The Secret Society Girl Series by Diana Peterfreund

Yesterday was the release of Rites of Spring (Break), the third installment of Diana Peterfreund’s Secret Society Girl series. I bring this up for two reasons.
First, from a reader’s perspective. Go out and buy it. I personally haven’t read it yet because in my hobbling state, I haven’t been able to make it to a […]

My TBR Pile

I have to start out by saying that my TBR pile at home is reaching some amount over 50 novels. I keep buying and buying books all over the place, and I have enough to last me the rest of this year.
But, right now, I have a short-term TBR pile of books on my coffee […]

Interview with Tristi Pinkston

Today, I would like to welcome Tristi Pinkston on her Blog Tour for her latest novel, Season of Sacrifice.
Welcome Tristi! I’m so glad you could stop by on your blog tour.
Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.
Your newest novel, Season of Sacrifice, is a true story based on the life of your great-great-grandfather. […]

Mixing Reading and Writing

While I’ve been working on this novel, I’ve been reading as well. On the train, before sleep and when I’m too tired to concentrate on writing. I’ve read Libba Bray,  Mark Henry, Holly Black and Lisa Lutz. By the way, all of those authors are amazing.
This was working out just fine until a couple of […]

May Giveaway: Signed Succubus in the City by Nina Harper!

I’m a little late in posting the monthly book giveaway for May, but here it is!
This month’s giveaway is a signed copy of Succubus in the City by Nina Harper. I met her at Comic Con, and she was sweet enough to hand over an extra signed copy. I haven’t read my copy yet, but […]

NYC Comic Con, Sunday

Well, today was another fun day at the NYC Comic Con. I’m terribly sleepy, so this will just be a quick rundown of the day.

1. Sat in on a panel with Jason Dohring of Veronica Mars talking about Moonlight.

2. Met Holly Black and got a signed copy of Ironside. I forgot my copy of […]

NYC Comic Con, Saturday

Today was the first day I attended the NYC Comic Con! And it was so much fun! We’re going back again tomorrow.
Here’s a quick overview of the day:
1. Got a lot of free stuff, including comic books, novels, posters, magazines and more.
2. Met Nina Harper and got a signed copy of Succubus in the City. […]

April Book Giveaway Winner!

The April 2008 Book Giveaway is now over. Congrats to Eva, the winner of Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories!
Thanks for all those who participated. Stop by next month for the next giveaway!

Kudos to Libba Bray

Libba Bray, you rock.
Last night, I finished The Sweet Far Thing, the last in the Gemma Doyle trilogy.
One word: Wow.
I don’t want to share much of the plot because of spoiler reasons. Basically, this is a young adult fantasy about a late 19th century girl who has the power to enter The Realms, a magical […]

Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories - April 2008 Giveaway

JenWriter’s Monthly Book Giveaway for April 2008
Each month, I run a book giveaway for the readers of this blog. Why? I love books, and I want to share the ones I love with as many people as I can. This month’s book giveaway is Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.How to […]