And after this interminable wait, our favorite reigning vampire Prince- Prince Lestat- is making a return October 28, 2014. If you are reading this, young fledgelings, you probably saw me walking around the show floor of Book-Expo America with a sign that ostentaciously proclaims “LESTAT RETURNS.” This hasn’t happened just yet, because I am still trapped on…
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BEA 2014-Google Hangout with Writers- New Feature on my blog Launched
**Information about Google Hangout Chats and how to make inquiries about potentially making use of this exiting new feature on my blog, check out my blog’s appropriate sub-page “Google Hangouts with Writers”** Excitingly, I launched my first Google Hangout on Air chat, with bountiful support from both Atria Books (of Simon &Schuster) and author Ronlyn…
Book Expo America Odyssey 2014
A Bibliophile’s Reverie:”Book Expo America” Odyssey 2014 Days of Coverage: Thursday and Friday; March 29th and 30th. How can dedicated followers of your blog keep track of the latest coverage? YouTube Coverage *Videos to be uploaded here eventually* I’ll have YouTube coverage of various exciting events, such as Deborah Harkness‘ planned BEA Booth signing at…
Review of “Petals on the Wind,” by VC Andrews
Amazon.com (Kindle Edition)/ Barnes and Nobles (Nook Edition)/Kobo/ Goodreads A special song for all you shameful VC Andrew readers : it is a guilty pleasure medley!! Prepare your reasonably sane minds for another insanely fun, pulp fiction romp that VC Andrews can always reliably provide for you! Damn, this second book was almost neck-to-neck, in terms…
Review of The Chronicle of Secret Riven by Ronlyn Domingue
Amazon (Kindle Edition)/ Barnes and Nobles (Nook Edition)/ Kobo/ Google Books/ Goodreads (all other editions) “I long for scenes where man has never trod;A place where woman never smil’d or wept;There to abide with my creator, God,And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept:Untroubling and untroubled where I lie;The grass below–above the vaulted sky.” (John…
Review of Bellman and Black by: Dianne Setterfield
Amazon.com(Kindle Edition)/ Barnes and Nobles (Nook Edition)/ Google Books/Kobo/ Goodreads(all other editions Review Written by: Shonda Wilson Bellman & Black Novel written by:Diane Setterfield Pubished by Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books Known for her subtle ventures into the unexplained and enchanting, author Diane Setterfield received national acclaim for her novel The Thirteenth Tale. Her new novel Bellman…
Lestat Book Coven Newsletter #9
Are you new here, and this is your first time crossing over the threshold into a place that celebrates literature with a metaphysical dimension? Links of Interest for Fledgling Members: –Lestat Book Coven Meeting Room (this virtual space needs to be cleaned up a bit)- –Lestat Book Coven Facebook Group Page– Hi Coven Members!! Hiatus Notice: Unfortunately, I…
Snark in the Attic: A special “Flowers in the Attic” Review
Amazon.com (Kindle Edition)/Barnes and Nobles (Nook Edition)/Kobo Published by: Pocket Books First and foremost, I want to say thank you to Pocket Books (imprint of Simon and Schuster) for both providing complementary copies of these books (Flowers in the Attic and Petals in the Wind), and for also partially inspiring the idea of…
Lestat Book Coven Newsletter Week#8
Are you new here, and this is your first time crossing over the threshold into a place that celebrates literature with a metaphysical dimension? Links of Interest for Fledgling Members: –Lestat Book Coven Meeting Room (this virtual space needs to be cleaned up a bit)- –Lestat Book Coven Facebook Group Page– Hi Coven Members!! Remember that our group…
Review of Joseph Boyden’s “The Orenda”
Amazon (Kindle Edition)/Barnes and Nobles (Nook Edition)/Kobo Published by: Knopf, Doubleday (Random House) Release Date: May 13,2014 When we learned about Native Americans in primary school, we were always taught about them as a homogeneous group, who unfortunately lost their proverbial stake in the fertile, seemingly feral wilderness of North America, once the European settlers…
Monthly Book Blogger Double Dare: VC Andrew’s “Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind”
Information about this new monthly blog feature: Every month, I will dare myself to read a book series that has been maligned by many, scorned by many, stigmatized by many, or it is a series that someone of my demographic (twenty-four year old male) would not be expected, as dictated by societal and cultural norms, to…
Pills and Starships by Lydia Millet- a review by Jessica Curtis
Pills and Starships, written by: Lydia Millet Review Written by: Jessica Curtis Publisher: Akashic Books Release Date: May 19,2014 Amazon (Kindle Edition)/Barnes and Nobles (Nook Edition)/Kobo If you could dream or really have a nightmare of a future where the population is controlled by the government you would be dreaming of the world portrayed in Lydia Millet’s…
A Bibliophile's Reverie 