Thanks for discussing the books here. I'm going to go buy some.
Yay! And if y'all trust my judgment, do go find Martha Well's Cloud Roads, which has a deadly-but-woobiefyable lead, incredible world-building, bizarre but oddly endearing alien cultural structures, and a matriarchal society--oh, and nearly everyone is a flying shapeshifter.
So. Cool.
Also, the lead, Moon, is basically John Sheppard, but with wings. If you like the laconic loner who underneath it all just really wants a family.
ETA: you can get the whole Raksura trilogy on Kindle for $20...
Knut's Gooseberry Bluff Community etc. etc. on sale for Kindle today.
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Martha Well's Cloud Roads
YES
And Cold Magic too.
In short: TRUST CONSUELA.
I was sad to hear about Barbara Mertz. I found her books years ago and, after catching up on her backlist, had to WAIT as new ones came out. In one review, they commented that the librarians had to keep her books in a locked cabinet so people waiting for them wouldn't lose their place in the queue.
And, speaking of librarians, the romance novel idea was for (librarian) Jacqueline Kirby in "Die for Love" (which takes place at a romance writer convention). She writes it, is successful, and there's a follow-up novel, called "Naked Once More" or some such.
And they made a movie out of "Ammmie Come Home" with, I think, Barbara Stanwyck in it.
Don't ever change, Gwyneth: [link]
So the new Temeraire novel is out. I just downloaded it onto my Kindle...
Whoa, I had no idea that was out! Must track down a copy.
I'm halfway through, and it's dealing with one of my bullet proof narrative kinks. Yum.
Requested from the library! I'm glad you're enjoying it, Suela.
ION, romance readers will want to check out this video of romance authors answering a very important question. My coworker made it and it's short and funny: [link]
That's cute.
Did anyone else read
The Passage
by Justin Cronin? I'm only 137 pages in (of 879) but I can't put it down.