Book News and Reviews

I know I always post on Sundays - but Horror month is coming up.  I am flat out reading the huge list of books that I so ambitiously promised to review.  So, please wait until Weds, October 1st for my first horror review on Scott Sigler’s Infected: A Novel. 

- The Guardianreports that children’s book author Eoin Colfer will be writing a new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, seven years after the death of the original Hitchhiker’s author.  This is not a new development for the Hitchhiker’s series, which has been written by different authors in collaboration or without the original author.
- The Richest […]

Author: Carolyn Walker
Book: Deadly Harvest
Genre: Mystery/Murder Mystery
Julia Rating: 7
Comments: This is the story of a female police detective moving to a small town where “nothing ever happens”, only to find murder, deceit and deadly intentions.  At first, it reminded me of Hot Fuzz, with a hot-shot British cop moving to a tiny little town and […]

So, starting the first of October, I will be reviewing at least three horror books weekly. I may do more then that. The books will include:
Week 1 - New Books: October 1st - 11th
- Infected: A Novel by Scott Sigler
- Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (not a new book […]

Author: John Scalzi
Book: The Sagan Diary
Genre: Sci Fi/Romance/Introspective
Julia Rating: 10
Comment: The Sagan Diary is a novelette written in John Scalzi’s universe of friends, foes, aliens and artificial bodies.  The book is based in the world created in John Scalzi’s book Old Man’s War, which - now that I’ve read The Sagan Diary, I want to […]

This article is a trip. It says that famed children’s book author Roald Dahl had several affairs in the states. One thing that’s very weird about it is that I, being Roald Dahl obsessed throughout my life, have never heard a peep about it. I’ve even read his autobiography (which I highly recommend if you […]

I’m thinking of making October a month of Horror book reviews.  What do you all think of this and does anyone have any books they recommend/want me to review?  (Like have you seen a book and gone “I don’t know”?  I’ll take the risk for you.)

 Author: Terry Pratchett
Book: Making Money
Genre: Fantasy
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: Making Money is the next installment of Moist Von Lipwig’s adventures into government. You may recall Moist from my very recent post about the book Going Postal by Terry Pratchett.  In Making Money, Moist has been Postmaster General for a year and is frankly, bored.  The Patrician […]

Book: Going Postal
Author: Terry Pratchett
Genre: Fantasy
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: The first Pratchett book (that I know of) with the character Moist Von Lipwig - confidence trickster extraordinaire.  It begins with the ending of his life as a confidence trickster and forger.  Moist undertook the name of Albert Spangler to dupe people, and he is to be […]