Article Archive for August 2010
Thumbing Through Thoreau, Compiled by Kenny Luck
Thumbing Through Thoreau
On July 4, 1845, when Henry David Thoreau moved into his cabin on the shores of Walden Pond, he was probably unaware that his abode in the woods, and the impact and influence …
Mockingjay Feature: MEGA GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!
IT’S HERE, IT’S HERE, IT’S HERE!!!
It is time to announce the winner of the kick awesome MEGA giveaway we co-hosted with our equally kick awesome friends, Karen (For What It’s Worth) and Bella (Obsessed!) Between the …
8 Fictional Characters trusted to babysit children; Guest Article by Literary Escapism’s Jackie
Babysitters I Would Love to Have
By: Jackie at Literary Escapism
When the girls from Paperback Dolls first asked me to write a guest article for them, I had a piece already scrambling around in my head …
Alert!!! Trailer for Sherrilyn Kenyon’s “No Mercy” released!
No Mercy
The latest from bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon
Live fast, fight hard and if you have to die then take as many of your enemies with you as you can. That is the Amazon credo and …
Week In Review
Welcome to all of our new followers and to all of our old! ;) What a great week we had this past week with our Mockingjay countdown, some wonderful reviews and we have TONS of …
News and New Releases in September
August is coming to a close, the little ones go back to school and summer starts making way for the cooler autumn climate, September is here! August was such a fabulous month – we …
ARC Review “It Started With A Dare” by Lindsay Faith Rech
It Started With A Dare
By: Lindsay Faith Rech
*Due for release 9/13/10*
Self-proclaimed nobody CG Silverman sees her move to an upscale new school as her chance to be somebody different. Her devil-may-care attitude attracts the in-clique, …
ALERT!!! Help Day Track Down The Title & Win at OBSESSED!
TRACK DOWN THE TITLE!
Your title-tracking skills of Awesomeness are once again required! No, don’t *groan* about it – Day, is in DIRE need of your expertise, and since Bella at Obsessed! is a book tracking …
Review: Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
Daughter of the Blood (Black Jewels Trilogy, Book 1)
Seven hundred years ago, a Black Widow witch sees an ancient prophecy come to life in her dazzling web of dreams and visions.
Now …
Total Eclipse The final installment in the Weather Warden series
Total Eclipse
By : Rachel CaineNew York Times bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires novels
Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin, her husband, the djinn David, and the Earth herself have been poisoned by a substance that destroys the …
The Journey Continues…
Catching up with Teresa
This month is all about queries. Queries are an important part of the publishing world; they are what gets your foot in the door. If you don’t have a good strong query …
ARC Review: Negative Image by Vicki Delany
Negative Image
by Vicki Delany
[A Constable Molly Smith Novel]*This title is due for release November 2, 2010*
As the mountain town of Trafalgar, British Columbia, shakes off a long hard winter, famous photographer Rudolph Steiner arrives …
Review: The Bloodgate Guardian by Joely Sue Burkhart
The Bloodgate Guardian
by Joely Sue Burkhart
Worlds within worlds await through the Maya Bloodgate…
Dr. Jaid Merritt doesn’t do digs. The last time she ventured into the jungle, someone died. Now she’s content to decipher Maya …
Spoiler Free Review: Mockingjay; Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay
[The Hunger Games 3]
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The …
HAPPY MOCKINGJAY RELEASE DAY!!!
Well it is finally here! Mockingjay is officially on the shelves at bookstores across the world. While everyone is totally immersed and consumed with the book, we have the rsults of our Mockingjay Poll…
Who should …
Hunger Games- Gale vs Peeta in their own words… Mockingjay release special feature.
With the upcoming release of the movie adaptation of THE HUNGER GAMES looming in the -oh-so-near- future, I thought it would be fun to re-visit all the excitement we felt in August of 2010 when …
Guest Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Cathching Fire
[The Hunger Games 2]
Please welcome our friend Jeremy from Novel Thoughts!
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by …
Review: The Hunger Games; Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games
[The Hunger Games 1]
Katniss Everdeen is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the …
Mockingjay feature:Top Ten Questions (give or take a few)
Top 10 (or more) Unanswered Questions
Like most everyone else we know, we are chomping at the bit to have Mockingjay in our hands. Why is it so important to fans? Well, It could be that there …
Mockingjay MEGA Giveaway!
***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!***
In anticipation for Mockingjay, we have teamed up with Karen from For What It’s Worth and The Bella from Obsessed! to offer another KICK AWESOME (cause that’s how we roll) international giveaway!
Let’s …
