Monthly Archives: March 2009

Guest Review: 'Then Comes Seduction' by Mary Balogh

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Keishon

Then Comes Seduction (2009) by Mary Balogh, the second entry in this five part series featuring “the Huxtables.” This guest review was submitted by fellow reader, Senetra. ***** I read a preview of this book at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Grave Goods, Ariana Franklin

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Keishon

Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death Series) by Ariana Franklin (2009) is the third book in the series followed by Mistress of the Art of Death and The Serpent’s Tale. The series is told in third person but … Continue reading →

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Most Expensive E-reader?

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Keishon

This could probably be the most expensive ebook reader, ever. Just read where Fujitsu has come out with a color e-reader called, the FLEPia, to be released in Japan for $1,000. Here we are complaining about e-readers here costing on … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Keishon

I swiped this pic from TIME (fast becoming my favorite online ezine). Anyway, hope you all have a good weekend. I’m going to try to finish up a couple of books. Meanwhile, if you have anything you want to share … Continue reading →

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Twitter: Changing The Dynamics Between The Media and the Public?

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Keishon

I know many of you can keyword “Twitter” on google and get a million hits. I’m not here to tell you how to use Twitter or what you should be using Twitter for or how to monetize or socialize or … Continue reading →

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My Winner for Grave Goods and The 2009 RITA's Announcement

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Keishon

My winner for the ARC of Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin is jennygirl. CONGRATS TO YOU. RITA 2009 and Golden Heart Finalists If you follow this sort of thing, the RITA 2009 finalists have been announced. I always expect Nora … Continue reading →

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The Kindle Swindle

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Keishon

I couldn’t resist this critical commentary that addresses Amazon’s random price hikes on ebooks for the Kindle whatever version and Amazon’s boasting of most hardcovers, new releases and NYT bestsellers priced at a comfy $9.99. I downloaded the Kindle app … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death) by Ariana Franklin

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Keishon

I’ve had some real life stuff going on that has delayed my plans to have a review up for this book on its release day. My apologies. I am working on it. Meanwhile, I will go ahead and offer up … Continue reading →

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Reader's Corner: Addressing Mortality in Fiction

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Keishon

I’d been debating back and forth on reading Karin Slaughter’s new book, Genesis, why? Because she killed a major character in Beyond Reach. Both books are apart of the Grant County series that is set in a fictional town outside … Continue reading →

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Reader's Corner: The Books of My Youth

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Keishon

As I was re-shelving books the other day, I came across my heavily read copy of Judy Blume’s Forever. That book taught me a lot about first love and shocked me with the graphic details of that “first time.” My … Continue reading →

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Guest Review: First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Keishon

First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh (2009) and is the first in a five book series featuring the “Huxtables”. The following guest review was submitted by fellow reader, Senetra. As an aside, I haven’t read Mary Balogh in quite sometime … Continue reading →

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