Archive for February, 2006

Slap and Tickle

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Here I sit waiting for reviews and some feedback for my first published novella - yeah, I’m still upset Shannon has her April RT (and received a 4 Star review!!) and my copy of RT has not arrived…grumble, grumble, grumble…
No matter the view on my writing, I figure it will be better [...]

Time Warp

Monday, February 27th, 2006

I had to read this book deal a few times to get it. Okay, if I’m being honest, I had to google the author, figure out Anastasia Day is a pseudonym for popular erotic romance author Angela Knight and that the Bodice Ripper one is an ebook re-release. Still, doesn’t the first book, [...]

You Have My Attention

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Maybe everyone else has heard of this author and this book. Unfortunately I must admit that this would not be the first time I lagged behind on a writing/book issue.
The author: Lucy Ellmann
The book: Doctors & Nurses
The blurb in Entertainment Weekly that caught my attention:
In this filthy, hilarious, and [...]

Someone Likes Me

Friday, February 24th, 2006

A huge thanks to Ellen for pointing this out to me…
From Tami on the RT Readers’ Roundtable about my novella in When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys:
“This is the most exciting and unique first novel I’ve ever read by an author. If this a taste of what Ms Dimon is capable of writing, then [...]

Chick Lit Check-In

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

I stole that title from Entertainment Weekly. That’s what they call this week’s dedicated chick lit review section. The spotlight genre for this section rotates with each issue. Either mysteries or comic books held it last week. Can’t remember. Anyway…here are the highlights (or lowlights, depending on how you look [...]

Our Cup Runeth Over

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Entertainment Weekly provided all sorts of interesting book news this weekend. Not interesting as in “my book is in there” or as in “my friend’s book is in there” - unless you count the fact I’ve been in a room with James Patterson, Lisa Gardner and Nora Roberts and they’re all in there on [...]

Join The Club

Monday, February 20th, 2006

For those who like it hard - I’m talking about hardcover books here… When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys is a Doubleday Bookclub Selection (thank you again, Lori Foster). The book isn’t available yet, but the page is up on the Doubleday Bookclub site. The blurb goes like this:
Three [...]

And People Say I’m Not Nice…

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

You gotta love Mrs. Giggles. I read her reviews because, well, I just can’t stop myself. The victim - I mean author - of the day is Minda Webber and her book The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing. This is one of those books I keep seeing in the bookstore. [...]

Yale Joins In The Chick Lit Debate

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

Writing for the Yale Daily News, Dayo Olopade weighs in on chick lit with this article. The question Dayo (I’m not sure if Dayo is male or female so I will just say Dayo) seeks to answer is:
Women read more than men. They buy more books than men. But what, precisely, is [...]

Good To See Him Working Again

Friday, February 17th, 2006

For those worried about Alec Baldwin, his career, his ongoing custody proceedings and his ability to pay the mortgage - and I know that’s probably, well, none of you - never fear! Alec landed a book deal. Not just any old book deal. No, not Alec. He landed a “very significant” [...]