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Blog Tour: Ugly As Sin
Today I am extremely excited to be working with TLC Book Tours and author Tori Raiten-D’Antonio to promote her book, Ugly As Sin. Below is my review, but let me premise it by saying I truly believe each and every woman should read this book. Amazing doesn’t even begin to cover it. About the Author: Toni Raiten-D’Antonio, LCSW, is a well-known psychotherapist with a thriving private practice in Suffolk County, Long Island. She is a professor of psychology and social work at Empire State College. Prior to becoming a therapist she worked in television and theater as both a performer…
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My apologies for not posting anything.
Oh wait, I just did. Well this post won’t have too much substance. I’m catching up on tour books and then I got a request to push another tour up so….I’ve been reading my behind off. Is that possible? Too bad reading doesn’t burn calories! If you haven’t already, make sure to check out the post before this about Travis and I hosting an AWESOME Halloween swap. Now…I’m off to the paper mill.
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Come one, come all to the Spooky Swap!
Travis of Inked Books and I are hosting a Halloween Spooky Swap! (Special thanks to Jeremy West for this fabulous graphic!) If you don’t know what a swap is, here’s what it’s all about: Everyone likes getting stuff in the mail, and Halloween isn’t really a gift-giving holiday. Why? Well I wish we knew, but I like getting surprises so we declared it a gift-giving holiday! Everyone participating will fill out an info form, and we’ll match everyone with someone they groove with. Yes, we did just say groove. Unless you REALLY want to know who’s sending your package, we’ll…
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Blog Tour: Dead Politician Society Review
After the mayor falls down dead in the middle of a speech, a clandestine student society claims credit for his demise. Clare Vengel is given her first undercover assignment: to pose as a student and penetrate the society. A streetwise amateur mechanic, Clare finds university a foreign land, and has trouble creating an in with the suspects. She quickly alienates a popular professor and loses the respect of police superiors. When another politician is killed, Clare kicks herself into high gear. She forges friendships with students and makes inroads into the secret society. As the body count rises, Clare realizes…
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Cover Contest: Anna and the French Kiss
Cindy at Princess Bookie is at it again! This time she has a contest going to redesign the cover of Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. I want to read this book so badly I can taste it, so I knew I’d be participating in this one! Here is the original cover: and here is mine: What do you think? I was pretty happy with how it came out, although I wish the girl in the picture was smiling a little more :). Nonetheless, here is my creation and I hope it does well!
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Book Review: Shadow Bound
Media Type: Ebook Title: Shadow Bound Author: Erin Kellison Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company, Inc. Pages: Mass Market Paperback; 336 Release Date: July 1, 2010 Source: Barnes & Noble Free Book Fridays ———————————————– Genre: Paranormal Romance HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a good paranormal book with fabulous characters. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Death Some people will do anything to avoid it. Even trade their immortal souls for endless existence. Wraiths Secretly, inexorably, they are infiltrating our world, sucking the essence out of unsuspecting victims with their hideous parody of…
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The Fanatic Report 6
Your place for all the book news you NEED to know around the internet! From the home base, here are the noteworthy posts this week. * My Monday post this week was about a fun blog tweak! Ever wondered how to change your font on your post titles and sidebar titles to a cute one? Check out the tutorial! Also, this week only (until Saturday evening) I’ll do it for you if you email me! * This week I was fortunate enough to have Steve Brezenoff, author of The Absolute Value of -1, stop by my blog for an interview!…
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On why I love my first graders.
See these? To you, these may just be crayons. Brightly colored pieces of wax that get stepped on sometimes, broken often and sadly dull quite quickly. To first graders…. These are possibilities. They are hundreds of pictures drawn onto empty sheets of paper. They are a means of creating something artistic, something new, something beautiful. To first graders, these are something to love and something to crave. Something to be excited about! These aren’t just dominoes. Oh no! These are buildings. Castles. Garages. Endless roads that tiny toy cars can ride through and crash into. These are tools to build…
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An Interview with Steve Brezenoff
Today I’m quite smitten to be able to host Steve Brezenoff, the author of The Absolute Value of -1, to my blog! As you may remember, I absolutely loved his book. You can read my review if you would like to see how very much that is true. Well, in an effort not to be too terribly gushy, I’ll stop here and let Steve take the wheel! Below are his answers to some interview questions that I sent. Enjoy! 1) I always like to begin my interviews with a challenge. If you had to create a one sentence mission statement…
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Book Review: Mockingjay
“My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead? I should be dead.” Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss’s family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding. It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the…