The first day of Book Group Expo was today, and it was terribly fun, although I didn't have a chance to talk to too many people because I had to rush off to work before the panels were over.  I will try to put up a full-blown report later this week, but here's some quick notes from today:

- My camera decided it was too much bother to function ( Read more... )

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The winners of the Guernica giveaway will be announced as soon as I receive confirmation of their addresses, and the winners of the Neil Gaiman contest are in an earlier post if you wish to see them.  So - let us move on to the next great giveaway!

Contest #4: The Heretic's Daughter Giveaway

What better way to start the month of October than with a ( Read more... )

The Heretic's Daughter
by Kathleen Kent

Once upon a time in the dreary town of Salem, hysteria struck the people and blighted their reputation forever.   Regardless of what they’d done before, and what they accomplished since, Salem will forever be known for the witch hunts of 1692. The trials have been a black mark upon the community for ( Read more... )