Well, my friends, it's time to say goodbye. As announced two weeks ago, we're shutting down shop. It's been five years of wonderful books, wonderful people, and plenty of randomness, but it's time to move along and discover shiny new things. All posts here will stay as they are; I won't be deleting or erasing anything. I wish you all a lifetime ( Read more... )

We've made it all the way to the weekend, and as a celebration, how 'bout we all sit and watch our weekly movie together ( Read more... )

It's Thursday, which means in just one more day we can do the weekend dance. Clearly this means it's time to celebrate with e-books on sale. Of course, I can't think of any occasion that doesn't require books on sale as part of the celebration, but that's neither here nor there ( Read more... )

Series: Razorland
Publisher: Macmillan, 2011
Genre: Science Fiction
Sub-genre: Dystopian, YA
Rating: 3 1/2 pints of blood
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Yeah, ok, I might be shutting down this week, but that doesn't mean I've learned nothing in the past five years of blogging. There are quite a few things I wish I'd known before I started up, so a few of these are really more notes to my pre-blogging self than anything else, but if you happen to be here and have been considering getting into a bit ( Read more... )

You know what's amazing? The internet! It's a lovely thing we have here, and it's not just for technogeeks with spreadsheets, or so I hear. And hey, did you know that if you take an ordinary mom (complete with giant glasses and mom jeans), you can turn her into a Mom On The Net with just a few clicks of the mouse? It's like crazy awesome! ( Read more... )

What's that? A shiny new bundle of e-book deals for you, just because it's Thursday? Why, yes ( Read more... )

Series: Bonaventure-Carmody
Publisher: Pyr, 2009
Genre: Fantasy
Sub-genre: Alternate history/time travel
Rating: 3 pints of blood
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Some books are so amazing they blow your mind and stay with you forever. Others find a warm and comfy little spot in your heart to nestle, and hang out close to you on the shelf with all your comfort re-reads. Some you read and forget almost as soon as you move on to the next thing. And then there are those that stick in your memory for all the ( Read more... )

I suspect this won't be one of my more popular posts, but I have some news I need to share with you all. I've done a lot of thinking on this subject, and in the end, there was really only one decision I could come to ( Read more... )