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I have no intention of becoming a book reviewer, but I do want to start talking about books that I’ve read more often. Instead of a review, you’re likely to get a ramble about the book, my emotional state while reading it, or whatever tangents I feeling like exploring.


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I have no interest in reviewing books, but I love sharing the joy when I find a great one. Today I want to talk about Mike Jung‘s debut middle-grade novel, Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities [Indiebound, Barnes & Noble, Amazon], recommended for ages 8-12, but easily enjoyed by everyone.


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I read some wonderful books in January.


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GoodReads can be a dangerous place for an author, but it’s a wonderful tool for readers. I love seeing all the books I’ve read arrayed together with their glorious covers. Here’s what I read (and listened to on audiobook) this year, not including about half dozen amazing manuscripts that I’m sure you’ll be seeing soon:


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Anne McCaffrey has died.

It’s moments like these that I’m grateful for the Internet and for services like Twitter that make it easy to see that McCaffrey affected other people as profoundly as she affected me. I don’t know if I could adequately describe her impact on me otherwise. But you know. Most of you already know.I devoured the McCaffrey’s ( Read more... )