The Thousand Names
byCaptain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost….
Books
Ten Books That Made Me Swoon
byThis week in an ode to Valentine’s Day, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the Top Ten…
Mailbox Mondays: February 10, 2014
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. I received the following books over the last couple of weeks….
The First Literary Giveaway Bloghop of 2014
byYay! It’s literary giveaway bloghop time. This is a giveaway organized by Judith from Leeswammes’ Blog. This giveaway runs from February 8th to February…
Top Ten Books That Made Me Cry
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the Top Ten books that made me cry. I am…
Featured on Booker Talk
byI am thrilled to be featured this weekend on Booker Talk in her series A View From Here where I blab about book trends…
7.9 Loss, Hope, and Survival: Stay where you are and then leave
byThe day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield’s father promised he wouldn’t go away to fight – but he broke that promise…
Art for ASOIAF Fans
byI want to share with you some awesome images of the various castles that feature in the A Song of Ice and Fire series…
Ten Worlds I Don’t Want to Live in or Characters Whose Lives I Don’t Envy
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the Top Ten worlds that I’d never want to live…
Teaser Tuesdays: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
byFor this teaser, I am highlighting a small conversation that comes up between 5-year old Alfie (the protagonist of this novel) and his parents….