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Review and Giveaway: Thousand Pieces of Gold by Ruthanne Lum McCu…
Lost in Books | December 17th 2009 by Rebecca
BOOK #: 90REASON READ: Colorful Reading ChallengePUBLISHER: Beacon PressGENRE: Biographical Novel, Historical Fiction, Literary FictionFORMAT/PAGES: Paperback/308RATING: 4.5/5 StarsSUMMARY ON BACK COVER:Lalu Nathoy's father called his thirteen-year-o read more
FIRST WildCard Tour: The Sherriff's Surrender by Susan Page Davis
Book Reviews by Buuklvr81 | December 17th 2009 by Molly
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from e read more
The Sheriff's Surrender...Wildcard!
2 Kids and Tired Book Reviews | December 17th 2009
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from read more
Goodbye to the Book
Ethical Consumption & Ethical Investing Blog | December 17th 2009 by Kevin Long
I am a avid reader. I love mysteries, horror, thriller, suspense, fiction, and even some historical fiction. I really could read almost anything, well I'm not much of a fan of the romance though, and even though I do read a fair amount of books, I d read more
The Sheriff's Surrender by Susan Page Davis
Enroute to Life | December 17th 2009 by KellyB
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from read more
The Kindle Reader (Kindle Edition)
ebcak.com| Fun| Technology | Computer | Tutorials | December 16th 2009 by Matt
Now that you have purchased a Kindle, how do you find good books to read? Written by a librarian and bibliophile, The Kindle Reader helps you answer that question, featuring regular posts like Genre Watch (the newest mystery, sci-fi, romance, fanta read more
Archeological Cover Ups?
World of Mystery | December 16th 2009 by ljuba
by David Hatcher ChildressMost of us are familiar with the last scene in the popular IndianaJones archeological adventure film RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK in whichan important historical artefact, the Ark of the Covenant from theTemple in Jerusalem, read more
Sheriff's Surrender by Susan Page Davis is up on CFBA. (With bonu…
Edgy Inspirational Author | December 16th 2009 by Michelle Sutton
This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducing The Sheriff’s Surrender Barbour Books (December 1, 2009)bySusan Page DavisABOUT THE AUTHOR:I've always loved reading, history, and horses. These things come together in several of my histo read more
Review of Death in the Stocks
Okbo Lover | December 16th 2009 by Karoline
Thank you Danielle from Sourcebooks for providing me a copy of Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer. This is my second Heyer book that I have read so far. I haven’t read her regency romances, or other historical fiction books but now that I h read more
Book Review: Our Hart - A Novel by Lloyd Lofthouse
Blogger News Network | December 16th 2009
Our Hart follows on from Lloyd Lofthouse’s hugely successful and award winning first book My Splendid Concubine. Historical Fiction is a tough nut to crack, it is so easy to fall into the trap of modifying the facts to meet the fiction. This al read more
Thought Leadership
N2growth Blog | December 16th 2009
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Thought Leadership…What is a thought leader, and what does thought leadership mean in today’s business world? As much as some people wish it wasn’t so, a thought leader is not someone read more
ABC Historical Fiction Challenge: Letter B
Enchanted By Josephine | December 15th 2009 by Lucy Bertoldi
Today is the 15th- the fortnight of my post for the letter B for Historical Tapestry’s ABC Challenge. For this one I’ve chosen to blog about:The Raucous Royals, by Carlyn BecciaI loved reading about the gossip and truths in this wonderfully ill read more
My Fiction Unpublished Scene 1 - MM Historical
Obsidian Bookshelf | December 15th 2009 by Val Kovalin
Hello, everyone. I thought I'd try something new and post a 500-word fiction excerpt. I wrote this back in early 2009 as part of an m/m historical with a supernatural bent. It's totally okay if you're moved to comment, either with praise or criticism read more
I have a winner for the Basket Giveaway!
Life in the Past Lane | December 15th 2009 by Jessica James
Congratulations to Virginia of Virginia for winning the Basket Giveaway as part of the Virtual Book Tour promotion for my historical fiction novel Shades of Gray.The name was finally drawn this morning after adding up all the comments, tweets, and bl read more
Media Tours
PPG Publisher's Blog | December 15th 2009 by Kim S., Publisher at PPG
A media tour is a series of interviews with newspapers, magazines, and/or broadcast stations to promote you and your new book. Tying in a media tour with a signing or reading is a great way to increase traffic to th read more
Historical Fiction: Skeletons at the Feast, by Chris Bohjalian
You're History | December 15th 2009 by Linda
Terrible beauty Having read all of Chris Bohjalian’s previous works, I can venture the opinion that this is his masterpiece. Skeletons at the Feast tells the tale of the Emmerlich family, lower ranked aristocrats living in Poland during WWII. read more
Thriller & Suspense Challenge 2010
Thoughts from an Evil Overlord | December 15th 2009 by Elizabeth
I've got to do another challenge so I don't drown myself in historical fiction in 2010! The Thriller & Suspense Challenge is being hosted by Book Chick City. The challenge is to read 12 books in this genre and it will run from January 1 December read more
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
Amazon Kindle Reviews | December 14th 2009
Product DescriptionPublished since 1941, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine is America’s oldest and most celebrated crime-fiction publication. “The best mystery magazine in the world, bar none,” states Stephen King. Featured in its read more
The Rose Legacy ~ Book Review
Seed Thoughts | December 14th 2009 by Lauryn Abbott
Wow! The Rose Legacy by Kristen Heitzmann is without a doubt one of my favorite books this year. Though it starts out just a tad slow, it quickly becomes a page turner. It’s a story that is riveting and dramatic, full of twists and turns, with enga read more
Spirit in Space & Light: Battleground of Invisible Forces
DUDYE | December 14th 2009 by Juan
KNUT HAMSUN CENTER Hamarøy, Norway, 1994 -Aug 4, 2009 PROGRAM: Historical museum for writer Knut Hamsun including exhibition areas, library, reading room, cafe and 230 seat auditorium Architect:Steven Holl Architects CLIENT: Nordland Fylkeskommune ( read more
Historical Fiction Challenge 2010
Thoughts from an Evil Overlord | December 14th 2009 by Elizabeth
The Historical Fiction Challenge is hosted by Royal Reviews.I love historical fiction and I've been reading a ton of it lately, so I definitely had to sign up for this one. I'm going for the Obsessed level of 20 novels. Since I read more than 2 read more
Mailbox Monday…12.14.09
The Book Faery Reviews | December 14th 2009 by Farrah Kennedy
Mailbox Monday is where other bloggers write about the books they received the previous week. The Printed Page is the host of the Mailbox Monday meme. Visit her blog to see what books made it her way and get a chance to get one of her books once sh read more
Review: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
Beth Fish Reads | December 14th 2009 by Beth F
Because An Echo in the Bone is the seventh entry in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander historical fiction series, it's near impossible to write a summary without giving spoilers to the earlier books. The review contains no spoilers for this novel but assumes read more
Blood Borne
The Sci-Fi Gene | December 14th 2009 by Sci-Fi Gene
Viruses (virii) get a bad press in science fiction generally. In films such as Virus, Outbreak or Twelve Monkeys they are presented as a threat to the survival of humanity. This reflects the fears associated with historical pandemics such as influenz read more
The Invisible City
The Truth About Lies | December 13th 2009 by Jim Murdoch
I am developing a growing respect for historical novelists. The lengths to which they go to personally authenticate every scrap of information in their novels has to be admired. While researching The Invisible City Catalan author Emili Rosales trave read more
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Read. Write. Share. | December 13th 2009 by Stef Kramer
This novel was heartbreaking, compelling and well worth the read. I believe this might be this novelist's first - if so, she's started her writing career with a bang.Like many, I tend to look for those books or movies that I know will make me smile a read more
The Debutante Ball Challenge – Past & 2010
Linus's Blanket | December 13th 2009 by Nicole
Jen and Swapna are jointly hosting The Debutante Ball Challenge. You can join in an read Deb books from 2010 or you can join to read the past Deb boor, or you can do both. I am signing up for both, but at low levels because my self imposed ru read more
Lavie Tidhar - The Bookman
Even in a Little Thing | December 13th 2009 by Gillian Polack
The latest book I've read from Angry Robot's review scheme is Lavie Tidhar's The Bookman. Since Tidhar's name keeps cropping up in my vicinity, I was very curious to check out his writing. My verdict? It's a lot of fun, not so much because it's a read more
Dandy Debuts
The Reader | December 13th 2009 by Ryan Deschamps
Tired of the same old authors? Never fear, there are many talented first time authors with novels in your favorite genre. Fresh new fictional voices with talent to spare, these novelists may turn in to future favorites!For fans of historical fiction read more
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge ~ 2010
Linus's Blanket | December 13th 2009 by Nicole
I read a lot of historical fiction. I don’t know how it works that way and I don’t even really seek out the genre purposefully but I guess my interest in other countries combined with my love of history makes it only a given that I sho read more
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