One of the best parts of BEA is getting advance reader copies of books due to hit the shelves in fall or winter. While Dan Brown’s bestseller in waiting was not among the crop of titles I ran off with, there were some gems in there…
First, one of the books from the Editor’s Buzz panel [...]
Posts Tagged ‘books’
13 Jul
BEA Galley Roundup
6 Jul
Summer Reading Fun
For the first time in a LONG time, it felt like summer this weekend. If you don’t live in the Northeast, you probably have had drier weather than we have. June was one of the wettest on record, with rain or thunderstorms coming most every day. Not exactly the kind of weather that has you [...]
29 Dec
Another Week, Another Article on the Demise of Publishing as we know it.
Hey there. Checking in from a surprisingly blog-free vacation to direct your attention to an article from the Times…it makes the argument that the book industry is being slammed by people who are buying books super-cheaply on the Internet. That is…
What’s undermining the book industry is not the absence of casual readers but the changing [...]
9 Oct
What I am reading
Contrary to my previous posts, I do actually get a chance to read books every once in a while. Of course, I suffer from the horrific problem of not finishing most of what I read. Especially with non-fiction, I often start books, get into the middle, and then drop off. The following are 3 books [...]
14 Jan
My book personality
This is comical:
You’re Love in the Time of Cholera!
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Like Odysseus in a work of Homer, you demonstrate undying loyalty by
sleeping with as many people as you possibly can. But in your heart you never give
consent! This creates a strange quandary of what love really means to you. On the
one hand, you’ve loved [...]
12 Dec
13 Shopping Days Left Till Christmas!
Here’s a great article (by way of Shelf Awareness) with quick tips for book shopping for children.
Let me add one point to the “bring a kid to the bookstore” tip. If you have an independent store near you, especially one that specializes in kids books, let that be your destination. You’ll get a more varied and [...]
27 Nov
The big birthday weekend looms
Yes, only two more days before I leave for the big Vegas blowout weekend. And you’d be surprised what the main topic of debate is. No, it’s not who will be lugging the big suitcase with them to the office (I’m certainly hoping that Mr. IT, who is taking a bus from the office to [...]
11 Oct
The Mommy “Wars”
I just got done reading The Mommy Wars by Leslie Morgan Steiner. Normally, these books are like brussels sprouts to me – don’t like them, don’t want them, keep them as far away from me as possible. This is surprising to many of my friends and co-workers, but I have my reasons. I happen to [...]
6 Oct
For those about to read, I salute you
When I am asked what my favorite book is, I usually hesitate. Let’s be honest – for a bookworm, it’s like asking a parent who their favorite child is, or what my favorite chocolate is. How do you choose? When pressed, and I often am, I sometimes volunteer “Dracula” because it was the first book that caused me to [...]
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