Follow Community Blog Topics about Writing And Reading ― Join the largest Bloggers Community to follow latest blog posts about Writing And Reading and discover the Best Bloggers or Top Blogs from around the world, and build your audience now!

Writing And Reading

Read them, maybe

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― I always start a book with the intention of finishing it. Mostly, I do, although it may take awhile and I’ll be reading other books in between. That happened with Amanda Coplin’s first novel, The Orchardist (HarperCollins, purchased...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading, Amanda Coplin

Patebooks ― 29 weeks ago

Four finds

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― Before I immerse myself in the 700 pages of Justin Cronin’s The Twelve, which pubs Tuesday, I thought I’d round up the rest of what I’ve been reading, going back aways. I was surprised how much I liked Fiona Neill’s What ...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Southern Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading, Fiona Neill

Patebooks ― 30 weeks ago

Past crimes

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― At the beginning of Attica Locke’s atmospheric novel The Cutting Season, a cottonmouth the length of a Cadillac falls from a live oak during a wedding at a restored plantation. “It only briefly stopped the ceremony, this being ...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Southern Books, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading

Patebooks ― 31 weeks ago

Next up

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― What fun! Or should that be “ffun?” Jasper Fforde doubles readers’ pleasure with two new books — the seventh entry in the Thursday Next series and the first volume in a young adult series. First, Next. In The Woman Who Died ...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading, Chronicles Of Kazam

Patebooks ― 32 weeks ago

Keeping up with Edith

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― Is Edith the new Jane? Going by the old feature writing rule — twice can be coincidence but thrice is a trend — Edith Wharton is posed to become the latest literary cottage industry a la Jane Austen. This summer, two first-time authors ...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading, Claire McMillan

Patebooks ― 42 weeks ago

Chill

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― I have a doozy of a book hangover, the definition of which I posted on Facebook last week: “Inability to start a new book because you are still living in the last book’s world.” The culprit this time is Tana French’s new...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading, Book Hangover

Patebooks ― 43 weeks ago

Spy masters

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― Alan Furst’s historical espionage novels unreel like classic black-and-white films, so it’s fitting that Frederic Stahl, the hero of Mission to Paris (Random House, digital galley via NetGalley) is a handsome Hollywood actor. Loaned ...

Tags: Uncategorized, Fiction, Thoughts On Books, Reviews, Writing And Reading, Alan Furst

Patebooks ― 47 weeks ago

With a twist

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― It’s not so much a case of “he said, she said” in Gillian Flynn’s stellar Gone Girl (Crown, digital galley via NetGalley) as “he lied, she lied.” Nick admits early on that he favors lies of omission, while his ...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading, Bryant And May

Patebooks ― 48 weeks ago

The truth about ‘Verity’

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― I’m not sure why I put off reading Code Name Verity, the new historical novel from Elizabeth Wein that was published last month. I’d heard good things about it, and I’d had the galley for awhile. But a story about two English girls ...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading, Code Name Verity

Patebooks ― 48 weeks ago

Pop goes summer

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― '

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Southern Books, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading

Patebooks ― 49 weeks ago

Spring into summer

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― Before the waves of summer books come crashing on successive Tuesdays this month, here are some titles that already have landed for your TBR pile. Brandon W. Jones’ All Woman and Springtime (Algonquin, review copy) follows two North Korean...

Tags: Fiction, Reviews, Thoughts On Books, Uncategorized, Writing And Reading, All Women And Springtime

Patebooks ― 50 weeks ago

South by south

On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever ― On the way to my cousin Rachel’s wedding this past Saturday, I typed the destination — Island House, Johns Island SC — into my iPhone GPS just for kicks. It was a good thing we knew where we were going, because the phone started ...

Tags: Uncategorized, Fiction, Reviews, Southern Books, Writing And Reading, Ron Rash

Patebooks ― 50 weeks ago

Popular

Banana Ballz

by Shannon R ∙ 1 day ago

I love having raw quick things in the fridge for snacks. Want something sweet? It’s ...

Bronze Babe

by Blonde Episodes ∙ 18 hr ago

The time is upon us to be tan and fit. I love this time of year. The best way to get ...

Crockpot Mushroom Wine Chicken and Wild Rice Recipe

by Pegasuslegend ∙ 1 day ago

Crockpot Mushroom Wine Chicken and Wild Rice Recipe

Crock pot cooking is perfect for anyone on the go go go! Well here is a great dinner that ...