tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.comments2023-05-16T05:48:43.478-05:00Bookish HabitsCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02741247801580934137noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-84714411914802064382019-02-07T10:34:00.588-06:002019-02-07T10:34:00.588-06:00Wonderful blog post. This is absolute magic from y...Wonderful blog post. This is absolute magic from you! I have never seen a more wonderful post than this one. You've really made my day today with this. I hope you keep this up! <a href="https://motivationping.com/quotes-depression-sadness/" rel="nofollow">sadness quotes</a><br />YK Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229565925495982631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-4812720054853161972014-10-13T15:31:20.144-05:002014-10-13T15:31:20.144-05:00I work for Ghost Light Publishing and we recently ...I work for Ghost Light Publishing and we recently published a debut novel by Louisiana author Benjamin Boucvalt called THE RIVER ROAD. This debut novel is a psychological thriller set in the Antebellum South that deals with the inescapability of the past, chains both physical and emotional, and the power of human connection. I know that you like to read literary fiction, so I think this book will be something that you will really enjoy delving into. <br /><br />We would love to send you a copy if you are interested. If you are, let me know if you would prefer an ebook (I know you are a Kindle fan) or a paperback copy; if you would like to accompany the text with the audiobook, we can send that as well. <br /><br />Thank you for your time and consideration. <br /><br />Valerie Boucvalt<br />Marketing & PR Manager/Editor<br />Ghost Light Publishing<br />New Orleans, LAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285043562648545670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-55834814998181099062014-07-02T13:57:00.138-05:002014-07-02T13:57:00.138-05:00Curious about relationships? How about one with a ...Curious about relationships? How about one with a very likeable woman and a man sixteen years younger? Valerie’s someone most women can relate to. Oh sure, she robs a bank with her boyfriend’s help. You might forgive her when you read about her traumatic childhood.<br /><br />Robbing the bank gets her out of one predicament but lands her in another. Valerie and Franco run to another country where they open a new business, are happily in love, and constantly worrying about being caught and extradited.<br />I hope that Valerie’s Retreat fits your expectations for a book review. Please let me know how you feel.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Joseph M. RinaldoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151823918670971538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-88638900554960203882014-05-05T22:08:45.978-05:002014-05-05T22:08:45.978-05:00Recovering JD, as in lawyer? Don't I know it.....Recovering JD, as in lawyer? Don't I know it...<br /><br />Awesome bio. Really loved it. Wanted to offer you an ARC of Billy Tabbs. www.darrowknows.com<br /><br />Let me know if it piques your lazy, feminist, cat-owning self (and who are we kidding, nobody truly 'owns a cat').<br /><br />-MPMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010639005627784918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-31153119691847294032014-01-26T16:35:28.654-06:002014-01-26T16:35:28.654-06:00Dear Kat,
I am an indie author, just published my...Dear Kat,<br /><br />I am an indie author, just published my first novel. I wanted to contact you and see if you'd be interested in reviewing my novel and/or interviewing me for your website. Here's a brief synopsis of Dream Brother: A Novel (literary fiction)<br /><br />After Jacob Gavel, a fledgling sculptor, leaves a failed marriage and returns home to San Francisco, he discovers a family secret. He had a twin brother who died in the womb right next to him. In an attempt to rebuild his life, he takes a low-paying job as a mental health case manager, but with all the dot-com money flooding the city, his childhood friend, Paul, has a better idea.<br /><br />His fresh start spoils. Events trigger his dreams, and his dreams resurrect childhood memories, propelling him forward on a sleep-deprived, speed-fueled mission to find recognition, love, and revenge.<br /><br />To learn more about me and my work, please visit www.brianmarggraf.com or email me directly at brianmarggraf@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you for your consideration.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Brian MarggrafAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101447271481876476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-4083359490857195822013-10-15T05:38:25.871-05:002013-10-15T05:38:25.871-05:00Hi
Your readers will be able to read entirely fr...Hi <br /><br />Your readers will be able to read entirely free my new novel, 1967.<br /><br />It is a rollicking good read, because discovering the formative influences of our<br />lives does not have to be heavy, as readers will discover.<br /><br />They can get the ebook free from Smashwords using this coupon code:<br /><br />ZP85X<br /><br />Attached is all the info.<br /><br />You can access the book online at<br /><br />www.kozmikhoroscopes.com/1967.htm<br /><br /><br /><br />You can also request a complimentary print version of the novel by replying to this email.<br /><br />Best regards<br /><br />David Stuart Ryan<br /><br />P S I would appreciate people who read the novel writing their review on the Amazon site for 1967.<br /><br /><br /><br />Announcing the publication of what will come to be seen as the definitive portrayal of the amazing year that was 1967, ‘the summer of love’<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />1967<br /><br /> <br /><br />A novel by David Stuart Ryan<br /><br /> <br /><br />ISBN-13:978-1492226918 <br /><br />Available as an ebook and printed book<br /><br /> <br /><br />Published November 22 2013 by Kozmik Press and Amazon<br /><br /> <br /><br /> '1967' plots the course of a momentous year.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The year when pop turned into progressive rock and masterpieces from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones provided the soundtrack to what were revolutionary times.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The novel by David Stuart Ryan, author of the bestselling 'John Lennon's Secret’, describes the events as they happen month by month, through the non-stop kaleidoscope of the life of Paul Dane, an advertising copywriter, and his circle of friends.<br /><br /> <br /><br />If you thought the world of ‘Mad Men’ was strange, the adventures in this volume will only confirm all your wildest suspicions.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />You live out the exhilarating, unpredictable but always totally engaging events, music and experimentation that stamped themselves on a year, and produced the legendary 'summer of love'.<br /><br /> <br /><br />There has probably never been a time when the women were so willing, the mood music so congenial, the artificial aids to expanded consciousness so freely available.<br /><br /> <br /><br />You start to realize as you progress through the heady months of 1967 that everything is evolving at a fantastic speed, a whole year's evolution appears to take place in a month, or less, as the young suddenly and inexplicably begin to seek out their dreams and fantasies, aided and abetted by some of the best music every produced, the tracks that have become an intimate part of our lives and which continue to haunt and fascinate in equal measure.<br /><br /> <br /><br />'1967' takes you behind the scenes to give you an understanding of just what it was like to experience this tsunami of change, of hope and ultimately of changes with profound revolutionary implications that are even today working themselves out as the old ways are rejected, as a counter-revolution runs out of steam and the visions that beguiled a whole generation move into the mainstream.<br /><br /> <br /><br />And yes there is a lot of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. This is 1967. It is more 50 shades of psychedelic colour than the grey of a postwar world.<br /><br /> <br /><br />What a trip you are about to embark upon.<br /><br /> <br /><br />You can read the first two chapters online at<br /><br />http://www.kozmikhoroscopes.com/1967pre.htm<br /><br /> <br /><br />You can order the complete book for review by emailing<br /><br />admin@kdmadvertising.com<br /><br /> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953093913690936762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-32258344358136162582013-09-26T04:30:20.387-05:002013-09-26T04:30:20.387-05:00Hi :) We nominated you for the Liebster Award! We ...Hi :) We nominated you for the Liebster Award! We hope you'll accept it. Here's our post: http://allthatmagic.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/liebster-award/All That Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365498667256657880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-79866487276459069022013-08-24T18:17:29.531-05:002013-08-24T18:17:29.531-05:00Hi and I like your blog!
I was looking around f...Hi and I like your blog! <br /><br />I was looking around for good book blogs when I found yours. <br />I appreciate your sections about why one should and shouldn't read said book. <br /><br />Visit you again soon! <br /><br />Check out my books on Goodreads: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6649006-pavel?utm_source=email_widget" rel="nofollow">http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6649006-pavel</a><br /><br />PavelSweet and Saltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468737566372826655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-69148973275903085262013-08-02T13:24:18.175-05:002013-08-02T13:24:18.175-05:00Great bio, I am envious of a original, honest, una...Great bio, I am envious of a original, honest, unapologetic bio! Very much enjoying your blog!<br /><br />Kat Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022203644555500619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-46674343742703501642012-11-08T12:52:07.620-06:002012-11-08T12:52:07.620-06:00I really like your blog! Is there anyway I can con...I really like your blog! Is there anyway I can contact you about possible review titles. Please email me kenya(dot)walker@us(dot)penguingroup(dot)comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661281920090881655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-73714522695982572572012-07-19T22:55:46.159-05:002012-07-19T22:55:46.159-05:00Thanks so much for the kind words!Thanks so much for the kind words!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741247801580934137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-43270473146600302842012-07-15T18:01:38.257-05:002012-07-15T18:01:38.257-05:00What an utterly remarkable bio, unlike any I have ...What an utterly remarkable bio, unlike any I have read. So poetic and full of wisdom. So poignantly bookish. This is one blog I know I will come back to.<br /><br />All the best!GermaineWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088650547036486129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-37999447167217205132012-04-10T10:07:37.876-05:002012-04-10T10:07:37.876-05:00Hi Catherine,
I find it interesting that you des...Hi Catherine, <br /><br />I find it interesting that you describe yourself as a 'Fervent Feminist' and a 'Lazy Buddhist'. Perhaps my book might be up your alley (after all Buddhism is derived from Hinduism, right? :)<br /><br />The unpublished MS of my book "Tell A Thousand Lies," was shortlisted for the 2012 TiborJones South Asia prize?<br /><br />Here's the blurb:<br /><br />In a land where skin colour can determine one's destiny, fraternal twins PULLAMMA and LATA are about to embark on a journey that will<br />tear their lives apart.<br /><br />Dark skinned Pullamma dreams of being a wife. With three girls in her family, the sixteen year old is aware there isn't enough dowry to<br />secure suitable husbands for them all. But a girl can hope. She's well versed in cooking, pickle making, cow washing -- you name it. She's<br />also obliged her old-fashioned grandmother by not doing well in school.<br /><br />Fair skinned and pretty, her twin sister Lata would rather study medicine than get married. Unable to grasp the depth of Lata's desire,<br />the twins' Grandmother formalizes a wedding alliance for the girl. Distraught, Lata rebels, with devastating consequences.<br /><br />As Pullamma helps ready the house for her older sister Malli's bride viewing, she prays for a positive outcome to the event. What happens<br />next is so inconceivable that it will shape Pullamma's future in ways she couldn't have foreseen.<br /><br />TELL A THOUSAND LIES is a sometimes wry, sometimes sad, but ultimately realistic look at how superstition and the colour of a girl's skin<br />rules India's hinterlands.<br /><br />Should you choose to review this book, I'd be happy to generate an ebook in the format of your choice.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Rasana Atreya<br /><br />rasana@RasanaAtreya.com<br />http://rasanaatreya.comRasana Atreyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554065293868893237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-81547472069151417932011-05-05T10:01:16.820-05:002011-05-05T10:01:16.820-05:00Thanks for the link love, Zeteticat! Also, I just ...Thanks for the link love, Zeteticat! Also, I just added The God of Small Things to my TBR - I searched it on Amazon and it sounds quite interesting.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-88384626027823941882011-05-04T21:03:51.612-05:002011-05-04T21:03:51.612-05:00That's great! I was the same way, actually, fo...That's great! I was the same way, actually, for the same reasons. I'm also glad I read the trilogy. I'm pretty sure you'll like the next two, although I guess some people really hated Mockingjay for some reason, but I might have liked that one most of all.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741247801580934137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-25424503026740534532011-05-04T20:48:57.576-05:002011-05-04T20:48:57.576-05:00I just finished The Hunger Games last weekend and ...I just finished The Hunger Games last weekend and really enjoyed it! All the hype kept me from picking it up for so long...I just hate being disappointed by a book that so many people rave about. However, after so many readers/bloggers whose opinion I respect recommended it, I decided to give it a go. I just bought Catching Fire at Strand, and I'm hoping it lives up to the first!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768659447473760201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-8182108276084297642011-05-04T20:11:03.183-05:002011-05-04T20:11:03.183-05:00Red - Hope you liked the article & Gaiman! I&#...Red - Hope you liked the article & Gaiman! I'm not entirely sure how I like American Gods yet. <br /><br />Beth - Ooh, what did you despise in the Razor's Edge? It's been 15 years since I read it; I might feel differently about it now than in high school. <br /><br />Ben - I will let you know! Lots of Lehane fans out there, so I'm intrigued. <br /><br />Emily - Yes it is! I wonder how different it is experiencing the book as spoken. I'm late to the DFW train as well, although I've known about him since the mid 90s.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741247801580934137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-73368466734766722432011-05-04T10:54:09.416-05:002011-05-04T10:54:09.416-05:00Room IS good. I listened to the audio version, and...Room IS good. I listened to the audio version, and loved it. I also loved The God of Small Things, and it was also recommended to me. I look forward to reading Infinite Jest as well, as (sadly) I'm just discovering his writing as his new book is getting a ton of publicity. Happy reading!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404184584527296878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-28715851151606286932011-05-04T10:54:05.060-05:002011-05-04T10:54:05.060-05:00Can't wait to read what you have to say about ...Can't wait to read what you have to say about Mystic RiverBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-36433711106139623822011-05-04T10:11:05.468-05:002011-05-04T10:11:05.468-05:00I saw McDougall speak at a book fair in NC, and my...I saw McDougall speak at a book fair in NC, and my bf's company sells copies of the title alongside the five fingers that I just recently purchased. He's finished half, so I'm thinking I'll need to pick it up once he's done. <br /><br />This is quite the list. I can thank you for raving about The Razor's Edge, which persuaded me to read it, even if I despised many part of it. I now realize that I have bump my copy of Possession up on the TBR list. I always trust your reviews, so I'll let you know when I do.<br /><br />Great list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-88171731579973648222011-05-04T10:05:01.616-05:002011-05-04T10:05:01.616-05:00I've never read any Gaiman but I keep seeing p...I've never read any Gaiman but I keep seeing people rave about him. I should finally check him out. Also I'm off to see how I'm walking wrong...Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-51181476663046295552011-05-03T22:46:20.405-05:002011-05-03T22:46:20.405-05:00Nymeth - It's worth giving the book a chance, ...Nymeth - It's worth giving the book a chance, definitely. I hope you enjoy it!<br /><br />Greg - Maybe that was more what she was doing there, I wasn't really sure, but that makes more sense. I completely forgot about the Sasha-Dean reconnection (funny, since that's how I reconnected with the coconspirator 3.5 years ago).Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741247801580934137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-90356206275850433152011-05-03T22:42:00.803-05:002011-05-03T22:42:00.803-05:00She really is! I hope you can read the book soon &...She really is! I hope you can read the book soon & want to hear what you think!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741247801580934137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-22863106714152937622011-05-03T15:50:50.452-05:002011-05-03T15:50:50.452-05:00Very nice review! My favorite was A to B also - ju...Very nice review! My favorite was A to B also - just a wonderful story. I didn't think the DFW part was poking at fun at him as much as it was a homage TO him. Anyway - very good point about the theme of connections and relationships, and how they evolve, and how they can re-emerge suddenly. Sasha re-connects with Dean via Facebook - ha!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032308252123319247.post-26761352227137355382011-05-03T10:35:15.400-05:002011-05-03T10:35:15.400-05:00I am really looking forward to reading it!!! Rebe...I am really looking forward to reading it!!! Rebecca seems to be the most upbeat and cheerful author I've conversed with ever. That definitely makes me anticipate getting a copy more! Glad you liked it! :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572049077903171939noreply@blogger.com