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The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories by Penelope Lively

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is on my must-read shelf, something that I count as one of my best reads of 2017. I wanted to give this five stars. Short stories are usually not my thing, but Penelope Lively has great insights and even better... Read more of this blog post »

Sorry for the last minute notice:

Book 3, LOW CITY
FREE for one day only, today 9/21

Low Cost Time Travel

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BQWTQ78

Enjoy!

Hey all, I'm excited to announce that as a special holiday surprise for my readers, Christmas at The Beach House Hotel is now available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes, Nook and Kobo. Release date - October, 27, 2017!
Love my readers!
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Publication day at last! After four years planning, refining, writing, and re-writing, my book, Off the Deep End: A History of Madness at Sea, is finally out. No going back now! So what was the original inspiration? This book started life as a story about the psychology of the sea - inspired by a... Read more of this blog post »

As of next week I am back at university, studying the final year of my undergraduate history degree. In addition to that, I have signed up for extra classes! A free language course in Spanish!
So, that leaves me wondering, how much time will I actually have to write my novel? I must admit that th... Read more of this blog post »

Look what came today! I think the "Thrill of Love" covers are among my favorites! This is the paperback cover, and this book will knock your socks off! Stay tuned… You know I love to give things away! 💕💕

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Came across this Atlantic article about the Brontes, which is worth reading. It argues that - contrary to Woolf's ideas about needing $ and a room of one's own - the sisters' struggles to make a living gave them their best material, along with incentive to write.

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng and Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran have a few themes in common: issues of class and race; adoption and family; and impossible choices. Both Ng and Sekaran write in a conversational, engaging style, offering well-timed comic relief to balance the weight of heavy... Read more of this blog post »

Als je een boekenblog hebt, kan het prima zijn dat je daar ruimschoots tevreden mee bent: het recenseren en schrijven van artikelen kost je al genoeg tijd en energie en je vindt dat je blog sterk genoeg is als standalone, om het zo maar te zeggen. De kans bestaat echter ook dat je er graag nog ie...

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On Stephen King and His Work I have always had a lot to say about Stephen King. If you let me, I would talk your ear off about him for hours, much of it hapless bitching about this and that. But, let me start positive. There is zero doubt that Stephen King is a remarkable writer. No other genre... Read more of this blog post »

Do you love books as much as us? Fantastic! Because we’re bringing the party to you! You can never have too many books!
The Goodreads Review Group is the biggest peer review group on Goodreads and helps indie authors get non-reciprocal, 100% honest reviews for their work.
During the hop, you w... Read more of this blog post »

MRS BUTLER’S UNIQUE SWITCHPLATES

Welcome to my Blog.

Owning a Switchplate business for over 17 years, has been a wonderful gift. In fact, it’s been a miracle. Being a late bloomer, I finally found my niche. Designing & handcrafting switchplates has been my life’s dream. Sounds odd? Yes. But, a... Read more of this blog post »

My body is my canvas.... and yesterday I added to my personal, walking art collection.I am my own gallery of meanings.



A rather handsome tattooist named Baden graciously offered me a bottle of wine while he got to work with Fleetwood Mac oozing from the speakers in the background last night.
I got... Read more of this blog post »

Midnight Goblin.

Shout out to the People Called Women Bookstore in Toledo, OH

…and owner Gina!

                                        It’s Ohio’s Only Feminist Bookstore!!!

                                             They have a mystery book club, too.

                                     http://www.peoplecalledwom...

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Gedurende mijn vakantie naar Londen dit jaar – YALC! – besloot ik The Potion Diaries te gaan lezen, omdat Amy Alward zou komen. Ik had het boek al meer dan een jaar ongelezen in de kast staan, en ik had nog geen pagina gelezen en ik wist meteen dat dit een nieuwe verslaving zou zijn. […]

Het beric...

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OoooohHHHHHH WHAT THE F IS UP MY FELLOW PEOPLES!!!  All you who have been secretly trapped (this is like Fight Club—you just don’t talk about it) in a horrible predicament where your lover emits a bit of stench as they contort around you, trying to connect their flesh-piece with yours, filling yo...

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Day 24 of 30-Day Ninja Seals time lapse sketching challenge! Today, the Ninja Seals are having fun goofing around on a frozen pond while a confused super samurai looks on… Full playlist here Website: www.sealcomics.com #ninja #seals #timelapse #30daychallenge Advertisements Read more of this blog post »

So my book launching thing in Mornington was a massive flop. Geezzzuzzzz, no one came! Ha! Oh well, you live and learn. Reminded me of some of my crappier gigs when I used to play in my various bands ... you know, when the crowd would only comprise of the band's girlfriends, the roadie and the so... Read more of this blog post »

Since Red Sister is the current #1 best selling fantasy on UK Amazon I'm giving away my last hardback copy, signed.

All you need to do to be in the draw is retweet this:

https://twitter.com/Mark__Lawrence/st...

The odds are currently 1 to 26.

My last Goodreads giveaway had odds of 1 to 17,749... Read more of this blog post »

Monday: The airplane window is cool against my forehead. I know the vast expanse of black below is the desert and I wish it were light outside so I could see it. The inky void gives me the same sick, small feeling as the ocean. Little lights and street grids emerge and suburbia unfolds. Then tal...

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To celebrate completing the Trilogy, I’m offering Torchship for free through the weekend. Torchship Pilot is on a Kindle countdown sale, starting at $0.99 and going up a dollar a day. Tell your friends who’ve been thinking about it to act fast.

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I'm pleased to announce that Alexander is getting three novels to himself! The first, a novel about his past and how he got to be a cold-hearted businessman, will be arriving on Amazon in December.Alexander lives his life for two reasons: to protect his mother and keep his one-sided love for Kath... Read more of this blog post »

Igår kom den första recensionen från de som förlaget skickat ut böcker till. Och det var en jättefin sådan! Dessutom gav hon boken 4/5 i betyg på Goodreads. Känner mig med ens ännu mer taggad på boksläpp!

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Like many before me (and many who shall come after), I love classifying myself and others by the MBTI personality types. The basic idea is that every human being on earth can be classified loosely into one of the sixteen types.

These types are defined by a combination of three letter...

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So, having gone through the roles of publishing (1 and 2), libraries, collecting , and authors, when it comes to the price of occult books.  What are the solutions, then?

Let’s begin with the proposition that the availability of the content of occult books is something that is a common good.  This...

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Einen wunderschönen Guten Morgen, ihr Lieben

Bob Dylan’ın çok yönlü bir müzisyen olduğunu herkes bilir. Dylan, Grammy, Oscar, Pulitzer ödülleri derken, edebiyat alanında verilen en saygın ödül olan Nobel’i de geçen yıl evine götürerek, yıldızını bir kez daha parlattı. Bu ödül, bazılarını şaşırtıp, tartışmalar başlatmış olsa da, aslında Bob...

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Hoy no me voy a enrollar nada. Estoy demasiado nerviosa / emocionada / histérica como para escribir una entrada en condiciones. Solo estoy aquí para recordaros que ya está a la venta Te quise como si fuera posible, la historia de Lennon y Daniel. Aquí abajo podéis encontrar toda la información s... Read more of this blog post »

Show of hands...  who likes bad boys?  
I know someone who does, and she's brought us a smoking hot Bad Boy Bodyguard in her newest Alpha Male Master - Caine .
Today, Maggie Carpenter, one of my favorite guests, returns to the author spotlight with a Wicked Wanton excerpt to make your Wednesday W... Read more of this blog post »

The Kindle Edition of my debut novel, THE BOULEVARD MONSTER, is on sale for only 99 CENTS for the next five days!!!
Download a copy using the link below!!
Review snippets:
“I’m pretty sure this will be making my top horror reads of the year…”
“I was surprised to find out that this was Jeremy’s fi...

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Silver Honoree

Benjamin Franklin Digital Award

Дорогие канадцы, выезжаю сегодня к вам. Вот график предстоящих выступлений, приходите, если есть желание пообщаться. Буду очень рада встрече.
22.09, Остров Виктория, справки по телефону: (250) 818 9991, Лев
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