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Aug
26
India Drummond

I Love Free eBooks

I Love Free eBooks My book addiction can be quite expensive, and sometimes it’s nice to get stuff free. Well, it’s nearly always nice to get things free, unless that thing is craptastic, in which case I end up having to pay someone to get rid of it. Such is life. But! Free Books! I have recently discovered that you can get free Kindle books! Long-time Kindle users may know this already, but for those who want to...
Jul
19
India Drummond

Book Review: The Magician’s Guild

Book Review: The Magician’s Guild The Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan is the first in the Black Magician’s Trilogy, although trilogy is perhaps the wrong word, since after the publication of the three, Canavan published a prequel and then a subsequent standalone novel. Regardless of the time frame, The Magician’s Guild is the one readers will want to take on first. Canavan creates a wonderful fantasy world devoid of the...
Jun
3
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Book Review: Me and My Ghoulfriends

Book Review: Me and My Ghoulfriends When I first saw the write-up for Me and My Ghoulfriends, a paranormal romance by Rose Pressey, I wasn’t sure what to think. “There’s always fun to be had on a ghoul’s night out. By day, Larue Donavan is a down-to-earth bookstore owner. But by night, she’s a world-renowned psychic investigator dedicated to helping lost spirits find peace. Dead people won’t leave...
May
23
India Drummond

Bookaholic Steampunk High

Bookaholic Steampunk High Got a delivery from Amazon yesterday for books that I can’t get on my Sony eReader. (WTF is up with that? I want all books, right here, right now!) So much of my weekend will be spent wrapped up on the couch (or in my bedroom when football matches are on) surrounded with a pile of books. (It’s not that I can’t read during football matches… it’s that I can’t read...
May
13
India Drummond

Paris For Writers – Marsha Moore

Paris For Writers – Marsha Moore Today, dear readers, prepare for a treat! The lovely Marsha Moore is taking the helm today, and she’s talking about the world’s most romantic city (Paris, of course!), and some of the don’t-miss spots writers must visit. Her book 24 Hours Paris is out now! It’s a look at Paris that you won’t get in most travel guides, and has received great reviews like this one: “This...
May
4
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Why Are You Writing/Reading YA?

Why Are You Writing/Reading YA? YA fiction. Young Adult. I hadn’t even heard of it two years ago. Back then Bear was 13, and I’d started giving him Robert Jordon and Raymond Feist from my own book shelves, not even realising there was a middle step in there. He found some of it at the school library, but even then I didn’t pay much mind. I was just happy he was reading for pleasure. Then around the time I started...
Apr
7
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Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been reading Robert Jordon’s Wheel of Time series again. It’s been a long time, but it’s one of those series that no matter how many times I move house, I can’t bring myself to throw them out or pass them on and when a new addition come out, I find myself wanting to read the entire series again. Wheel of Time (Book 1 is called Eye of the...
Dec
3
India Drummond

Ask and You Might Receive – Marsha Moore

Ask and You Might Receive – Marsha Moore I’m lucky enough to be friends with Marsha Moore, author of the new travel book “24 Hours London” (Available from Amazon USA or in the UK). I love the concept of this book, because Marsha talks includes hidden gems that other guidebooks won’t tell you about. About the book: An around-the-clock guide from 5 a.m. fishing to midnight swimming. Fancy a hearty English breakfast with East...
Nov
28
India Drummond

A Chat with Gary Murning

A Chat with Gary Murning I met author Gary Murning on Twitter, and was so pleased when I first heard that his book If I Never was going to be published by Legend Press. Now that his book is out, I thought it would be a good time to pick his brain about his book, publishing, and his road to success. This is what he had to say: ————– I’ve always had a fairly positive attitude, to writing and life...
Oct
4
India Drummond

Book Review: The Black Ice

Book Review: The Black Ice Having read the first book in this series by Michael Connelly, I really wanted to like The Black Ice . But 5 chapters in and I’m looking for any excuse to find something else to do rather than finish the second book featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch. I think what’s getting me is the cliché of cop who knows the right thing to do, but the brass upstairs just won’t let him do his job....

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