Books By Blogging Buddies
A funny thing happened when I became a blogger. I communicated with published authors. How cool is that?
Prior to my blogging days, Stephen King never tweeted me. Chris Bohjalian never commented on my blog. Sue Grafton never tossed a blogger award my way. Barbara Kyle never…oh, wait…she did visit my blog. And gave away signed books to boot!
Despite the ongoing absence of Stephen, Chris, and Sue, others have come my way. They might not be famous. Yet. I might not have met them in person. Yet. But I’ve connected with them in the electronic world, which, for an introvert, pretty much is the world.
And what an honor it’s been.
Recently, I read I Am Cara by Frederick Anderson. In its post-apocalyptic world, only a few men remain, and those who do are abused or hunted. Ouch. A theme like that really yanks those vulnerable testosterone chains. Kudos to Mr. Anderson for even going there. Kudos also for crafting sentences that filled me with delight as a reader but cloaked me in envy as a writer. Yeah, I’ll admit it. I got a wee bit jealous. In his blog, he mentions he’ll soon embark on a journey to find an agent. To that I suggest he pack no more than bottled water and a power bar, because he’ll likely reach his destination quickly.
So, besides a world without men—Oh dear, who would track down the beeping, battery-deficient smoke alarm in the middle of the night? Who would carry my bag in the airport? Who would wipe bird poop off my Prius? Who would bring me chocolates?—what other realms have I entered?
Other Blogging Buddies’ Books I’ve Read. In the Reverse Order I’ve Read Them (In Case You Care. Which I’m Sure You Don’t.):
In Eyes of Light by Charissa Statsny, I romped with drug lords and Mormon missionaries. Not bad for a woman my age. But I’ll never admit to the number of pages it took me to realize the word “Elder” was a male missionary title and not a character’s name. Let’s just say NASA won’t be calling me any time soon.
In Mean-Spirited Tales by Sandee Harris, short stories of ghosts and foot freaks and decapitated heads sweetened my pink-confectionary world. And yes, I’m being sarcastic. And yes, Sandee, I like the way your mind works.
In The Walking Man by Wright Forbucks, I smiled and laughed my way through a quadriplegic’s quest to conquer both his paralysis and the woman he loves. No, really; it’s funny. I’m not being rude.
In A Mother’s Love by Wendy Reid, I shared my nights with a creepy, sexually sadistic serial killer. Not for the faint of heart, I assure you, but damn if I couldn’t quit turning those pages.
In Dance of Souls by Audrey Kalman, a mother, a son, a teacher, and a filmmaker wormed their way into my thoughts, compelling me to reread sentences, not because I’m daft (no comment, please), but because Ms. Kalman uses words like an artist uses paint— Bellissimo!
In Casting Stones by G.M. Barlean, a ruthless villainess wadded my undies in a bunch, leaving my heart–not to mention my fanny–aching for the family who suffered her torment. In fact, I went so far as to tie this author up in my cellar for an interview. Don’t worry. I let her go. After all, every one loves a happy ending.
In A Series of Adjustments by J.J. Kearbey, dark and dramatic short stories took root in my brain—from miscarriage and abortion to depression and heartache. Oh, and Grandma got her toe chopped off by a Nazi.
So there you have it. Eight books, eight writers, eight authors—all of with whom I’ve connected. And I have more lined up in my queue.
For a women who loves her books, it doesn’t get much better than that.
What books from blogging buddies have you read? Or, what was the last book you read? Did you get jealous? Have you ever worn a dunce hat?
All images from Microsoft Clip Art
After I wrote this post, I started A Warm Wind by Erin French. Though I’m only a few pages into this enticing read, I’m enormously relieved the characters’ marriage is not my own. Mr. Rubin would be, too.
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Lays myself over your doormat and refuses to leave. I miss you!
Aww, shucks. Nice to hear.
I hope you are having fun on your vacation! Get back soon! x
Thanks! I will.
Wow! I just read this! I really need to get back in to the blogosphere.
That’s okay. We all need a break. In fact, I’m on one now. And I’m paying a high price for my Internet access on vacation, so I’ll make this response short.
This is an awesome list. And I’ve even read a few! I wish I had more time to read everyone’s stuff. It just seems like my list gets bigger and bigger!
Isn’t that the truth? So many books. If only the time was there.
Well…. I could give up writing, and eating, and sleeping….
I hope to move on to reading my blogger buddies books later in the year – once the play is over! And possibly review books
Hope the play is going well. I’m sure time is a hard to come by commodity these days.
How fantastic. I love being in contact with an author that I have read or even coming across their book after reading their blog. I recently read Poet’s Cottage by Josephine Pennicott. I loved it.
Yes, it’s a treat to read a book and be able to discuss it directly with the author. Pretty cool for sure. Thanks for stopping by.
I thought of you as I saw this in the Freshly Pressed Pile. In case you missed it. http://shewalkssoftly.com/2012/07/23/vintage-book-covers-misc-3/
Thanks Starla! You caught me before I’m Internet-free. I enjoyed that FP post. Thanks for sending it my way.
Have a great trip! :+) Look forward to reading your posts when you get back. Happy R and R and R and R…….
Alright I’m ready to have you back in Blog land. Did you say ten days or fourteen days? Who am I going to banter back and forth with on a Monday? Oh right of course you need a rest. I know you have been working hard. I’ll stop my complaining enjoy your break. :+)
I’m paying 65 cents a minute for this Internet access on my vacation, so I’ll keep it short. Thanks, Starla! I’ll be back next week.
Very cool! And soon you will join their ranks!
I read H.E. Ellis’ Gods of Asphalt (heellisgoa.com) and Edward Hotspur’s Scenes From A Morning Drive (edwardhotspur.wordpress.com)
And of course, yours when it comes out.
I’ll have to check those out. Nice of you to support your fellow bloggers. And thanks for your interest in my own.
Thanks for stopping by.
Yes! When I first started blogging I had no expectations of being read and when I first started reviewing books I had really, really enjoyed I had no expectations of every receiving a comment from the authors themselves, yet… it happened.
The first time I recognized the name of an author I admired I almost fell off my chair. I literally had to read and re-read the name to make sure I wasn’t imagining things.
Now, six months later many of those wonderful writers have become real friends and my blog has slowly become a community place where we chat and giggle and sometimes have great, long discussions about the ills of the world and how we’d fix them.
As another introvert I can’t imagine not having a blog now. I can’t imagine not having these wonderful people in my life. Three cheers for the digital world!
What a great story. So glad you’ve been able to make the connections. It really is a wonderful blogging community.
I agree with all of the above. This blogging world has expanded my horizons. Sitting in my catbird’s seat I have access to thousands of good reads, but this blogging thing is something unique.
Blogging is a great equalizer. A lot of social conventions, pretensions and middle people are circumvented. All that bulls**t pushed aside, it’s often easier to actually talk to one another (and no one is worrying over that great big hairy wart on the tip of my nose….just kidding ;> Nikki
Say, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that wart on the tip of your nose…
But you’re right. Blogging really is an equalizer, especially for those of us who function better behind a laptop than in front of a crowd.
I knew the Renaissance attire wouldn’t be a problem for you, but then some people are not as open-minded as you. Go figure! =)
I have a few on the kindle that I have downloaded but not read yet. Some of the above I think that you have pointed out elsewhere. I have such a big pile of books to get through, and not quite enough reading time, that they could be waiting a while.
That includes a couple by Salman Rushdie as mentioned by Smak. He is well known in the UK for having his life threatened due to the “Satanic Verses” (look that up if you don’t know about it, it was a big thing), and also being a friend of the late, great, Christopher Hitchens.
Yes, I’ve got Rushdie on my to-read list as well, and I remember the fuss about “Satanic Verses.” But as you mention, so many books, so little time…
I think “Midnights children” is the one to read (from what I have heard), where as SV is a for all the fuss, not that great. But then I have both but have yet to read either so that could be nonsense advice.
That’s what I’ve heard, too.
Oh my goodness Carrie, I don’t need to read a book to be jealous of an author’s talent for the written word. I can just read your blog.
Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? I only read one of your blogs. I wanna quit writing already. SHOOT, I have no business writing. I quit!
I see why you got a blog award. I quit!
Oh yeah, the last book I read (finished) was My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult, and it was recommend to me by 4am writer.
Yes, I was jealous of the author’s ability to take me on a roller coaster ride. I’m still gonna find Jodi and shake her real hard. No one tugs my emotion strings and gets away with it. Man, she did a heck of job tugging though.
As far as ever wearing a dunce hat, I’m probably wearing one right now. Ever since I graduated from high school, I’ve been wearing a dunce hat, and I can’t get it off.
Since I’m not a spammer, I’m not going to ask to follow you, I’m just going to follow you by clicking on the button that says- follow. Take that all you spammers!
Hey, Brian, you have no idea how much you made my day. I just started this “writing thing” for real in the last year. My novel took 8 years to get to the point of publishing–not because I strove for an award-winning novel (far from it), but because after I finished it, I let it fester for years. So much self-doubt. So many other things to do. When I found a small publisher last year, I decided to give it a more serious go, because writing is what I longed to do. I have much to learn; I know all about that dunce hat, believe me. Everytime I think I might be making progress in my writing, another wave of “what in the heck do you think you’re doing?” hits me.
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I checked in on yours, though I guess it’s been awhile since you posted. I see you grew up in Akron, Ohio though. I am part way between Akron and Cleveland, so that’s pretty cool to meet a fellow blogger from Ohio.
Thanks again for your kind words. I read “My Sister’s Keeper” awhile back. Definitely stirs up the emotions.
Oh yeah, I will be waiting for your Novel release.
Okay, now you went ahead and made my whole week.
You are so very nice. I really enjoy your blog. I have never read any books written by a blogger, just one person’s collection of short stories…(I’m anticipating yours)…I know I read one of your comments that said your book would be available in e-reader format (? I’m probably not saying that right) or POD (I assume that means Printed on Demand) so when your book comes out, to get to read it right off the bat, I’ll have to have a Kindle? I’m going to ask my husband for an early b-d present and give an e-reader a try!
Talk about being nice! That’s so nice to hear. Yes, it will be e-book and Print on Demand, which means when someone orders a book, it’s printed promptly and mailed out. It’s possible the POD version may come later than the e-book version. I will get a stack of books to lug to my local bookstores (won’t that be a fun sell for an introvert?), but otherwise it’s all POD. That’s how these small presses usually do it. In fact, I’ve heard even some of the bigger publishers are using POD to avoid having excess books.
Thanks again for your kind words. Always makes a person’s day.
I came late to this one–influenza made me its woman yesterday. I have not yet read a book by a fellow blogger, but that’s really more your fault than mine–publish it and I will read it. In fact, although I normally prefer to “read” my books on audio, I will actually get my eyes dirty on this one.
You thought Elder was a dude’s name? Aw, that’s so cute…you don’t know any Mormons.
Salman Rushdie makes me jealous. I read his stuff and think “So why does anybody else try to write, anyway?”
I still have one of his books on my to-read list, since you recommeded him before. Just haven’t gotten around to it like so many other things.
Sorry to hear you were ill. That happened to me last weekend. It was fun editing while I felt so weak I could barely maneuver the mouse. Weird to have such a virus in the summer.
And yeah, I suppose I don’t know many Mormons, but that’s probably more Ohio’s fault.
Thanks for saying you’ll read my book. I guarantee it will carry nowhere near the heft of Rushdie.
You edited while you were sick? That’s some dedication. My project got a 24 hour reprieve, and that’s WITH me being all antsy about my deadline (Sept. 3–will I make it? Didn’t make the last one).
And I think last weekend was when the virus was introduced to my household, at the San Jose Wiggles show. A bunch of Australian Typhoid Marys is what they are.
An amusing story about Mormonism and elders…when I was about twelve, a buddy of mine (who was Mormon) and I got into an argument. At one point in the argument, he told me that when he was 14 (I believe) he would be an Elder, at which point he could call down an angel to burn my house.
I’m not sure that’s standard Mormon theology, though.
Ha ha–well, a teenager will always be a teenager, no matter what the religion.
The fact that you survived that show is a miracle in itself. And yes, deadlines can make even a viremic weakling edit.
Interesting list, I’ll have to check these out sometime. I haven’t been reading much lately, though there are quite a few “new” titles waiting to be read on my Kindle. If only there were a few more hours to the day, just for reading…
Wouldn’t that be nice. Most of my reading occurs on my short alotted lunch break. Needless to say, I always look forward to it.
Glad to see you back.
Thanks! It’s nice to be back. Your blog was one of the things I missed when I was out of commission.
Now that was music to my ears. Thank you!
You’re very welcome!
Thanks so much for the mention Carrie! It’s very much appreciated. I have read too many books to mention but I’d like to say that I won a signed copy of Barbara Kyle’s novel and it was wonderful.
That’s right–you were one of the winners! Seems appropriate seeing as how you are both Canadian. I think Barbara Kyle understands the importance of story structure well–she has all the elements. You might enjoy her other thriller: “The Experiment.” Involves a former Nazi physician and young Gypsy woman who is the offspring of his experimentation gone wrong. Not only is it a great read, I learned a lot about the Gypsy culture.
And you’re welcome for the mention. Your book was not too intense for me, but I put in the “not for the faint of heart” part because I have a wide variety of readers of this blog. You already know I thought it was a page-turner.
I might check out that other BK book. I’ve got about 20 in my Kindle right now waiting for me to read them. And it’s perfectly fine that you mentioned the warning…I’d rather that than have someone buy it and then be offended by the content. One of the supervisors at work asked to read it and like you, she said she’s addicted and can’t put it down.
And really, that inability to stop reading is my number one wish from a book.
Speaking of a world devoid of men, if you’ve ever been able to venture into the world of comics, you ought to try “Y: The Last Man”. I thought it was a fascinating theoretical journey into sex differences, and what the world might look like without men. The art work is pretty, and the story line excellently done.
It’s lovely of you to take the time to trumpet your fellow bloggers’ works. I have a book of poems I keep meaning to pick up (although I’m going to have to order off of Amazon UK, apparently, which is where my procrastination comes in). I have had the pleasure of reading books from fellow writers who joined the Three-Minute Fiction contest on NPR, such as Leland Dirk’s Seven Dogs in Heaven, and Carolyn Nash’s Raising Abel. I might have to read a few of your recommendations someday soon. Right now I’m still giggling over Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. I love how interacting with many of these people in an online community gets me to read works I would probably otherwise never have noticed. Horizons expanded? Yes, please.
That’s how I feel–I’m reading books I likely wouldn’t have otherwise, as I’ve always stuck to a small niche–mostly thrillers–in the past.
Though I’m not one for comic books, “Y: The Last Man” does sound intriguing. I rarely read post-apocalyptic stories, but I found “I Am Cara” to be an interesting read. And I’ve heard that Jenny Lawson’s book is really funny.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
That’s a lot of blog buddy books. I have two on my nightstand one by Simon Read and the other by Marc Schuster. Should be stating them in mid August! Blog buddies do provide great books thanks to letting me know about these.
It’s funny how I’ve followed some bloggers for months and didn’t even realize they had published a book. I’m not very good at looking at side bars and pages on blogs.
I look forward to reading yours some day. I already got a tease of it from your Amazon finalist days.
I don’t know any authors, nor have they retweeted my wise words, but you have buoyed my hopes of getting my ideas out to the masses. The masses may not ALL like it, but just one non-related person would make my day!
Ha ha–yes, it’s always nice to move beyond the family readers. Sorry to respond so late to your comment. You ended up in my spam folder, and I just saw it now. Thanks so much for stopping by. Hopefully you’ll stay out of the garbage pile next time.
I try to stay out as often as possible!
Sorry, you landed there again. But I dug you out.
Great book reviews, Carrie—I shall have to investigate these! The only one I have at the moment is Sandee’s Mean-Spirited Tales, which I will read as soon as the husband finally lets me borrow his Kindle.
Time for your own e-reader, me thinks.
Carrie, this is wonderful and so nice of you to share/promote other authors’ work. I am going to pursue this avenue. I think there’s also a way for e-publishers to accept novelettes and short stories, so I am of course working on both things (book and longgggg short story) at the same time. Great post and hopefully one day, you’ll be promoting mine and I would of course, always, do the same for you.
Writers have to help one another out and I think it’s fantastic you do this. Good karma, there.
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Well, thank you, but I owe my gratitude to them. These writers have brought me into worlds I would have never otherwise visited. I like my thrillers, and tend to stay in that genre. So they’ve forced me to expand my horizons.
Good luck with your stories!
Nice post-I admit I do not read as much as I use to and when I do tend to get stuck in a rut of reading only classic literature-not because I am a book snob- it is just happens to be on my book self and I am too lazy to search for anything else!
The classics. Wow, I’m impressed. I need to read more of those, but I always go for more contemporary novels instead.
Thanks for the Twitter RT, by the way.
You are welcomed for the retweet.
When I am not being lazy- I like auto biography’s as well.
I read blogs a lot.
Don’t we all…
Thanks for including “Dance of Souls” on your list. Well, thanks again for reading it, and commenting so positively on it. I sometimes find myself feeling depressed by the whole “so many books, so little time,” conundrum, but your post helped me turn it around. I feel blessed by the bounty! And, like you, I feel as if getting to know other writers (both on blogs and in my writer’s club) has expanded my horizons beyond what I usually read. Can’t wait for yours!
Thank you. And yes, it can get depressing and overwhelming when I see all of the books I want to read pass me by. I just keep making a list, and maybe someday, I’ll have all of the time in the world to read them.
Great list! I’m going to be checking these out for sure.
As I mentioned to another commenter, so many books, so little time.
Ha ha! That’s funny about the “Elder.” That’s why I threw that chapter in where Suvi comments about meeting 2 guys with the same weird name. It’s a common misunderstanding. You can still apply to NASA…although I think they’ve cut back since they aren’t sending things to space anymore. Sigh. Thanks for the great list of books to check out. I’ve written them all down and now need to visit some new blogs. Yea!
I interviewed Gina today on my blog, but I didn’t tie the poor woman up; I thought once with you was enough. I can’t wait for your book to come out! I definitely want to interview you on my blog when it does.
Thank you–you are very kind. But I warn you, my book has a swear word or two. Not a lot, but a few. I saw your comment on Gina’s blog about not liking all of the profanity Stephen King uses. I don’t care for a lot of it either, but as King himself says, once you start to censor your characters, you’re not writing honestly. So I guess sometimes you have to let your character go there. But still, there are some words I can’t bring myself to write no matter what.
The thing I love about reading other bloggers’ books is that I read ones I wouldn’t normally have chosen. I usually stick to my thrillers. So it’s been wonderful to be introduced to so many different worlds. In your book, I learned about the missionary work of Mormons, something I knew nothing about. I love learning new things. Always.
I enjoyed your interview with Gina. Fun read.
Hopefully this isn’t the 2nd time this goes in; my last comment suddenly disappeared in some magical computer voodoo process that irks me. Let’s hope this one takes. Sigh. I can take swearing, as long as it’s not over the top (usually I find it’s just one character that says it over and over again; I always want that character to die a painful death).
So question: What genre is your book? Is it a thriller–like you like to read? Or is some other genre?
Okay, that is really weird about your comment disappearing, because when I first responded to you, I wrote out the whole thing, only to have it vanish. I didn’t curse, but I was close.
My book is a medical thriller–stick with what you know, right?–but it has a science fiction twist to hopefully give it a different spin. It’s kind of an overdone genre, I suppose.
Now that you say that, my mind remembers you writing that sometime before in the past. Sorry–my memory is mostly all short term…and I wouldn’t have blamed you for cursing when the comment thingie happened. I was close myself. Urgh!
You see, you’ve had plenty of time to read books! I seriously, seriously advise you to read The Hunger Games, even though you’ve seen the movie. The writing is most excellent and that’s what storytelling should be about. I finished the book last night and I can’t believe I now have to wait for the next two. I don’t often buy books I want to keep but I may slurge on this series because I’d like to read them again in the future and I’d want my kids to read them too when they’re older. This is one of the best books I’ve read so far this year.
Well, I’ve been working through that list for months, so the time problem remains. I mostly just get to read on my lunch break and sometimes a little bit at night.
But my boys have “The Hunger Game” series, so maybe you’ve just worn me down. Hmmm, you seem to be good at that when it comes to books. Then again, I always love your suggestions.
Put it on your list and when you finally read it, you can thank me.
Don’t see it as a YA novel either, the contents are very matured. As an author, I think you’ll really enjoy the writing and the storytelling. You just can’t put the book down.
Sold! To the blogger behind the laptop.
Great list to go by, and I love how you summarized each one so succinctly and with a touch of humor! The only one out of those that I have downloaded is Char’s book, but I haven’t been able to read it yet because it’s on my mother-in-law’s Kindle. I still don’t own an e-reader. Call me old-fashioned.
I will keep this list for future reference, as well as visit the authors’ blogs to learn more about them. Thanks for sharing!
Well, sometimes old-fashioned can be good. But I think you’d really love your own e-reader.
So true — so many books, so little time. Except for a brief mystery break, my limited reading time recently has been spent checking out the competition—other time travel and sci-fi books. And I need to branch out more into e-books without traditional print versions, too. I’m in no danger of having to clear books from my Kindle to make room for new ones. Where’s that long-lost wealthy relative to leave me his fortune so I can give up the day job?
I guess that long-lost wealthy relative hasn’t yet kicked the bucket. Stay on his or her good side until then. (Then again, that’s probably hard to do if they’re long-lost…)
I try to alternate reading a book by a fellow blogger and reading a thriller or something else on my reading list. But as you point out, there’s never enough time to read for hours on end. I have to settle for a lunch-break read instead.
I’m going on vacation soon (much needed) and methinks I shall load my Kindle down with your suggested reading list
thanks!
Have a great vacation. I’ll be taking a little Internet break myself shortly. I think we all need to do that from time to time.
I read Casting Stones by G. M. Barlean. I actaully thought about taking a yellow highlighter to the book, because there were so many parts I want to re-read and to remember. Her book is full of chewy yummy parts where I would just stop and savor the moment. Many time thinking I love they way she said that, and yes I probably did have short moments of jealousy. I also enjoy reading her blog.
I like your collection of links. I’ll have to wander around a bit and check them out.
What I find interesting is how many different types of books I’ve now read instead of sticking with my usual thriller. I still love my thrillers, and I try to alternate reading a book by a fellow blogger and a book on my booklist, so that I can get through them all. But there’s never enough time…
FInding time to read is tough with having so much to do in a day. I know how that is I can’t wait until I can steel away some time to read. This year I’ve tried to go out of my usual reading. I’ve spent most of my life reading non fiction. How boring is that?
Yes, but you’re probably well-educated, and that’s important, too.
Thanks. :+) By the way I’m still looking for a Cheesecake Factory. I feel a little deprived that I’ve never been.
Do they even have one in Montana? I know they don’t in North Dakota. I think Minneapolis is the closest one to my old stomping grounds. And 5 hours would be a little far to drive. Even for cheesecake.
Carrie your generosity inspires me. I appreciate your support of my book. I also want to read the others that you mentioned. We have to keep the circle of support going. Thanks so much. Mwa, mwa!
I just think it’s pretty cool to communicate with the authors whose books I’ve read. And coming from an introvert, that’s saying a lot!
I enjoy anything that can take me into another world, and your stories surely did.
Well, thanks a LOT for adding to me ever-growing “to read” list…when will I ever get the time to read all of this stuff?!
Hehheee nice post and way to show love to people whose books you enjoy, I’ll try check them out at some stage.
So many books, so little time. So much chocolate, so little time… Oops, did I digress?
No no, I think you’re right on point – so much ice cream too!
Ah, yes. See? I knew there was a reason I liked you. And not just for your funny posts.
Ice cream – bringing people together since the Stone Age…they, they had ice cream then, right?!
I believe it was called Rocky Road. Oh, bazinga!
Wow! I guess that’s the most honest expression of my feelings right now! Difficult to say more, other than that over-used but never more sincerely meant ‘thanks’. Thanks, Carrie!
My pleasure. I look forward to reading another one of yours. I have “Hasuga’s Garden” in my queue.
It is a great thing to find people we can connect to, learn from and sometimes just read and enjoy. That is part of what I find so great about the blogging world.
It is a fun community. Little did this introvert know how much joy she’d get from it.
Going to check these all out now! If you want beautiful words, have you read The Painted Drum?
I haven’t read that book but the author, Louise Erdrich, is from North Dakota, my home state. I read her first novel “Love Medicine” years ago. I imagine “Painted Drum” is very good. Thanks for reminding me of that author. I haven’t thought of her in a long time.
Your welcome. I’m very intimidated by her writing. She reminds me of Diana Gabaldon in that aspect, but LE is more like sensing someones emotions rather than reading and DG just sucks me into her real world.
“Your” ?! YOUR? .. begod. I’m going to go shut my hand in a door now, for that one. Bam.. Bam again!
Hey, it happens to the best of us!
I read one of Diana Gabaldon’s books. It was really good. Not sure why I never finished the series. Always the time factor I guess. Never enough of it…
Uh-oh. More books on my to-read pile. I’m not sure whether to thank you or not, but… thanks for sharing these. Okay, I’m an addict, and I admit it. I’m looking forward to checking them all out!
The thing that’s struck me is the variety of books I’ve read. I usually like to stick to my thrillers, but by reading books from fellow bloggers, I’m broadening my horizons. Never a bad thing.
You exemplify a point I always like to make. Interested people, are interesting. You have a desire to be knowledgable and it makes you very cool.
I couldn’t be more honored to be mentioned on your blog! So glad I could get your panties in a bunch!
Thanks for the warm fuzzy! I went back and read our interview post when I put this one together, and I was laughing at some of your responses all over again. The comment about Kansas cracked me up as well as your response to whether you were comfortable or not. You will always be my first tied-up visitor. Bet that’s an honor you want.
I’ll have to go back and read that again. I am working on how to interview you. I’m sure I’ll come up with something interesting.
Ha ha–just cut to the chase. That’s what we introverts like.
What? No long slow torture scenes.
No fair!
Okay, okay…I’ll allow one or two.
I like Susie Kelly’s books on France…not the usual soppy muck, all croissants and lavender fields …she has a super blog too…No Damn Blog
I didn’t recognize your comment at first–no more Fly on the Web?
I think you mentioned one of her books on your blog before, if I’m not mistaken. Thanks for noting her blog. I’ll have to check it out.
Yes…the fly is on Blogger and I’m wrestling with wordpress in an attempt to do somethign different with a blog…
Well, be sure to let me know when you’ve set something up. It’s so easy to follow others on WordPress. Kind of a bit like a cult, really, which actually is quite disturbing. But fun.
not a king but a wall does that help?
Hmmm, I’m a bit confused on this one. Not that that’s a new state for me…
I am not Stephen KING but I am Jensine WALL … both are nouns … maybe I was just way to much in my own .. head, not unusual to me either
Ahhh–now I get it! I thought maybe you were giving me a line from a book you recently read, and I worried I’d need my dunce hat again for not being able to figure it out.
no i have the dunce cap for being to cryptic …
Why isn’t my novel on this list? Oh yeah, I haven’t come close to finishing it yet.
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Well, when you do, it will be on there.
And at the rate I’m going, mine may never see the light of virtual day again, lol.
Nice compilation, Carrie. Not sure if I’d make it through some of these titles–I can be a wuss when it comes to certain topics.
Yes, I am definitely reading books I likely wouldn’t have before, but it’s broadening my horizons, and it’s fun to connect with the authors. And I know yours will eventually be out there.
“Who would track down the beeping, battery-deficient smoke alarm in the middle of the night?…” are just some of the reasons my dad was my hero growing up. I loved that comment!
I have not read any books by bloggers, but it’s time I start. Thanks for sharing these!
Men can be very handy, indeed. Is it wrong to use them like that?
Not at all. That’s one of the myriad reasons we keep them around:)
I thought so!