The big Kindle news today was that Amazon has sold out of the 6 inch Kindle 2 model. No information forthcoming about when Kindles might be back in stock. So what does that mean? It means the Kindle is selling well for one thing, and that’s good news for us Kindle fans. And what I…
Top Ten Tuesday
Work has been overwhelming lately, and between work and travel I haven’t posted in over a week. Blogging must have really gotten under my skin because I missed it the whole time – but I’ve just felt too brain dead to post anything. But this week’s Top Ten Tuesday (from The Broke and The Bookish)…
Review: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
I loved this book. Each chapter is sort of its own story, told from a different character’s point of view, with characters intersecting throughout the book in various ways. One review I read described it as a book of short stories, and for that reason I almost didn’t buy it. But these aren’t short stories…
This Week’s Blog Hop
On this week’s Blog Hop, the question is “What book are you dying to get your hands on?” Well I would always like to get my hands on first edition Oz books, so I’d really really like a beautiful first edition Wizard of Oz. But I think that’s not quite the point of the question. …
Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin
I described The Passage to my sister as “a long slog” and she thought that was exactly the right word. This book was billed as THE book to read this summer; it was hyped in the New York Times, NPR, Good Morning America. I really wanted to like this book — nothing like a little…
If only I could quit my job and read more…
On Sunday afternoon I took an hour for some “me-time” – after work, laundry, and brunching with the family all while under the grips of migraine meds – and since I was between books I spent the time catching up on the many sample “first chapters” that are sitting in my Kindle. Amazon is trouble…
Review: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
This week I finished two books – The Passage and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. My review of The Passage is in progress, but let me just say I was relieved to have finished it – and that’s not a good sign. I enjoyed Percy Jackson a lot more. I won’t do a full…
Review: Sabriel by Garth Nix
A friend recommended this as one of her favorite YA fantasy books, and I’m glad she did! This is a great book – interesting characters, a strong heroine, richly detailed writing, and an original story. The way this book is written felt OLD to me – old in the way of classic fantasy like Lord…
Traveling Bookstore Review: Wisconsin
This weekend I was in the great state of Wisconsin and I wanted to highlight two of the bookstores I visited. One of my favorite used bookstores is in the Milwaukee International Airport, called Renaissance Books. I LOVE the idea of a used bookstore in an airport – who needs used books more than travelers? …
The Book Blogger Hop
The Book Blogger Hop is a way for book blogs to find each other. As part of the Book Blogger Hop, we are supposed to say our name and why we started blogging. I’m a very new blogger so I’m forgoing my real name just yet –in the blogging world I’m going by CurlyGeek —…
Review: The Devil’s Company by David Liss
The Devil’s Company continues the story of Benjamin Weaver, a Jew in early 1700’s England who used to be a pugilist and now makes his living as a “thief-taker” – in other words, he tracks people down. In this story, Weaver is blackmailed into taking a case that requires him to infiltrate the East India…
Books in the News: A Weekly Update
The Nook and the Kindle both reduced prices this week. The Kindle is down to $189. Of course this is a reaction to sales of the IPad – but I’m hoping it’s also an indication that a new Kindle is on its way this holiday season. I’m still on Version 1 and itching to see…
The Book Stop 