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Cyclone Nargis Contest

8 May 2008 Jackie 3

Ann Aguirre, author of Grimspace and Wanderlust, has graciously started a huge contest to benefit the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. Here’s the deal. You pick a charity and donate some money. I don’t care how much. Send me an email with a transaction number, showing that you gave […]

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The Shadow Queen

7 May 2008 Jackie 2

Anne Bishop made a great announcement….she’s writing another novel in the Black Jewels world. The Shadow Queen will be out sometime in March 2009, but to get us by until then, here’s a blurb from the jacket cover. Dena Nehele is a land decimated by its past. Once it was […]

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Women in Cinema

7 May 2008 Jackie 0

The New York Times has asked a very interesting question: Is There a Real Woman in This Multiplex? The topic came up when it dawned on someone that the movies coming out this summer all have man leads. IRON MAN, Batman, Big Angry Green Man — to judge from the […]

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Twilight the Movie

6 May 2008 Jackie 1

So I haven’t actually read any of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight novels, but I keep hearing rave reviews about them. I know there is a movie in the works, but I haven’t seen any trailers yet so I haven’t given it much thought. That has all changed. The first trailer has […]

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New Home for Literary Escapism

5 May 2008 Jackie 1

That’s right, I moved Literary Escapism from Blogger to a WordPress format.  I originally started the blog at Blogger because it was easier and simpler to use; however, it didn’t let me manipulate the themes and templates like WordPress does.  Granted, I wasn’t looking to put that much work into, […]

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Frost/Hallaway Interviews & True Blood News: Pam is Cast

3 May 2008 Jackie 0

Jeri Smith-Ready has a new interview up at her blog. This time, she’s talking to Tate Hallaway, author of Tall, Dark & Dead (Garnet Lacey #1), Dead Sexy (Garnet Lacey #2), and Romancing the Dead. Jeaniene Frost is being interviewed by Urban Fantasy Land. She’s talking about her Night Huntress […]

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Weekly Geeks #2 – Reviews Anyone? Pt. 1

3 May 2008 Jackie 4

It’s week two of Weekly Geeks and this weeks challenge is actually a really good idea. Something I haven’t thought of and now I’m glad to see it. Basically, one of the participants, Darla, has a policy where if someone has reviewed a book that she has reviewed, then she’ll […]

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Acheron Tour Info

2 May 2008 Jackie 0

Sherrilyn Kenyon posted the official tour dates for Acheron, which comes out this August. She’s coming to Ann Arbor, so I know I will be making a trip out to see her. Nashville – Mon. August 4th 7:30 PM – Parthenon Ann Arbor – Tues. August 5th 6:30 PM – […]

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Chat with Anya Bast

30 April 2008 Jackie 0

Anya Bast will be participating in an online chat hosted by Writerspace today at 9pm. She’ll also be joined by Lauren Dane and Jodi Lynn Copelandand. They will be discussing their new anthology What Happens in Vegas, which is now available (or so I’m told). Here’s a snippet of the […]

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It’s Release Day!

29 April 2008 Jackie 2

Today two books I’ve been waiting for are out. Keri Arthur’s The Darkest Kiss and Jeaniene Frost’s One Foot in the Grave. I’ve already pre-ordered them through Barnes & Noble, so they should be here soon, but I can’t wait to get my hands on them. These are two authors […]