13 Jul 2015
5 Books to Read if You Are Afraid of the Internet (But Use it Anyway)
Hey, lets be honest: Technology and the Internet are fantastic tools that we use every day. But, you know, some of us have a love/ hate relationship with those ads that show us that pair of shoes that we looked at online last week (we aren’t paranoid… they are FOLLOWING US!). And...
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13 Jul 2015
Interview with Emily Bingham, author of Irrepressible
Tell us a little bit about your new release, Irrepressible. My great aunt Henrietta Bingham was almost never mentioned while I was growing up in the 1970s and 80s, but when I heard that she'd spent time in London among the Bloomsbury crowd (the coterie of intellectuals and artists that formed around Virginia Woolf and her sister the painter Vanessa Bell) I took notice. And when my grandmother said in an aside during an oral history I did with her in the 1990s that she was incredibly sophisticated and alluring, but "an invert, you know," I was intrigued.
10 Jul 2015
The News in Books | July 10
Movies, Miscavige, Mockingbirds and more in this week’s News in Books! Watching out for Watchman Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee is coming out next Tuesday! It is the most pre-ordered book in her publisher’s history (our team definitely accounts for a few of those pre-orders!) But Harper once...
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10 Jul 2015
Interview with Lori Lansens, author of The Mountain Story
Tell us a little bit about your new release, The Mountain Story. It’s a story about four hikers lost together in the mountain wilderness that overlooks Palm Springs. Four people. Five days. Three survivors. Eighteen-year-old Wolf Truly goes up the mountain with the intention of taking his life and instead meets three strangers who change him forever.
09 Jul 2015
Our Favorite Recent Posts from Book Bloggers
Ever wished you knew people who love books as much as you do? Welcome to the beautiful world of book blogging, where everyone is passionate about books. We picked out some of our favorite posts to introduce you to all that the book blogosphere has to offer. The Bucket List...
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09 Jul 2015
The RITA Nominees that you MUST Read if You Love Romance
The RITA awards, the Romance publishing industry’s highest award of distinction, are awarded on the 25th of July. So this month, we are taking a look at the top contenders for the award, and reading as many as we can! Check out the 2015 RITA award nominees. Category one: The...
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08 Jul 2015
Interview with Lisa Jakub, author of You Look Like That Girl
“At the age of twenty-two, Lisa Jakub had what she was supposed to want: she was a working actor in Los Angeles. She had more than forty movies and TV shows to her name, she had been in blockbusters like Mrs. Doubtfire and Independence Day, she walked the red carpet...
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08 Jul 2015
Our Favorite Romance Bloggers
Ahh, love! Do you like to read your romance novels out in the open, or are you relieved that you can secretly read Fifty Shades of Grey on your Kindle? Either way, romance novels are, officially, the most popular fiction genre. This week we celebrate romance with our favorite romance book...
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07 Jul 2015
Giveaway: Win the Author of The Paris Wife’s New Book
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain enthralled us (and countless other readers). We loved the magical setting of 1920s-era Chicago and the captivating characters. Lucky for us, the author of The Paris Wife has a new book slated for release on July 28th. We got our hands on a few advance copies,...
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07 Jul 2015
Kathy Reichs New Book: Win an Advance Copy!
We got our hands on a few advance copies of Kathy Reichs new book, and we’re sharing (you’re welcome). If you love Temperance Brennan, binge watch the TV show BONES, and can’t wait to read the next installment of Kathy Reichs’ Bones series, you’re in for a treat. We recommend...
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