It’s been way too long since I’ve done a New Acquisitions post, so I’m going to keep this one super visual. I was reading a really great post over at Memory’s blog called On Reviewing Less, and it really got me to thinking about all of the different types of posts I write, and what kindRead more
For all of my American readers, happy Independence Day! New Acquisitions is a feature where I talk about books that I’ve received for review, purchased, borrowed, or sold my soul to obtain. But in today’s case, both books are review copies from the publishers. Images are from my Instagram, which I’m trying to use more regularlyRead more
New Acquisitions is a feature where I talk about books I’ve purchased, borrowed, or received for review. These are some of the books that I’ve purchased over the past few weeks. I’ve been frequenting quite a few used book stores these days! And as usual, all descriptions are taken from Goodreads. Some vintage pulps I boughtRead more
I haven’t done a New Acquisitions post in a while, and since I’ve been acquiring books like nobody’s business, it’s long overdue! Here are some of the books that I’ve recently received for review. All descriptions are taken from Goodreads. Today’s #bookmail: Gods of Nabban by K.V. Johansen. #bookstagram #bibliophile #pyr #nekoatsume A photo postedRead more
Today’s #bookmail is a novel about Marlene Dietrich by CW Gortner. I loved his novel about Coco Chanel! #bookstagram A photo posted by Grace Troxel (@gtroxel) on Apr 11, 2016 at 5:03pm PDT Gortner’s novel Mademoiselle Chanel was fascinating–I hadn’t realized how remarkable Coco Chanel’s life was, nor the societal pressures that she faced. I don’tRead more
I love getting treats in the mail! #bookstagram A photo posted by Grace Troxel (@gtroxel) on Feb 10, 2016 at 4:04pm PST I’ve been notably absent from my blog for the past couple weeks because I’m about to move to a new apartment. It isn’t very far away, in fact it’s in the same building,Read more
New Acquisitions is a feature where I talk about books that I have purchased or received for review consideration. All descriptions are from Goodreads. I’ve been reading a lot of books published by Pyr lately, and based on the wonderful books on my shelf, that trend is likely to continue! Gold Throne in Shadow and Masks andRead more
New Acquisitions is a feature where I talk about books that I have purchased or received for review consideration. All descriptions are from Goodreads. My Sweet Vidalia by Deborah Mantella I received this book as part of an upcoming TLC book tour. The premise seems interesting and unusual. On July 4, 1955, in rural Georgia, anRead more
New Acquisitions is a feature where I talk about books I’ve purchased or received for review. All descriptions are from Goodreads. Here is a snippet of a post-holiday conversation you would have heard if you were a fly on the wall in my apartment: Mike: So what did you get for Christmas? Me: I got theRead more
A few weeks ago, I took my first solo vacation with Mike. Considering that we’ve been together more than six years now it was long overdue! On our first night away, we went to a pub, sipped some rather nice scotch (God bless suburbia… it was ridiculously inexpensive), and then went to the bookstore, where IRead more