Some of you may have heard about the book called S. that J.J. Abrams collaborated on with Doug Dorst. Abrams came up with the idea and Dorst wrote it.
According to the press release, Abrams saw …
Book Review: THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
I originally reviewed this for Shelf Awareness for Readers, and am reprinting it here with permission.
Fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Cemetery of Forgotten Books series finally have another installment to enjoy with The Prisoner of Heaven, …
How Much Do Book Covers Matter?
I saw this beautiful cover for Michael Frayn’s book, Skios, this morning and was immediately attracted to it.
My trip to the Greek islands remains my favorite so far, and I have fond memories of the …
First Impressions: PULP INK 2 Anthology
I thought I’d do something different this week. Instead of featuring three openers from three books, I decided to post the openers of three short stories from a recently released crime fiction anthology called Pulp …
First Impressions: Flashback Edition
Couldn’t find three hard-hitting openers among the ARCs I received this week, so I thought I’d take a look back at some older favorites. I wanted to feature authors whose work you may not have …
Movie Review: SAVAGES
If you’ve seen Oliver Stone’s U-Turn or Natural Born Killers, and/or have read the Don Winslow novel on which this movie is based, Savages is pretty much what you’d expect it to be—violent, in your …
Book Review: THE KINGS OF COOL by Don Winslow
My review appeared in Shelf Awareness for Readers last week and is reprinted here with permission.
After Savages became a breakout hit and Hollywood movie (directed by Oliver Stone, out July 6), Don Winslow is back …
Book Review: THE NIGHTMARE by Lars Kepler
Because I was light on posts last week, it probably looked like I was slacking off, but I was actually experiencing pop culture overload. I did a marathon of the entire first season of Homeland …
Musical Memories
A couple weeks ago, I discovered this cool new iPad and iPhone app called Songza. When you log in, it knows what day and time it is and what you might be doing, and it offers …
First Impressions 6.22.12
Today sees the return of my featuring three openers from new or upcoming books for you to determine which make(s) you want to keep reading. Intros with long descriptions of weather and/or scenery are immediately …
Book Giveaway: SHADOW OF NIGHT by Deborah Harkness
I had family in town for the past several days and had a lovely time, but I’m seriously sleep-deprived so it may be another 144 24 hours before I can write a longer post. Today, …
Nerdy Hot List 2012
It’s been a hard, sleep-deprived week, so I thought I’d do a fun post today. First Impressions should return next week if I get some books with strong openers.
Every year for the past three years, …
And the 2012 Stalker Award Winners Are…
To help celebrate May being Mystery Month, I accepted nominations from crime fiction readers at large for authors and books they’re obsessed about. The nominees were announced at the end of May, and 960 people …
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