I’m starting to love Twitter. I’ve been following and occasionally with Blake Charlton, and was really chuffed to see Aiden’s interview announced: Over the past few weeks, since first finding out about Blake Charlton and his upcoming debut novel, Spellwright, I’ve made a point of covering the novel. I don’t know what it is that’s [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Update: When one isn't enough
There is something funny about me and reading, I’m hoping it’s not just me but I do know people that don’t do it so perhaps I am odd, and the funny thing is that there are just some books that I can’t read all the time. Under the Dome is a bit like that. I’m [...]
Currently Reading: Under the Dome by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)
Under the Dome by Stephen King Published Today by Hodder On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand [...]
Winners: A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
Thanks to everyone who entered to win a copy of A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris. The two lucky winners are: Danielle Graves Roslyn Marshall Congratulations!
New Books Announced for 2010: The Reapers are The Angels and White Tiger
So two press releases dropped into the mailbox over the last couple of days. The first I’ve been following on Twitter from reading a tweet along the lines of ‘Im reading a Zombie novel’ to reading a Tweet a couple of weeks later saying. ‘I’ve bought a zombie novel’ to the actual press release: Tor [...]
New Feature: News from a 140 characters
In the interest of ch-ch-ch-ch-changes I’m trying something new, well I tried it before (twice), and try to bring out some of what I enjoy about Twitter to my blog. Here is an list of things that I’ve found via Twitter over the last few days. Please comment if found something you didn’t already know. [...]
Spotlight/In the Mail: October Round UP
So after my last one in September here is another selection of books that I’ve received in the mail in October (though a couple from other times might have slipped in). As I said in an earlier post I’m trying to present more quality rather than quantity in NextRead by limited the number of books [...]
Competition Winners: Mike Carey's The Naming of the Beasts
Thanks to everyone who entered to win a copy of The Naming of the Beasts Here are the three lucky winners. Alison Maclean Russell Turner Tara O’Connor Congratulations. And don’t forget you can still enter to win a copy of A Touch of Dead by Charlaine ‘True Blood’ Harris. Ends 2 Nov 09.
Request/Challenge: Looking Back – 98 Reviews Done. Whose next?
This has been the full first week of NanoWriMo writing. I’ve just posted my Day 8 mini-update on NextWord.co.uk if you’re interested? So I’ve been concentrating on that. Not that I’ve been writing that much, if I had I wouldn’t be behind in my word count. Never mind. Will try harder this week. And will [...]