Salutations, Bookworms! I’ve been doing a little self-psychoanalysis and I think part of the reason that I like dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction so much is because it makes all my first world problems seem super petty. I mean, I might be worried about dieting or something, but that seems less critical when you read about… Read more »
Greetings Bookworms! Today we’re going to talk more about my new found obsession with audio books, and a book turned Oscar-winning-movie (which OF COURSE I haven’t seen, because I am the WORST at being relevant when it comes to cinema.) You guessed right. It’s time for The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick! Audio books… Read more »
Hidey Ho, Bookworms! Shortly after BEA, some of my blog pals who had been lucky enough to attend the conference o’ bookish goodness and starting chatting about what ARC’s they were excited to have picked up. One of these books was We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas. Not one to be left out, I… Read more »
Back to School with you, Bookworms! Nah, just kidding. I mean, unless you are actually in school. Truancy is bad, kids! But for the rest of us who have (at least for the time being) left our school days behind, the ladies of The Broke and the Bookish have a fun little game for us… Read more »
Good Day, Bookworms! You know how sometimes you just need a push in the right direction to finally tackle a project? I have had a chunkster of a book sitting on my virtual shelf for far too long. It’s gotten amazing reviews from some of my favorite people and I keep finding reasons to put it… Read more »
Hidey Ho, Bookworms! It’s been a while since I put together an Idiosyncratic Lit List, and after reading Two Lovely Berries last week, I’m inspired to talk about twins in literature. I’m seeing double here, kids. Let’s get twinny with it. 1. Nora and Aubrey Daley from Two Lovely Berries by AM Blair (review): Oh these girls!… Read more »
Greetings Bookworms! Let’s talk for a minute about self published books, shall we? Now. Most of these conversations consist of bloggers explaining why they won’t read self pubs and self pubbed authors complaining that nobody will give them a chance. There have been a million posts written about how to approach bloggers and pitching your… Read more »
Greetings Bookworms, In case you hadn’t noticed, I’ve been talking about audio books more than usual. I decided it was time to get it over with and just profess my undying affection for the audio book. My girl Esther from Macmillan Audio has hooked me up with some sample chapters for your listening pleasure. Now, without further… Read more »
Salutations Bookworms, Some things just go together. Coffee and cream. Peanut butter and chocolate. Spaghetti and meatballs. Jane Austen and undead creatures. Yep, I recently enjoyed the audio book version of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It’s an odd little mash-up of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice and Seth Grahame-Smith’s vision of how Austen’s England… Read more »
Greetings Bookworms, I should probably not be allowed to go onto NetGalley. I am entirely too susceptible to “the next big thing” and I end up picking up books I’d never ordinarily look into. Sometimes it’s a great way to get me out of my comfort zone. Other times, I’m just left scratching my head… Read more »
