I bought a book on a whim today. One that I didn’t already know about and hadn’t preordered. One that I didn’t look at, think “hmm, interesting” and put it on a wishlist. No, I actually bought it. There’s a question that seems to come up a lot these days – how do you find [...]
Archive for the ‘New Books’ Category
6 Apr
Thea is evil
Thea over at The Book Smugglers is evil. One click shopping is evil. Automatic downloads to Kindle are evil. I’ve just read Thea’s review of a book I’d never heard of before. It’s called The False Prince by Jennifer A. Neilsen and it sounds really excellent. Here’s the blurb and make sure you go and read [...]
3 Oct
Firebird by Kathy Tyers
I read the very original editions of Firebird and Fusion Fire back in the ’80s when they were originally published. I loved Firebird, but did struggle a bit with some of the nasty stuff Phoena got up to in Fusion Fire. I was always sad the story didn’t seem to be finished. Move up to [...]
26 Sep
New Book, The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
The Hare with Amber Eyes Sometimes it’s hard to decide if reading someone else’s blog is a good thing or a bad thing. And when you combine that with one-click purchasing, it can be downright dangerous. I have just read a wonderful review of The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal over on [...]
15 Aug
Planning some shopping
Georgette Heyer I have 28 ebooks in my shopping cart at Books on Board at the moment. Right now, they would cost me US$283.31 (and that’s with US$108.39 in savings, so the total retail cost of the cart would be US$391.70). Hopefully, once the clock ticks over midnight in the US, that total will drop [...]
13 Jul
New Book, Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
Last night, Orannia from Walkabout and I went to a book tour event with Nalini Singh at the Takapuna Library. It was a lovely evening – Nalini is such a lovely lady and so vibrant and passionate when she talks. Check out Orannia’s post for some thoughts on the evening – and some hints/comments Nalini [...]
11 Jul
New Book, Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
I was delighted to get this one in the mail today. It’s not actually out yet, but for a bunch of slightly complicated reasons, I’ve got it early. It is signed by both the authors and will be a very nice addition to my collection. I don’t quite know when I’ll read it as my [...]
30 Jun
New Book, Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
Yay, a book in the mail! This is the August read for Sharra at Calico Reaction‘s A-Z Book Club. I’m really enjoying these reads; they’re always interesting, even if some haven’t been for me, and there’s always intelligent discussion at the end of each month. I highly recommend Sharra’s Book Club – do go and [...]
