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Magic Moons

7 December 2008 Jackie 0

Check out the shiny new cover for Devon Monk’s second novel in her Magic series, Magic in the Bone, which will be released on May 5, 2009. On top of this new goodness, Devon has also announced the title to the third novel, which will be, Magic in the Shadows. […]

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The Bookshelf Meme

6 December 2008 Jackie 4

Eva, over at A Striped Armchair, came up with this meme which was inspired in part by Dewey’s review of The Book that Changed My Live, in part by Verbivore’s clever twist on the seven random things meme, and in part by the fun she had the last time she […]

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Top 10 Books of 2008 Polling Open!

5 December 2008 Jackie 3

As some of you are aware, I’ve been participating in the Weekly Geeks challenge.  One of the projects I was working with Dewey on (RIP Dewey!) is a Top 10 Books of 2008 picked by readers.  Things were delayed a little with the passing of Dewey, but she would want […]

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New Stories

5 December 2008 Jackie 0

I just came across this tidbit of information in the Sharon Shinn interview. Shinn is working with Laurell K. Hamilton, Yasmine Galenorn, and Marjorie Liu on an anthology that involves “feminist fairy tale with a twist”. That’s all I know, but it I like twisted fairy tales, so it has […]

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Carpe Diem

4 December 2008 Jackie 2

Check out the cover for the new Morganville Vampires, Carpe Corpus, by Rachel Caine. I like this cover.  After seeing this cover, I think I need to catch up.  I’ve only read the first two novels in this series, so I better get my hands on the third novel, Midnight […]

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An Echo and I’m in Love

3 December 2008 Jackie 3

Huge fangirl squeal! Check out what has been posted. The cover for Diana Gabaldon’s new novel, An Echo in the Bone. Well, it’s the cover for the UK edition, but all I can say is it’s gorgeous and I hope the US version is just as beautiful. But knowing the […]

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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

2 December 2008 Jackie 0

I’ve finally read another Dr. Seuss book that just completely took me by surprised. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is filled with more tongue twisters. I never knew that, but whereas Fox in Socks takes on a level of difficulty that even got me tripping up, I […]

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Major Contest Alerts

2 December 2008 Jackie 1

CONTEST ALERT – Mark Henry has a new web look and he’s celebrating with a huge contest.  He’s giving away a signed copy of Happy Hour of the Damned and a shiny new ARC of Road Trip of the Living Dead, so if you haven’t read them yet, nows the […]

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Guest Author: Marilee Brothers

2 December 2008 Jackie 10

would like to welcome Marilee Brothers to Literary Escapism today. Have you ever been accused you daydream too much?  Well, Marilee is here to tell you it’s alright.  Make sure you stick around because what’s an author visit without a great giveaway, right? ——————————————- Daydreamers Rule! When I was a […]

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White Flames by C. Tan

1 December 2008 Jackie 3

In this new collection of short stories, White Flames by Cecilia Tan brings various different realms to life all while showing the ranging possibilities that occur in the human erotic imagination.  There are 21 stories within 6 different categories – Flares, Modern Love, Mythic, Disconnect, Queer as Folk, and Technophile.  […]