From Zoe, Marketing Manager at Head of Zeus– “Attaching some exciting photos of a proof of mailing we did in the office today!” [First of all: “Proof of mailing.” Heh.] That’s the ARC (advanced reading copy) going out to a select few book reviewers and bloggers (“few” because ARCs are even more expensive to print…
The Castañeda Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, another still-standing Harvey House hotel and restaurant, almost fully restored thanks to the efforts of Allan Affeldt. Two interior shots of the Castañeda. There were even Harvey Girl dolls. The one at left is dressed in the uniform of one of the Harvey Girl Couriers, who guided…
Dana sez–I bought this when it was on special back in 2016, but you’ll do much better nowadays to forgo the collection in favor of downloading the individual titles. I still love Welcome to Temptation best, with Davy’s story, Faking It, a close second, but I want to single out two other novels in this…
Read more Min and Cal and their bumpy journey to love and happy ever after.
An example:“16. Before the October 19, 2025 heist in which the French crown jewels were stolen, the Louvre’s video security password was LOUVRE.”With links. More fun and interesting stuff here. (h/t Kottke, maybe?) Quote: “We need to knock off the paramilitary crap when it comes to law enforcement—not only for aesthetic reasons but for political…
Pre-order Hardcover → Pre-order Kindle US → Pre-order Kindle UK → Another eensy excerpt… He didn’t look anything at all like Julius Caesar but the resemblance to Andrew Carnegie and John Jacob Astor and J.P. Morgan, at least in an “I am the secular lord thy god” attitude, was…
The ultimate dis. Thank you, Bruce.
I’d call this book almost a sequel to Monte Walsh by Jack Schaefer, and I consider Monte Walsh one of the perfect novels. The writing is superb, in that run-on raconteur style that feels like the easy canter of a horse. It’s 1917, and young Martha Leeson leaves home to become an itinerant bronco buster,…
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From Barbara Peters’ January Booknews email, good information for readers and writers–and booksellers–alike. “I include below one assessment of Book World 2026 from our friend David Headley in the UK. It makes me think about the evolving audiences for different books and that it’s important for us as booksellers to recognize evolving audiences. David’s Thoughts: Readers…
There’s a thing editors hammer home to the authors of a new book in a series–Don’t forget the backstory! You never know when someone new to a series will pick up a copy of, oh, say the sixteenth book in a series about a two-person PI agency in New York City, one a Chinese American…
Read more “When I go,” Juarez said, “I want to leave a crater.”
Read the full post here. Vairal Video 4 is doing consistently great ST commentary. Quote: “The great European cathedrals were built over generations by thousands of people and sustained entire communities. Similarly, the electric grid, the public-water supply, the food-distribution network, and the public-health system took the collective labor of thousands of people over many…
