Category Archives: Sunday Salon

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Sunday post, but there’s been a lot going on, so I wanted to take a little time to share and get your thoughts. The big news this week was that Goodreads was … Continue reading →

I’m a little reluctant to post this today because there are still two more days left in the year, and I plan to spend most of today and tomorrow reading, so whatever I say today is subject to change. Last … Continue reading →

This is the time of year when everyone seems to be making plans for next year. I’m seeing mention of reading challenges, lists, and resolutions. My own plan is mostly to continue with not having much of a plan. I’m … Continue reading →

When I hear stories about how vicious and nasty the Internet can be, I breathe a sigh of relief that the corner of the Internet that I’m part of is generally pretty calm and polite. We book bloggers do get … Continue reading →

Hello and happy Sunday! I hope our U.S. readers are enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday and that everyone else is just having a lovely weekend. I’ve had family visiting all weekend and therefore haven’t gotten much time for reading and blogging, … Continue reading →

I haven’t done a Sunday Salon post for a while, partly because I haven’t had anything in particular to say and partly because other life stuff has taken over and kept me from reading, blogging, and tweeting as much as … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of online conversation lately about whether book reviewers (perhaps especially online reviewers) can be trusted. Are we too nice, too mean, too easily bought, too elitist, too uneducated, too out-of-touch, and on and on blah blah … Continue reading →

Because I’m spending this month reading science fiction and fantasy, I thought it would be fun to look back on some of my favorite SFF genres. But as I started to assemble a list, I came upon that whole sticky … Continue reading →

Jenny and I had so much fun with our International Crime Month back in January that we’ve been looking for an opportunity to do another theme month, and it looks like August will be it. This time, we’ll be moving … Continue reading →

If writers stopped writing tomorrow and publishers stopped publishing, I doubt that any of us would be in danger of running out of books to read. The reading possibilities are endless, and as new books come out and we become … Continue reading →