Category Archives: books glorious books

Hark! A Vagrant

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Kate Beaton is the cartoonist behind webcomic Hark! A Vagrant, now a bestselling and critically acclaimed book. Her astute comics generally target history and literature, but there’s all kinds of other stuff to enjoy too. I like that her work … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

“A Cup of Fire-Breathing Dragon” © Jennifer Robblee It’s been a while since I did a general Update of Random Stuff. I am pretty exhausted, so it it will be in list form and I hope that’s okay with you. … Continue reading →

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Friday Five: Read, Reading, To Read…

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

(Links go to excerpts & more info.) Just Read: 1) Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey Loved it! Currently Reading: 2) Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison To Read: 3) Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 4) The Fallen … Continue reading →

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Writing… and reading!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Still busy writing – I’m making good progress on the Moth* rewrite after what feels like weeks of wrestling with the manuscript (and losing). I had a real breakthrough thanks to Devon Monk‘s help last night, so that’s pretty awesome. … Continue reading →

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The Wood Queen ~ Australian Cover

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

We interrupt the frantic work on Moth revisions to show you the striking cover that Random House Australia have created for The Wood Queen. Thanks to all the lovely people ‘down under’ who worked on this, and especially to Adiba … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: AFTER MIDNIGHT by Lynn Viehl

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

I’m going to start doing more giveaways again, now that I’m pretty much up-to-date on sending out books to other readers/winners. This first one is simply because I enjoyed the book so much! Not only is it a Flux novel … Continue reading →

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Friday Five: The Return!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Yes, it’s back. Five things. On Friday: 1) I hung out with some amazing writers on Wednesday night. Went for dinner with fellow UK author and all around lovely person, Suzanne McLeod, Stacia Kane (who I adore and am so … Continue reading →

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Is it Thursday already?!

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Where did the week go? First of all, the randomly selected winner of Julie Campbell’s giveaway (ebook of Senior Year Bites) is: Sarah Painter Congratulations, Sarah!! Email me ASAP so that I can put you in touch with Julie. – … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger & Giveaway: Julie Campbell

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

I am genuinely excited to present my guest to you, today: Julie and I go way back, back to my earliest days on LiveJournal. I’m thrilled to see her publish her first YA full-length novel (she writes other stuff, too!) … Continue reading →

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Random stuff & linkage

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Busy weekend, birthdays and family stuff and other things (though Mum’s birthday meal was lots of fun). This coming week is a week for getting my head down and working. Lots of things to do to catch up. In the … Continue reading →

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