The new (and beautiful) ebook editions of Cold Hillside and A Terrible Beauty are on sale for $1.99 until August 2nd, wherever fine ebooks (and some not so fine ones, I suppose) are sold!
Now on Sale: Cold Hillside and A Terrible Beauty
July 26th, 2024 · No Comments
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AND THE SALES KEEP COMING
July 18th, 2024 · No Comments
BLOOD & CHRYSANTHEMUMS ebook is on sale today (July 18) for $1.99 at all the usual places.
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What I read, May to June 2024
July 5th, 2024 · No Comments
First off, obligatory PRE-ORDER/UPCOMING RELEASE note. The new ebook editions will be out on July 9th. Despite being very busy (trip to Italy – yes, pictures will come – family visit, general stuff), I managed to read 30 books. I suppose the two long plane flights did help. FICTION The Grief of Stones, by Katherine […]
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Countdown to “New Edition” Day
July 2nd, 2024 · No Comments
Well, I’m not sure about the art, the prestige or the spite parts, but I did like this piece by John Waters from the 2017 Venice Biennale. New e-books editions with gorgeous new covers come out July 9th but you can pre-order now, if that strikes your fancy. Here’s more information from the good people […]
What I read at the cottage (plus extras)
October 23rd, 2023 · No Comments
I didn’t keep a close record of cottage reading, but did get through a few books between July and the end of the September. Here are some of my favourites. FICTION The Poppy War and The Dragon Republic, R.F. Kuang. I motored through the first two parts of this trilogy and finished the final book […]
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What I’ve been reading
April 18th, 2022 · No Comments
As a break from the WORDS & MUSIC series (because, quite frankly, we haven’t started working on the next video yet!), here are the best things I’ve read since the beginning of 2022. FICTION Matrix, by Lauren Groff. A beautifully written book about the life of a young woman who sent to be the prioress […]
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What should I read next?
March 7th, 2022 · No Comments
That’s the perennial question for an avid reader. My “to read” list is always much too long but now I’ve got a new way to make it longer. I was contacted by Shepherd, a new site for connecting readers, authors, and books. Authors are invited to provide a list of five recommended books on a […]
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What I read at the cottage, September 2021
September 25th, 2021 · No Comments
Sadly, there was no pretty picture this year, though I did read a few physical books. But here’s what I read and enjoyed on my vacation. FIction: The Last True Gentleman on the Planet Earth by David Keyes. I’m not objective about this one, as David is a dear friend. But this is a wonderful […]
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What I read in January & February 2021
February 27th, 2021 · No Comments
In the absence of anything exciting to write about (yes, I’m writing, no, it’s not going well), here are some of the things I read and enjoyed over the last two months. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth. A cursed book (maybe), a haunted school (maybe), three young women trying to get ahead, a movie […]
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Beautiful Books
November 16th, 2020 · No Comments
My good friends at The House of Pomegranates Press have started to produce amazing editions of classic titles with the feel of old books. As it says on their website: “Whenever we would find ourselves wandering in book shops, dusty antique or junk shops we are always drawn to the back where the stacks of […]
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