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Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge Part II–The Wait Is Over!

What could be better for a book nerd than a movie about a bookstore? Continue reading “Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge Part II–The Wait Is Over!”

Book Review: The Book Lovers by Victoria Connelly

Title: The Book Lovers

Author: Victoria Connelly

Rating: 4 Stars

Reviewer: Jess

A fluffy, feel-good, romance about people who love books? Written by a favorite author? Yes please. Continue reading “Book Review: The Book Lovers by Victoria Connelly”

Ten Questions with Indu Sundaresan

Indu Sundaresan is the Internationally Best-Selling author of six novels including The Twentieth Wife, The Feast of Roses, and The Mountain of Light. Ms. Sundaresan novels primarily tell the stories of prominent, powerful women from different points in Indian history however it was her short story collection about modern Indians, In the Convent of Little Flowers, that had me crying fat, ugly tears. Continue reading “Ten Questions with Indu Sundaresan”

Book Review: The Lake House by Kate Morton

Title: The Lake House

Author: Kate Morton

Narrator: Caroline Lee

Rating: 4 Stars

Reviewer: Jess

What could a police detective in 2003 possibly have to do with the case of a child who went missing in 1933? Apparently quite a bit. In her latest novel, The Lake House, Kate Morton takes two seemingly unrelated casts of characters and weaves them into a beautifully intricate web of mystery that immediately pulls the reader into the story. Continue reading “Book Review: The Lake House by Kate Morton”

Ten Questions with Lisa See

Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of much loved novels China Dolls, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, and Shanghai Girls among others. Her writing brings to life the bonds of sisterhood, love of family, romantic love, and the love of one’s country in a way that makes her novels impossible to put down. Continue reading “Ten Questions with Lisa See”

Book Review: The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev

 

I know it’s wrong to judge a book by its cover but what if that cover is really beautiful? Well right or wrong, I’ll admit that the gorgeous cover art on Sonali Dev’s books are what introduced me to this wonderful author.  Continue reading “Book Review: The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev”

Major Changes Coming for Nook Users

Barnes and Noble closes its app store and discontinues movies on its Nook devices. Nook users need to act now to keep their content. Continue reading “Major Changes Coming for Nook Users”

Ten Questions with Jenna Blum

Jenna Blum

This week’s Ten Questions brings a visit from New York Times and International Best Selling author, Jenna Blum. Ms. Blum is the author of Those Who Save Us, The Storm Chasers, and a story in the Grand Central Anthology. Continue reading “Ten Questions with Jenna Blum”

Looking Ahead: Our Most Anticipated Books of 2016

Looking Foward to in 2016

Or perhaps more appropriately titled: We Will Give Almost Anything for an ARC of These 2016 Releases

Also possibly: Books on our TBR Lists that We Will Finally Get Around to Reading in 2016. We Promise. Really. Maybe. 

Continue reading “Looking Ahead: Our Most Anticipated Books of 2016”

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