Saturday is for Books!
What I am reading:
I love Maine. I vacation in Maine. I saw a book called Maine, with a beachy cover, and there you go. I wanted something to read between Game of Thrones books (must read second book before season two of the show, but the first one was so heavy, and took me forever, though I did love it). So Maine, it's a three generation drama (meaning my mom would love it) and very women's fiction. It's readable. There are times when I think it's pretty trite with unlikable characters (occasionally), and times when the author (and characters) wins me over and really impresses me (more often). So, mixed bag but mostly positive reaction to Maine. I do love reading about all the same places I visit when I visit Maine (Cape Neddick, Perkins Cove, Barnacle Billy's- which is not a lobster "shack" but whatever, the Shop and Save, which is now Hannaford's). So, yes, I recommend it, but you might raise a brow or two exactly where I did. Really? Reaaallly? Really.
What I have near me all the time at my desk when I write:
The cuuube. The Whine Sisters all have one, and when we light them together, magic happens. You never know when you'll need that extra magic. Like, at the end of August when my next book goes on sale.
That next book:
Please preorder your copy of Grave Expectations. I have my daughter's tuition bill sitting right next to the cuuube on my desk, and well, please don't make me beg. Remember the Dickens you read in school… it's not like that. It's a lot of fun (well, so is Dickens, if you ask me, but apparently not everyone thinks so) but you don't have to take my word for it:
Library Journal, Starred Review
Dickens, Charles & Sherri Browning Erwin. Grave Expectations. Gallery: S. & S. Aug. 2011. c.400p. ISBN 9781451617245. pap. $15. FANTASY Erwin's previous literary mashup, Jane Slayre, embodies the flawless union of supernatural fiction and the best of classic literature. She continues in this captivating and fascinating tradition, here taking on Dickens's Great Expectations… Verdict: The original Dickens is eerie and unsettling, and Erwin rises to the challenge, creating another masterpiece by making the strange even stranger. Highly recommended; astounding great fun!—Jennifer Anderson, Texas A&M Univ.–Corpus Christi Lib.
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