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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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Minion by LA Banks

5 May 2008 Jackie 6

I’ve come across this novel a couple of different times and each time I looked at it, Minion by LA Banks never really reached out to me. At my cousins insistence, I gave it a try and I have to say, so far, I’m not impressed. I’m only about five […]

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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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The Darkest Kiss by K. Arthur

2 May 2008 Jackie 3

The latest novel in the Riley Jensen series by Keri Arthur, The Darkest Kiss picks up a couple of months after Embraced by Darkness and Riley is getting over her broken heart. She has to deal with two serial killers as well as trying to kick some sense into her […]

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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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Random Fun

2 May 2008 Jackie 2

What Happens in Vegas is a new anthology released today featuring Anya Bast, Lauren Dane, Kit Tunstall, and Jodi Lynn Copeland. As a celebration of it’s release, author Ann Aguirre is having a contest where she will be giving away FIVE copies of this hot novel. I’ll even be nice […]

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One Foot in the Grave by J. Frost

1 May 2008 Jackie 3

All I can say about One Foot in the Grave is that I am in love. Okay, so I actually have a lot more to say, but damn did Jeaniene Frost pull another awesome novel out of her head when she wrote this one. It’s four years after Halfway to […]

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Escapist Newsletter (Vol. 2 Issue 4)

1 May 2008 Jackie 2

I’ve been thinking…I do this monthly updates/newsletter where I go through all of my authors websites and get their latest news and put it all in one location. It really needs a name, don’t you think? So what should I call these posts? I could so something like the Escapist […]