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I've summed up my first year of living in Burundi, Central Africa:
http://whereintheworld-stephanie.blog...

Hey everyone!
My latest post is to my Waiting on Wednesday page. This week's post is about Beautiful Creatures, a fantasy romance that is to be published in December. Come check it out if you get a chance!

Mindful Musings Book Blog

Giveaway of Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater at my blog. Come check it out!

Mindful Musings Book Blog

Clcik here to read an interview with Heather Davis, author of Never Cry wolf and upcoming The Clearing

http://peaceloveandpat.blogspot.com/2...

I have a weekly episode here: http://lambchop2.wordpress.com/

Hi Everyone, I have a book contest.
if any one is interested please click here ----> http://peaceloveandpat.blogspot.com/2...

It is Bride of Casa Dracuola by Marta Acosta and Covet by J.R Ward

On my blog just posted 2 entries for the Scarlet Boa Contest, a paranormal contest held every year by Stella Cameron (NY best-selling author).

Entires number 90 and 110. If you like either one, please cast your vote. I would like to think the contest finalists will be based on MERIT and not a popularity contest. So vote only if you think one deserves MERIT.

You can only vote for one

HERE's THE LINK. Click the little box that says "SUBMISSIONS ONLINE"

http://www.stellacameron.com/scarletb...

Thank you so much for supporting your fellow authors in their writing endeavors. I know, it's a pain to hit a web site and read a an excerpt, but this is a wonderful contest with a chance for the winner to be read by a NY publishing house.

GRACIAS, Keta Diablo

I posted some thoughts on The Pillars of the Earth, as well as John Irving's new novel. Check it out here: http://thenewdorkreviewofbooks.blogsp...

Cheers!

Solo travel is sometimes romantic, often lonely, but always stirring. Check out the new post on my Girls Trek Too travel blog: "Not One Oasis." http://girlstrektoo.com/blog

Just posted my review of this book. This is the fifth Armand Gamache novel. This protagonist is very similar to Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. See my review for the comparison.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com
Thanks.
Mike

There is a very special interview on the blog Books Gardens and Dogs http://maryinhb.blogspot.com/
No, it isn't an author or book blogger interview but a cute idea this blogger had of interviewing dogs. She is featuring my pooch, Dusty, the resident dog from my blog Bookvisions. Please stop by her blog and check out what Dusty had to say and see his pictures.

Here's a story that the author tells her readers her young daughter gave her the idea for. The daughter had a fixation for spiders when she was a little girl and Gardner incorporated that into the book.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com
Check it out.

Just posted my review of this book. As an adoptive parent, it was unsettling. Ellen Gleeson has a young adopted son, Will. She comes home from work and sees a flier "Have you seen this child?" The face on the photo looks so much like Will that she must investigate.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com
Thanks

Do you love chocolate? I recently went on a chocolate tour of Denver. Find out how it tasted in my blog post: "Going Down to Chocolate Town."
http://girlstrektoo.com/blog

by Chuck Hogan.
For some reason, this story, which has the feel of the Waco FBI standoff but with a setting in Montana, didn't excite me.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com
Mike

I just posted an interview with one of my favorite authors, C.L Wilson. She is the author of the best selling romantic fantasy series, Tairen Soul.

You can read the interview at my blog http://blog.42scifi-fantasy.com/

Simcha

I'm a sex writer, and this week I'm writing about orgasms. Orgasms are heavily on my mind because I'm working on an article about men who fake the Big O.

To Come Or Not To Come

Why Do Women Have Orgasms?

Just in time for Christmas! A review of the Jimmy Jane Massage Candle

by Lisa Gardner
Just posted my blog on Lisa Gardner's book, "Hide" a well done interestingly plotted novel.
Also posted this review on amazon.com, check it there and see newest first, for my review. Please indicate if the review was helpful.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com
Thanks

I just posted my first review!

http://thedmlibrary.blogspot.com/2009...

Suggestions are always appreciated, as well as followers!

If you think the journey is as important as the destination, consider taking an alternate route. Find out what I saw on my way to Machu Picchu, when I took the road less traveled, in "Skipping the Inca Trail." http://girlstrektoo.com/blog

I posted some thoughts on my favorite funny books of all time. What are yours?

Please come over to http://thenewdorkreviewofbooks.blogsp... to weigh in!

I posted an In My Mailbox post:

http://web.me.com/quirion/Bookaddict/...

Latest Review: Tethered by Amy Mackinnon

http://web.me.com/quirion/Bookaddict/...

Posted this but don't think it was placed correctly so second post.
Please check my blog for the analysis and comparison of this book and "Hide" by Lisa Gardner. Quite a few similarities.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com
Thanks.
Mike

I just posted a review of The Dare by John Boyne

http://web.me.com/quirion/Bookaddict/...

My family had the holiday blues, then a few of us girls went to a small cottage to recapture family togetherness with an old-fashioned ritual. You can check out our story, "High Tea, Strong Women" @ http://girlstrektoo.com/blog

by Kathy Reichs.
Now I know the number of bones in the human body.
The author has given her readers an enjoyable read about Dr. Brennan attempting to help the police when they find someone is killing elderly women. However, Brennan is caught in something else. Someone is sabotaging her work.
A well written, enjoyable novel.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com

Stones by William Bell

http://web.me.com/quirion/Bookaddict/...

I received a new book today to review. It is "I Used to Know That" by Caroline Taggart. I also received an author article from FSB Media which I have posted. Stop by http://bookvisions.blogspot.com and see if you remember these fun facts from the author.

Although eloping at a tropical beach can be fun, how about an active volcano? You can read the story of my fiery nuptials at Volcán Arenal: "Bride Vs. the Volcano."
http://girlstrektoo.com/blog

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld...very good

http://web.me.com/quirion/Bookaddict/...

I'm doing a Penguin classics reading challenge and I chose to start with "Moby Dick":

http://filmmusicart.blogspot.com/2009...

Also did a book recommendations post on Lois Lowry's "The Giver":

http://filmmusicart.blogspot.com/2009...

I'm hosting a Canadian Authors Challenge for 2010. If you're interested in reading some Canadian lit in 2010, you can sign up!

http://web.me.com/quirion

Take a break from holiday stress, and ride with me past Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, on the way to Tiger Leaping Gorge. This is a trek to "The Far Reaches of Normal."

http://girlstrektoo.com/blog/?p=81

My recent blog is on the book "The Reapers" by John Connolly.
This book is a departure in that Charlie Parker isn't the central character. Instead, his humorous, homosexual friend Louis is sought by a killer. When a person is a killer of killers, he is known as a reaper.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com

I just created my first blog yesterday 12/22/09 and have just begun writing short stories. Please check out my site and leave me some helpful information or comment on my thoughts. Thanks so much!
http://literaryexpression.blogspot.com

Published my blog on this self published novel. It goes to show that there are many excellent novels out there that should get more notice.
http://mikedraperinguilford.blogspot.com

Come back with me to China, to the mountains of the Naxi people, as we continue our trek into Tiger Leaping Gorge, overlooking the Yangtze River. The Far Reaches of Normal: Part 2...
http://girlstrektoo.com/blog/?p=82

I have two giveaways going right now on Bookvisions
The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer (1 signed copy)
The Survivors Club By Ben Sherwood (5 copies)
http://bookvisions.blogspot.com
The Last Surgeon ends 1-10-2010
The Survivors Club ends 1-13-2010

I have a few comments about "A Christmas Carol" and the Christmas season on my latest blog entry.

http://SteveLindahl.blogspot.com

The New Year is a great time to dream up your next journey, whether it's a path to a goal, an internal change, or a far place. To help prime your imagination, come with me to "The Far Reaches of Normal."
http://girlstrektoo.com/blog/?p=83

Gather around to read the tale of my creepy, crawly scare in lovely Malawi, Africa. "It Happens," but I hope it never happens to you: http://girlstrektoo.com/blog/?p=86

I posted a new chapter in my noveling blog--and it already has 3 responses! *is getting popular* ^^ link here if you want to check it out: http://www.uninvoked.com/wordpress/?p...

My latest post is a review of Dreaming Again, an anthology of Australian speculative fiction edited by Jack Dann.

http://terraonthebookshelf.blogspot.com

Travelers, how do you minimize your negative impact and maximize your positive impact on culture and the environment? "The Traveler's Dilemma" http://girlstrektoo.com/blog/?p=87

Target Your Audience: Promote Your Book in Virtual Reader Communities

By Dana Lynn Smith

Discovering YOUR reader community, target this audience and present your awesome author platform…these viewers will VERY soon turn into your fans.

http://joconquerobstacles.com/2010/01...

Have you found your tribe? Mine has a wise council of women who like to read. Together we're discovering that "Each Person is a World."
http://girlstrektoo.com/blog/?p=88

Alanna wrote: "I just posted my first review!

http://thedmlibrary.blogspot.com/2009...

Suggestions are always appreciated, as well as followers!"

Congrats, Alanna! :)

I have posted my review of Tea With Hezbollah by Ted Dekker and Carl Medearis on Bookvisions: http://bookvisions.blogspot.com

I wrote a short post about JD Salinger on my blog, at: http://mcdonnellwrite.blogspot.com/20...