Posted on June 25th, 2008 by JenWriter
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 […]
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Posted on May 20th, 2008 by JenWriter
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 […]
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 by JenWriter
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. […]
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Posted on May 6th, 2008 by JenWriter
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 […]
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Posted on May 4th, 2008 by JenWriter
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 […]
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Posted on April 20th, 2008 by JenWriter
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 […]
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Posted on April 19th, 2008 by JenWriter
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. […]
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by JenWriter
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!
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Posted on April 10th, 2008 by JenWriter
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 […]
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Posted on April 1st, 2008 by JenWriter
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 […]
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