31 August 2009

Book Banter -- Trunk Music

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Title: Trunk Music (Harry Bosch #5) Author: Michael Connelly Length: 464 pages Genre: Mystery Plot Basics: LAPD Detective Harry Bosch i...
27 August 2009

Bouchercon Guest Blogger #6 -- Vicki Lane

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Bouchercon being a national event, draws attendees from all over. Today's author-- Vicki Lane -- will leave the beauty of the Blue Ridge...
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26 August 2009

Book Banter -- On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

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Title: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (Wingfeather Saga, bk 1) Author: Andrew Peterson Genre: fantasy Length: 279 pages Plot Ba...
25 August 2009

Bouchecon Guest Blogger #5 -- Mike Befeler

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This week's guest blogger -- Mike Befeler -- shows us that murder and mysteries aren't just for the young. .. I want to thank Bethan...
24 August 2009

Book Banter -- The Amateurs

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Title: The Amateurs Author: Marcus Sakey Genre: mystery/thriller Length: 378 pages Plot Basics: Four friends -- Alex, Mitch, Jenn and I...
21 August 2009

Book Banter -- The Intuitionist

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Title: The Intuitionist Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: literary fiction Length: ~250 pages Plot Basics: Lila Mae Watson is the first ...
20 August 2009

Bouchercon Guest Blogger #4 -- Camille Minichino/Margaret Grace

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It's one woman with two names -- and while she deals in miniatures, she's sharing her big thoughts on Bouchercon with us today. Take...
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18 August 2009

Bouchercon Guest Blogger #3 -- Julie Kramer

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This pre-Bouchercon mystery author bloggers thing has gotten such a great response, Word Nerd is moving this feature from one day a week to ...
17 August 2009

Book Banter -- The Poet

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Title: The Poet Author: Michael Connelly Genre: Mystery Length: 598 pages Plot Basics: Jack McEvoy is an ace reporter for the Rocky Mou...
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13 August 2009

Bouchercon Guest Blogger #2 -- Debbi Mack

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Welcome to the second installment of the Bouchercon guest bloggers series. Next up on the tour: Debbi Mack. How I (Accidentally) Became a (S...
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11 August 2009

Book Banter -- Killer Summer

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Title: Killer Summer Author: Ridley Pearson Genre: suspense/thriller Length: ~370 pages Plot Basics: Sun Valley, Idaho -- Sheriff Walt ...
07 August 2009

Book Banter -- The Last Coyote

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Title: The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, bk. 4) Author: Michael Connelly Genre: mystery Length: ~400 pages Plot Basics: LAPD detective Harr...
06 August 2009

Bouchercon Guest Blogger #1 -- Beth Groundwater

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Since Bouchercon is coming to Indianapolis in a few months and since Word Nerd is in Indianapoils and attending Bouchercon, she decided to a...
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04 August 2009

Book Banter -- The Historian

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Title: The Historian Author: Elizabeth Kostova Length: 676 pages Genre: Literary horror Plot Basics: A girl grows up under the shadow o...
03 August 2009

Book Banter -- Fade to Blue

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Title: Fade to Blue Author: Sean Beaudoin Genre: YA Length: 190 pages Plot Basics: Sophie Blue is a hardcore Goth-girl whose paranoia t...
30 July 2009

June Bibliometer

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June ended a while ago, but Word Nerd finally crunched her bibliometer numbers for the month. 9 books 2,513 pages 83.7 pages/day YTD 48 book...
29 July 2009

Beach Reads

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NPR has compiled a list of the 100 best beach reads. This was quite the process with editors and reviewers first culling a HUGE list down an...
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28 July 2009

Book Banter -- Conspirator

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Title: Conspritor (Foreigner #10) Author: C.J. Cherryh Length: ~350 pages Genre: Sci- fi Plot Basics: Word Nerd probably can't do ...
23 July 2009

Book Banter -- Naamah's Kiss

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Title: Naamah's Kiss Author : Jacqueline Carey Length: 600+ Genre: fantasy Plot Basics : Carey returns to her alternative Europe for...
22 July 2009

Everybody needs an editor

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Copy editing is important. Word Nerd isn't getting political here, but check out this story that Vanity Fair did about Sarah Palin's...