Category: Uncategorized

Join in at Booking through Thursday. What’s the funniest book you’ve read recently? This is actually a harder question than it sounds. I just don't read that many truly funny books. Of course, I'm one of those people that always laughs at inappropriate moments in movies, and in conversations I'm the only one who finds me funny, so maybe my sense of humor's just screwed up. I think the last funny book I read was A Night at the Operation by Jeffrey Cohen. One of my favorite books of all time is Pipsqueak by Brian M. Wiprud, which I thought was hilarious. I guess I just really enjoy comedic mysteries. What about you? What funny books have you read?...

I stated a few days ago that my daughter, Amber, loves dragons. I told her I had mentioned her on my blog, and she wanted me to show you one of her drawings, so here's a dragon she drew a couple months ago....

Thanks to Bermudaonion's Weblog for hosting this weekly event. Head over there to play along. I only ran across one new-to-me word this week.  It's a bird I'd never heard of in The Old Motel Mystery created by Gertrude Chandler Warner. anhinga- any of a genus (Anhinga) of long-necked birds having a sharp, pointed bill and inhabiting swampy regions of tropical and subtropical America. Also called darter, snakebird, water turkey. "Now the bird is coming up. He's speared a fish with his sharp beak." "The bird ia an anhinga," Rolf said. Any new words for you this week?...

Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from...that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given. Please avoid spoilers! My teaser: "You pluck and stroke the very essence of the world around you. What I do is something very different, and not nearly as wholesome." -pg. 128,  The Light of Burning Shadows by Chris Evans Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along....

Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. I received two books this week from Anna at Hachette Book Group. Keep an eye out in August for their blog tours.   Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart Fielding Grey is the second son of the Marquess of Eldon and fortune hunter by night. He's on a mission for the Legend Hunters--a group of wealthy, titled, and heart-breakingly gorgeous men, each of whom are after the find of the century--he has his eyes set on obtaining the illustrious Pandora's Box. But before he finds it, he encounters an equally alluring treasure--the woman bold enough to look inside. Esme Worthington can't resist taking the tiniest peek inside when fate drops the real Pandora's Box in her lap. Thus, she unleashes one of Pandora's irresistible curses: the curse of lust. Now, both Esme and Fielding must deal with this passionate curse--or blessing?--before unknown implications of Pandora's Box overpower them both. Dark Hunger by Rita Herron Reporter Annabelle Armstrong will...

I thought I’d let you know some of the giveaways I ran across this week. As always, my current giveaways are listed on my sidebar and make sure you check out West of Mars- Win a Book!, where there's always a ton of links to great contests, interviews and guest posts. The Sword, The Wolf, and The Master by Jean Johnson, at Bibliophiles 'R' Us (ends July 28, US only) Tamed by a Laird by Amanda Scott, at Bibliophiles 'R' Us (ends July 30, US and Canada only, no PO Boxes) Dial Emmy for Murder by Eileen Davidson, at Booking Mama (ends July 31, US and Canada only) Cutting Loose by Nadine Dajani, at A Reader's Respite (ends August 4, International) Graceling by Krisin Cashore, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, at Today's Adventure (ends August 8, International) The Lost Dog by Michelle deKretser, at Tutu's Two Cents (ends August 12, US and Canada only, no PO boxes) The Juror, The Caveman's...