Walmart price wars the wanton destruction of small, local businesses Have you heard about this? Walmart, Target & Amazon are engaging in a price war over a list of expected bestseller hardbacks this holiday season, slashing list prices that normally range from $25-$35 to $9 . For a book addict like me living on a limited income, you'd think this would be good news, right? Ha. I'm furious. ...
More reviews, including an online copy of the starred PW review. Oh, and if you were to pop over to Amazon.com to post a review of your own there, I wouldn’t exactly object.
Reviews:
Publishers Weekly starred review (as copied on NoveList): “Unique magical concepts, a tough and pragmatic protagonist and a high casualty rate for innocent bystanders will enthrall readers who like explosive...
I just finished reading Death Troopers , the latestStar Wars novel, and first foray into novel-length horror in the Star Wars franchise. Not the first horror in SW, as we had the Goosebumps-inspired "Galaxy of Fear" series for kids some years back, and few comic tales that definitely were going for spooky. Overall, Joe Schreiber's first SW novel is a quick read, full of action as a small ...
Finally, 'tis the official Book Release Day for Flesh and Fire . I am celebrating by... working on Book 2. Because that's how this gig goes. To mark the occasion, I give you not an excerpt, but a repeat of On the Occasion of My Book's Birthday, or "To Pub or Not to Pub" (wth abject apologies to master Wm. Shakespeare) To brace or not to brace; that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in ...
"Negotiator Tomas!" Tomas turned away from the clothing he was placing into his carry bag, the weary resignation on his face schooling itself into something more appropriate to greet the eldest daughter of his host, however unexpectedthe meeting might be. "Lady Thaïs." "You had hoped for more, from my father." She saw no purpose to pleasantries, but instead cut directly to her purpose. If you...
I am informed that Amazon.com and BN.com have shipped Flesh and Fire a smidge earlier than street date. So help me out, guys! Send me a photo* of Flesh and Fire in the wild (a bookstore shelf, in a shipping box, alreadyat home on your reading table...!) First ten do do so will get a Limited Edition Vineart War traveling corkscrew, perfect for tailgates, conventions, and using as a makeshift...
You know that cannot last. Not if the rumors we are hearing are true. Recent rumors come to his unwilling ears, of strange plagues and seemingly random attacks. Of vineyards damaged, their fruit withered, or eaten away by some unknown rot. Like the unusual order coming from Atakus, things that happened outside his lands were no concern of his, so long it left him and his alone. And when it ...
So I want to mention that jimhines ' new novel Mermaid's Madness has been released. This is a really really really good book. See, I got to read and advanced copy, and I liked it so much that I sent him an unsolicited blurb. And guess what? They put it on the cover. But the important thing is that I really like this one. It's a version of the little mermaid story, only so much cooler ...
Today, The Mermaid's Madness officially hits the shelves! From someone who is alreadytwo hundred pages into the book, you can take it from me: it's a damn fine read. (For bonus cool, the author, Jim C. Hines ( jimhines ), is also on the good list :Db) Last month, Jim's blog/LJ readers were given a chance to ask questions about the book. Here's my question, and his answer: Q: Will ...
