The San Antonio Book Lovers meetup was a small group today but we brought plenty of books and talk this month. Here are the books that members brought, swapped, and/or discussed today: Life of Pi by Yann Martel Defending Jacob by William Landay The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett […]
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Take Her For A Ride: A Hollywood Story by Steven M. Painter Genre: Historical Novel This is a true Hollywood book, including the bright lights of the movie studio back lots and the back streets of depression-era America. The time is 1930, when the studios held all the power, and starlets came from all over
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Fourteen Western Stories by Lloyd Fonvielle The description from Amazon.com: “Fourteen Western tales, by turns boisterous, bawdy, shocking, sentimental. They’re not for kids—there’s a fair amount of adult content here—but a treat for anyone else who likes old-fashioned stories with new twists and turns, written by someone who loves the West, past and present.” That’s
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I was so glad to be able to attend the first meeting of a new book club a few days ago. On the Same Page: Ladies Book Club was organized by Lisa to be a small and intimate group, much like one she enjoyed where she used to live. We met at Wine 101 in
The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Potzsch The Dark Monk: A Hangman’s Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch Genre: Historical Fiction/Mystery The Hangman’s Daughter is the first book, and I didn’t come to it unprepared. I’d read quite a few reviews and knew the basic premise. I was still excited by the story, and Potzsch’s power of description
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It’s time for Dewey’s April Read-a-Thon, and I’m pumped up for this one. I’m getting my list of books ready and planning my food and snacks ahead. After all, if I’m skipping everything else that day (including showers and cooking), I don’t want to starve. I might get a late start because of Friday plans,
I’ve written before about how much influence book covers have on me. My Pinterest board called Book Covers and More gives me the opportunity to virtually collect covers I love, and I have found many more readers who do the same. One such cover lover is twilightdreamer (otherwise known as Maria Behar), who sponsors the
Description from the Author: The Other Alexander is the first book in the epic trilogy, The Bow of Heaven. Alexandros, a young Greek philosophy student, is wrenched from a life unlived to submit to the will of an empire – as a slave of Rome. In a world without choice, he must use his cunning
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