January 2012 Blog Posts (476)

TISH PEARLMAN, host of the award-winning weekly public radio program “Out of Bounds,” is also a poet. Her first chapbook “The Fix Is In” has been published by Finishing Line Press. This is a very personal collection that focuses on her 2009 open heart surgery experience. Two of the poems in her collection will also be appearing in the 2011 edition of “The Healing Muse.”

Dr. Diedre Nielson, who teaches at SUNY Upstate Medical University and edits “The Healing Muse”…

My Book Review of 5 Stages of Grief by Bethany Ramos. A chick lit novel with a twist!

http://jerseygirlbookreviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-stages-of-grief-by-bethany-ramos.html…

Today I am inspired by North Carolina Governor, Bev Purdue, who decided to get out of the political fight so that she could focus on the fight for education in our public schools.

Today I am linking up with Create With Joy for Inspire Me Monday. This post has nothing to do with politics but I thought it was appropriate to repost now, as we enter the dog fight of the…

MM: It is not surprising that you are both nature lovers, as well. You obviously have a connectedness to our world. That heightened awareness probably makes you more susceptible to the solitude of a good trail or the comfort of other creatures. Well, let’s bring this to a close. Please let our readers know what they can look forward to from you in the future.

Scott: I’m in the process of writing a collection of short stories about intimate partnerships and…

There are some authors who rank up there among the greats, and in my mind bestselling author Walter Mosley is one of them. There’s a reason he’s won more awards than you can shake a stick at. I’ve read all of his series novels…actually I’ve devoured them to tell the truth. I can’t tell you how delighted I was to win an advance readers’ copy (ARC) of All I Did Was Shoot My Man, Mosley’s latest novel in the Leonid McGill mystery series. And I’m even…

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An accomplished and inspirational entrepreneur, Jo-Anne Vandermeulen is known for her: online social media & marketing Expertize; a best-selling fiction & nonfiction author; a successful founder & business operator; and an energized…

I would echo another reader's opinion that Peazy Monellon's writing does bring to mind early Stephen King. Meany has that dark playfulness that King was so adept at. A young girl called Jenny and her cohort of brothers and sisters (mostly sisters) are growing up on a farm under the increasingly cruel rule of their dictatorial father. The place is also awash with spooks. For a first…

I think I'm a fairly patient person in most aspects of my life, but one thing I really can't stand is cliffhangers. I hate watching/reading works in progress and I dislike being left in the lurch by any plot. I'm the kind of person that, if a TV show has a two-parter, I'll save up both parts to watch at the same time. That doesn't mean I don't like continuing plot arcs that go through a series of books or episodes on a TV show, even through a series of movies, but when those arcs are…

Another great week on The G-ZONE!

Great guests, plenty of fun and most of all: great stuff for any reader or author. Tune in,call in, email in a question, be part of the conversation!

Monday Jan. 30 11.30 am EST- International Best-Selling author David L. Hoof

Tues. Jan. 31 4pm EST- Jo-Anne Vandermullen

Wed. Feb 1 2.30 pm EST- Lisa Doctor

Thursday Feb. 2 5.30 pm EST – Stephen H. King

Friday –TGIF-Feb. 3 4pm EST-CK Webb/Anthony Neil Smith/Les Edgerton…

Kristine’s Deadly Vices series sounds compelling, “Heroes and heroines are pitted against each other by their radically opposing life experiences. By overcoming their differences and finding common ground, they triumph over their enemies and find true happiness in each other’s arms.” I love it! And if you like romance suspense, you will, too. Visit with Kristine here:

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Manda Collins stopped by Forever Book Lover for an interview and giveaway!

To celebrate the release of 'How to Dance with a Duke', Manda is giving away a copy of this wonderful book to one (1) lucky winner. Ends Feb…

Demon Girl by K L Byron

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Be warned, this is not a complete story, it leaves more plot lines hanging than it concludes in this first book of…

I don't want to sound defensive about this but there is truth to the saying, "Don't judge the book by its cover" and more so, I would add, "Don’t judge the reader by the book she reads." It's not because you see me bringing a book entitled 'Etiquette for Mistresses', you have the right to raise your brows on me and give me those dagger looks. For all that has been said about this book, I was just among those who is curious about it. …

Get a Grip, Cooper Jones by Sue Whiting is set in Wangaroo Bay, with the ocean on one side and the Australian bush on the other. This is a familiar setting for me as I grew up in Orbost in East Gippsland which is on the coast of Bass Strait and close to several national parks as well as bushland.

Being near to the Australian bush means the threat of bushfires is a fact of life. It is a terrifying…

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Hello, authors and readers!

First I want to thank Madeline Sharples, author of "Leaving the Hall Light On," for inviting me to Book Blogs. I wrote an article about her book for The Beach Reporter, which can be found at www.tbrnews.com/articles/2011/05/13/stepping_out/step3.txt.

I'm a lifelong reader, a lover of books, and a professional writer/editor/proofreader. I work as a staff writer for The…

Truly inspiring. President Clinton outlines a diverse array of giving throughout the world. He includes people of all nations, races, ethnicities, ages and socio-economic backgrounds. While I am sure that the print version would urge one to action as well, the audio makes one want to run through a wall for someone else's benefit. I don't know what it is, he doesn't raise or overly inflate his voice, (and though polished, you can definitely tell that he is from Lil Rock)but he could…

Funny thing happened yesterday while I was working at my conventional job. A young, attractive girl happened to stumble upon my books on the internet and came up to talk to me about them. She said how much she respected someone who could do what writers are born to do and she wished she could author a book. (What I didn’t tell her about was the years of isolation and sacrifices made). Anyway, she then said something to me that struck as both humorous and poignant. She said, and I quote “Wow,…

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I used to work with this guy, we’ll call him Bill. Bill sincerely felt that it was his God-given natural-born right to say whatever the heck came into his head no matter how damaging, embarrassing, or just plain wrong it was. Where another man…