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Title: Echo Park Author: Michael Connelly Genre: mystery Length: 405 pages Where Bethany's Copy Came From: Indianapolis Marion ...

Bethany's post yesterday got me thinking - how does stress change people? It was the last paragraph, not the whole thing. In case you w...

I really promise, this isn't a cat blog. Except today, it is again. Mina's five months old, has more than doubled in size and be...

Lynn Viehl is the Word Nerds' guest today and first off, we just have to say, she's a great sport. She posted on her blog about this...

Jumping into a set of novels is a commitment. Typically, there are a given set of cultural references, author nuances, and world rules to l...

Title: Lowlifes Author: Simon Wood Genre: mystery Length: 139 pages Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: Online, http://www.lowlifes....

There are nine more days to vote in the Russian masters poll over there --> At this point, it's looking like Anna Karenina , so if ...

Title: Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, bk. 1) Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: science fiction Length: 139 pages Where Word Nerd...

Welcome back Simon Wood to Word Nerd. The Nerds met Simon at Bouchercon 2009 and he's just put out a really interesting transmedia story...

I have thoroughly enjoyed my winter break from school. I took advantage of the time by finishing two books that I've been reading all y...

From last week's contest for Sean Beaudoin's book, "Going Nowhere Faster" the Nerds are proud to announce our winner. Da...

Ever wonder what people were reading when you were born? Crazy idea huh, the best-seller that was capturing the rest of the world's at...

When Amazon first introduced the Kindle, I had loads of people asking me if I was purchasing one. At the time, I declined, for a couple of r...

We may be on the 13th day of 2011, but we're not so far into the new year that looking back on 2010's "Word(s) of the Year...

Welcome back to the re-invigorated Author Answers feature of Word Nerd. We're putting together a great line-up and kicking things back o...

Title: Spider's Bite Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 395 pages Where Stacie's Copy Came From: Oshkosh Publi...

Title: You Killed Wesley Payne Author: Sean Beaudoin Genre: YA Length: 319 pages Where Bethany's Copy Came From: ARC from Blog ...

Title: The Study Series Bundle (Poison Study, Magic Study and Fire Study) Author: Maria Snyder Genre: Fantasy Length: approximately 1,20...

Introducing a new feature here on Word Nerd, the Take Two Review. Stacie and I often read the same things, but our perspectives may be sligh...

Each Wednesday in 2011, Word Nerds will feature a guest spot from an author. These authors will delve into the wonderful and fascinating wo...