Carol's Notebook – Page 666

Guest Post- JD Seamus, Author of Last Call

August 20, 2009August 21, 2009 by Carol3 Comments

I would like to thank JD Seamus for taking a page in my notebook today to share the one thing he doesn't want to hear at book signings. “Book Madness – Why Everyone Feels They Have a Book in Them” One of the most frequent things I hear when I happen to confess to being a writer is generally, “I’ve always wanted to write. I have a great book in me.” No you don’t. If you did, it would be written. I hear the “book in me drivel” a lot at book signings. Don’t get me wrong. I love the people part of the business and book signings is the people part but please, ask about the book and tell me what you like or dislike-or hell, even about the pony you are buying your kid. Or best, “Can I buy you a beer?” But please don’t cheapen writers worth by saying you can do it as if it’s not one huge amount...

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs & Pickles to Pittsburgh

August 19, 2009 by Carol8 Comments

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs written by Judi Barrett, drawn by Ron Barrett Grab your plates! In the land of Chewandswallow, meals - rather than rain or snow - fall from the sky. But something goes awry: the food falling from the sky gets larger and larger, causing the residents to make an escape before being squashed by giant pancakes or rolls. Will they cope with the natural disaster or be forced to make a run for it? Pickles To Pittsburgh written and colored by Judi Barrett, drawn by Ron Barrett Check back in with Kate and Henry as they eagerly await Grandpa's return from an unusual vacation. Kate dreams about a postcard Grandpa has sent, and the story begins. Kate and Henry pilot a plane, landing on a runway of crisp bacon strips next to a field of giant broccoli stalks and oversized hamburgers. Times have changed in Chewandswallow, and readers will love finding out how storms of gigantic food threatened normal life until...

Winners!

August 18, 2009 by Carol6 Comments

Congratulations to the winners of Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart. I really enjoyed this one and I hope you do, too. stacybuckeye sherry nickerson angela m Belinda McNabb from CoolCanucks.ca Jennygirl of Jenny Loves to Read I will be sending e-mails to the winners shorty. I'll just need your addresses to pass on to Hachette Books....

Teaser Tuesday

August 18, 2009 by Carol17 Comments

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: "No, seriously, Hester knows everything around here. Do you realize that she monitors every computer in the place? Sometimes she just reads the personal e-mails for fun." -pg. 259, Hold Tight by Harlan Coben Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along....

Mailbox Monday

August 17, 2009August 17, 2009 by Carol11 Comments

Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. These are the books that I found in my mailbox or door this week . Alright, we also went back to the sale at Waldenbooks and picked up the last three on my list. The Fire King (A Dirk & Steele Romance) by Marjorie Liu Received from Dorchester Publishing. Long ago, shape-shifters were plentiful, soaring through the sky as crows, racing across African veldts as cheetahs, raging furious as dragons atop the Himalayas. Like gods, they reigned supreme. But even gods have laws, and those laws, when broken, destroy. Zoufalství. Epätoivo. Asa. Three words in three very different languages, and yet Soria understands. Like all members of Dirk & Steele, she has a gift, and hers is communication: that was why she was chosen to address the stranger. Strong as a lion, quick as a serpent, Karr is his name, and in his day he was king. But he is a son of strife,...

Interview with Rita Herron, author of Dark Hunger

August 17, 2009August 13, 2009 by Carol28 Comments

I want to thank Rita Herron, author of Dark Hunger, for answering a few questions for me today. You can see my thoughts on the book below and keep reading for a chance to win a copy of the book for yourself. Thanks again Rita for answering a few questions today. I really appreciate it. What draws you to writing romance? Why paranormal romance in particular? Once I started reading romance, I was hooked, so it seemed natural that I would write romance. Before reading romance though, I’d always enjoyed mysteries/suspense. After reading Tami Hoag’s Cry Wolf, I knew that was the type of book I wanted to write, one filled with great characters, an interesting setting, page-turning suspense, and romance -- one that had a happily-ever-after ending. I’m also drawn to romance because I like the optimism and hope that it offers. Our world is filled with so much dismal news, that I think it’s important that we escape, and that we...