Title: Lucy Author: Laurence Gonzales Genre: Fiction – Science fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $24.95 (hardback) Happy Halloween, everyone! I thought I’d celebrate this spooky holiday by reviewing a work of fiction that is a bit out of my comfort zone: the thriller. Summary Primatologist Jenny Lowe is awakened in the middle of the…
A Dash of Trash: The Naughty Novel
This may be a little embarrassing, but I think we know each other well enough now that I can admit something to you: I own dirty books. And before you ask, yes, that kind of dirty. This used to be a source of embarrassment for me — not only is it possible to get caught…
“Every single human being is part of a grand universal plan.”
Title: The House of Tomorrow Author: Peter Bognanni Genre: Fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $24.95 (hardback) Sebastian Prendergast lives in a geodesic dome with his grandmother, a rabid follower of the teachings of engineer and futurist Richard Buckminster Fuller. The fifteen year-old has lived in relative isolation with his grandmother since the death of…
Now Even Books Have Trailers! [Bonus videos]
Isn’t it amazing that you can be going merrily on through life with no idea that you’re missing out on something totally awesome, until a serendipitous occurrence shows you something new and totally cool? That’s how I felt a couple of weeks ago when I saw my first book trailer. Yep, that’s right: they make…
Future Reads
I’ve always made lists of books that I want to read, but it’s only been relatively recently that I’ve managed to create an online list and keep it updated — not to mention keep it in one place. Isn’t the Internet awesome? Not only does it allow me to easily keep track of books I…