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This Week’s Book Blog Tour Stops

By jim_snowden September 29, 2014Books, Criticism

For those keeping track, here are the Summer of Long Knives book blog tour stops for Sept 29th-October 5th. Monday, September 29th: JulzReads Wednesday, October 1st: Back Porchervations Friday, October 3rd: Sara’s Organized…

Recapping Week Two Of the Blog Tour

By jim_snowden September 26, 2014Books

We had two reviews this week, one by Jodi Webb, and the other by 5 Minutes For Books. Both reviews were positive. Webb first: "This is a murder mystery unlike…

Recapping Week One Of the Book Blog Tour

By jim_snowden September 18, 2014Autobio, Books

This week, three blogs reviewed Summer of Long Knives. For those of you keeping score at home, two enjoyed the book, one didn't. Here are the links: (Liked it) Monday, September…

After The Last Page

By jim_snowden August 19, 2014Books

It's fun to hear what a reader thinks happened after your book ended. I never tell a reader if they're close to the mark or not. I gave up control of…

All of the Book Blog Tour Destinations for Summer Are Set

By jim_snowden August 11, 2014Books

Those of you in the reading several who liked Summer of Long Knives should drop by these blogs on or around the listed dates to see what's going on. I'm sure…

Dashiell Hammett’s The Glass Key

By jim_snowden June 1, 2014Books

The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dorothy Parker once said that "there is entirely too little screaming about the work of Dashiell Hammett." True…

Authors Who Hate Other Authors

By jim_snowden May 19, 2014Books

For the record, I hate only one other author. He knows why. http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/20140514A_AuthorInsults.html

Win a Signed Copy of Summer of Long Knives at Goodreads

By jim_snowden April 17, 2014Books

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Judging A Book By Its Cover

By jim_snowden March 31, 2014Books, Criticism1 Comment

I don't know too much about Lion and Leopard, the book I just received from Dactyl Review, but I do know this. The cover is damn handsome. I'll be reviewing this for…

Dear Ben Carson,

By jim_snowden March 13, 2014Books, History, The Larger World2 Comments

Dear Ben Carson, When I get mad, I tell myself I shouldn't post on the blog. I should take a walk, hum a little tune, think of 2001: A Space…