Word Nerd

Ever have a hard time tracking down a copy of an older title? Well, you're not alone. Washington Post's Book World yesterday printed...

Check out this article by Slate. According to this piece, the Internet and our penchant for chat/ IM programs is actually helping resurrect...

Title: Defender Author: C.J. Cherryh Length: 314 pages Genre: sci- fi Plot Basics: SPOILER ALERT -- being book five out of a nine-book...

Author Answers this week is trying to get you excited for a new book release. Gregg Olsen's debut novel A Wicked Snow comes out soon. ...

Word Nerd has seen several news stories about this new book, "Finn," by Jon Clinch. Clinch takes readers back to the time and sett...

*Pile here, means the TBR , to-be-read, pile. Don't Ask, Donald Westlake Big City, Bad Blood, Sean Chercover The Well of Lost Plots, Jas...

Title: The Blade Itself Author: Marcus Sakey Length: 307 pages Genre: literary/crime thriller Plot Basics: Danny Carter used to be a th...

Tomorrow, a new movie adaptation of Katherine Patterson's, "Bridge to Terabithia " opens. Word Nerd has seen the trailer and s...

Best-selling author Allison Brennan is this week's special guest. Brennan's newest book, "Speak No Evil" debuted at #14 o...

Title: The Courts of Chaos Author: Roger Zelazny Length: 208 pages (large print edition) Genre: fantasy Plot Basics: SPOILER ALERT King...

On Saturday, Word Nerd trekked to Madison for a book talk and signing with Marcus Sakey and Sean Chercover at the great mystery book store...

Title: Lost in a Good Book Author: Jasper Fforde Length: 399 pages Genre: literary comedy Plot Basics: Spec-Ops Agent Thursday Next is ...

If you haven't heard already, the seventh and final Harry Potter book comes out on July 21. The last book about the boy wizard "Har...

This week's author hails from the other side of the pond, author and BBC4 broadcaster Kate Mosse . Mosse is most recently the author of ...

The Bard is getting another update. Author Matt Haig has a new book out, "The Father's Club," that's a modern update on ...

Title: The Hand of Oberon Author: Roger Zelazny Length: 181 pages Genre: sci- fi Plot Basics: Corwin of Amber has fallen deeper into t...

January was a slim month for reading. Word Nerd could make excuses for why this is, but there's really only one: despite her best intent...

Title: WebMage Author: Kelly McCullough Length: 310 pages Genre: sci-fi/fantasy Plot Basics: Prince Ravirn, grandson of one of the Fate...

The reviews are in and there's been quite a lot of praise for the debut novel by this week's author, Sean Chercover . A new mystery ...

Word Nerd spent a little while on Saturday trying to box up some books to make room for other titles on the bookshelf. This was, unfortunate...