjoyed the Q&A that follows a talk or a panel on a book I’ve written. Readers (or non-readers who are just curious about writers) always want to know about the autobiographical element. I’ve never been shy. “Any writer who denies that a part of her life is in her work is a liar,” [CONTINUE READING]
To celebrate the Royal Wedding, Sourcebooks and The British Babes Book Brigade are giving away lots of books & royal wedding mementos! Visit The British Babes Book Brigade Fan page each day for a change to win… The 1st place winner will get a William & Kate wedding memento (it is top secret for now [CONTINUE READING]
The Book Faery Reviews is three years old this month! Woohoo! Boy has time flown by and it’s been LOTS of FUN! Below is a slide show of previous guest authors at The Book Faery Reviews: To celebrate our time blogging, we’re opening up the book vault and giving away THREE different packages! THREE readers [CONTINUE READING]
Sourcebooks has just found a galley of the novel Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower (releases March 8th) and I was quick enough to snag one for a special giveaway. They asked us to be “creative” with this particular book giveaway so I’ve decided that since I LOVE their book covers, I’d [CONTINUE READING]
I love to get “new” things to add to my collections; books, movies, music, and games. And I love it even more when I can get these things at a good deal. My favorite way is utilizing our local stores who offer used items and often I can find some in nearly new looking condition [CONTINUE READING]
I’ve got some book giveaways ending today so if you haven’t already done so, be sure to stop by one of the posts for your chance to get a copy! Winners will be randomly selected using my “And the Winner Is” wordpress plugin for each giveaway. Giveaway winners will be announced within the giveaway comments, [CONTINUE READING]
America grows older yet stays focused on its young. Whatever hill we try to climb, we’re “over” it by fifty and should that hill involve entertainment or athletics we’re finished long before. But if younger is better, it doesn’t appear that youngest is best: we want our teachers, doctors, generals, and presidents to have reached [CONTINUE READING]
With busy schedules, demanding careers, and little time, many of us battle just to stay awake. But energy is something that is in our control, even when time is short. Now 50 years young, fitness guru Denise Austin shows readers how to super-charge their lives, using her innovative lifestyle plan. She eats the right foods [CONTINUE READING]
