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READ: Amped by Daniel H. Wilson

Last week, I reviewed Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse, a great plot-driven science-fiction novel concerning the day the robots take over. His next book, Amped, became available right after I finished with Robopocalypse, so I got to reading it right away. … Continue reading →

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READ: Deadly Descendant by Jenna Black

I picked up Deadly Descendant last week at the library, kind of randomly as I sometimes do, and I wasn’t disappointed this time. The story Nikki is a private investigator who’s a descendant of the goddess Artemis, making her not … Continue reading →

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READ: From Blog to Book Deal by Srinivas Rao and David Candrall

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from one of the authors. I’d never heard about BlogCast FM before, but when Srinivas Rao, co-author of Blog to Book Deal: How They Did It, contacted me to review his … Continue reading →

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READ: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed that I have recently been extolling the virtues of libraries. They’re in every major neighbourhood of your city, they have books, movies, CDs, ebooks and even audiobooks, and, most important, … Continue reading →

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READ: Four Random Paranormal Romance Novels, Part 2

For background on this story, read Four Random Paranormal Romance Novels, part 1. ____________________________________________________________ Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost Why I chose it: Not really sure at this point. I thought the title seemed promising, and the cover … Continue reading →

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READ: Four Random Paranormal Romance Novels, Part 1

Random: lacking a definite plan, purpose or pattern. I know nothing about romance novels, except for the 18th-century kind. And I know even less about paranormal romance, except for the fact that I have avoided anything Twilight-y like the plague. … Continue reading →

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How To Get More Followers on Tumblr by Elizabeth Benefiel

It’s been a while, but I have reviewd a few web- and blog-related books in the past year such as Clout, Content Rules and Audience, Relevance and Search. As a blogger and student of content management, I’m always interested in … Continue reading →

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