Let’s face it, the whole reason many of us are attending ALA Annual is for the books. Whether its for your library, your reading pleasure or because you’re a bibliomaniac, the books are where its at.
So what’s looking good? What’s the skinny on titles? Take a gander and let’s talk about what we hope to see! Continue reading “#ALAAC16 – 5 Books to Look For”
Are you ready for ALA Annual in Orlando? The first question is actually – are you GOING to ALA Annual in Orlando this year? Tasch and I are attending ALA Orlando and making a vacation of it, so you know I have tons of info to throw at you 🙂
Below the cut you’ll find info about the show (what authors I’m excited for!), some tips on how to make the most of the trip and also my general snarky banter – perfect right? Continue reading “#ALAAC16 – Pregaming Basics for ALA Annual 2016”
Were you able to make it to the Welcome to Havenport launch party at The Booktrader of Hamilton? No? Have no fear I’m here to let you in on all the skinny – the readings, the discussions, the yummy yummy food…
Get comfy my friends and let’s hit it! Continue reading “Book Launch Recap: Welcome to Havenport”
If you followed me from Poisoned Rationality you’d know that my local indie used to have these ladies come by for a discussion and signing panel once a year for their “Timeless” collection of anthologies. So its my extreme pleasure to know they have joined together for another collection Welcome to Havenport.
Are you excited about THE BEAUTY OF DARKNESS by Mary E. Pearson? You know the final book in The Remnant Chronicles when we find out what happens to Lia, Kaden and Rafe? Will Lia choose Rafe – who sought her out, trusted her judgment and supported her (sometimes very) crazy plan? Or will she choose Kaden – the guy who betrayed his mentor and hero, who went against his training to protect her?
I know who I want her to choose…do you?
The hosts are Bridget & Michelle from Dark Faerie Tales, Kristen from My Friends are Fiction, Christina from The Book Hook Up, Stacee from Adventures of a Book Junkie, and Jamie from Two Chicks on Books as we spend the next three months leading to THE BEAUTY OF DARKNESS’ release re-reading the first two books together. Continue reading “Remnant Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson Read-Along”
Have you checked out your local B&N lately? For one magical weekend in June, lovers of young adult fiction can come together for trivia, games, giveaways and author events at their local B&N stores. You can find out more (as well as your local B&N events) by clicking the banner up top, but here’s some of the local highlights that I’m looking forward to.
Continue reading “B-Fest @ Barnes & Noble June 10-12th #BFESTBUZZ”
Zeus gave her one simple job: Kill every human. Atropos-daughter of Zeus and the third goddess of Fate from Greek mythology -spends her eternal life snipping human lifelines when their mortal lives are over. As if being a killer doesn’t make life miserable enough, she and her Fate-wielding sisters must live amongst the humans on Earth thanks to a long-running feud between their mother and Zeus. Living on Earth means they must mingle with the mortals, attend the local high school, and attempt to fit in-or at least not stand out too much.
Killing and mingling don’t mix, which is why Atropos’ number-one rule is to avoid all relationships with the humans. Caring for the people she has to kill is a fast track to insanity. However, when Alex Morgan walks into her first-period English class, she knows she’s in for trouble. He’s the worst kind of human for her to like-one with a rapidly approaching expiration date. And he makes Atropos want to break all the rules.
Pro – I pretty much agreed with everything Sophie (Atropos) said about life, death and acceptance thereof. We would probably be good friends.
Cons – I kind of wanted to stab Alex several times, for various reasons mostly involving him not getting it. Also part of a series! Dammit.
Spoiler – There’s a spoiler beneath in my review. If you’d prefer to read the review minus the spoiler I suggest you check out my GR review, as the spoiler is hidden there.
Well its the end of Armchair BEA. Is it weird that I also feel the same kind of sadness as when I leave physical BEA? I mean, don’t get me wrong – damn are my knees happier that I didn’t spend all that time kneeling, sitting, standing and carrying loads of books. Also let’s just say I didn’t miss waking up at 5:30am and not falling into bed until 11pm.
How was my first Armchair BEA that I participated in? Swell! I made some new friends, saw new blogs, won some books and got to talk about the books/series I really enjoy. Hey and I introduced a bunch of you to new books (and games! and graphic novels!) that’s a boon in my book for sure!
I did miss the adrenaline rush of 9am when the floor opens and you try to simultaneously walk at a fast clip, dodge those who don’t listen to the rules and spot all the pretty new books and swag put out. Or scoring an ARC that I really wanted to hold in my hands. Seeing the authors and trading stories (though thanks to the #BEA16 hashtag I was able to follow some of the very fun shenanigans that happened).
As a brief recap this was my week!
What was your favorite day? Remember my Giveaway is open until Monday May 16th so there’s time to enter!
Welcome back to day 4 of ArmchairBEA! Hopefully you’ve been following along (if not check out the official ArmchairBEA website or my tag #ABEA2K16 to learn more). While over in Chicago BEA is over and BookCon is upon us those of us enjoying things virtually still have a load to talk about!
Today’s topic is “surviving fictional worlds” and there’s a bonus giveaway at the end if you think you’re up for it!
Issue:
We all know that sometimes, the worlds we love in fiction can be dangerous. Which fictional worlds would you want to live in? Which worlds do you never want to dive into? Which worlds are you content to stay behind the glass, so to speak, rather than wishing to dive through the page? And once you get there, what would you do?
Continue reading “#ArmchairBEA: Surviving Fictional Worlds + Giveaway!”
Today’s topic(s) cover looking beyond novels and the blog – both for books and for the blog.
Issue:
Beyond the traditional form of the novel, what are your favorite alternative forms (graphic novels, audiobooks, webcomics, etc)? Do you have any favorite works within these alternate forms? How do you think the changing format affects the reading experience?
For the Sake of Reading 