Game Night- Horus

by CarolNo Comments
Amber got a new book this week, Egyptology, and happened to notice that the picture on the book matched a picture on the box of a game we have on our shelves, Horus. So, I decided to spotlight that game today, although we've only played a couple of times. It's rated ages 10 and up, but I may give it a try with Amber, connecting it to her new book.     Horus Designer: Jean Vanaise Manufacturer: Mayfair Games Year: 2008 Players: 2 - 4 Time: 60 - 90 minutes Ages: 10 and up Seize your destiny and reign supreme over the land of Egypt! Discover your inner Pharaoh with Horus, as players journey to ancient Egypt's sacred Nile valley in a struggle to control the land of Kemet. Guide the course of the sacred river, cultivate the land surrounding it, build a holy necropolis to thwart your foes, and earn the blessings of the Horus temple as you seek to unite the valley into one great kingdom! My thoughts: This is...
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Guest Post- JD Seamus, Author of Last Call

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...
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs & Pickles to Pittsburgh

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...
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Winners!

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....
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Teaser Tuesday

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....
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