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Weekly Geeks v9.16: How I Review

5 May 2009 Jackie 4

I took some time off from Weekly Geeks, but I’m back in the saddle again and this week we’re talking about how we come up with our reviews. Explain your review format – if you have one. Or maybe your rating system? Highlight another book-blogger’s review format by linking to […]

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Covers & Blurbs!

5 May 2009 Jackie 3

Check out the gorgeous cover Rachel Vincent has for her first YA novel, My Soul to Take.  This is definitely an eye catcher and people may have a hard time finding it when others see it on the shelves on August 1st.  If you have subscribed to Rachel’s newsletter, than […]

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Guest Author: Esri Rose

5 May 2009 Jackie 12

I’m excited to welcome Esri Rose to Literary Escapism today.  We’re celebrating the release of Esri’s Stolen Magic that came out TODAY (have you been to a bookstore yet?) and talking about elves in our hometown. We’ll be giving a copy of Stolen Magic to a lucky commenter, so make […]

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Lotsa Goodness

4 May 2009 Jackie 0

Check out what I found over at Dan Dos Santos’ website. It’s the cover for the upcoming Mercy Thompson Homecoming graphic novel that comes out July 21, 2009. Is this cover not hot?  I love Santos work. Interviews: Jeaniene Frost, author of the Night Huntress series, by MediaBlvd Magazine Amber […]

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Escapist Newsletter (Vol. 3 Issue 5)

3 May 2009 Jackie 15

May 1st has arrived and I’m totally late with this month’s edition of the Escapist Newsletter.  I’ve been trying to start this out with something new and exciting (or heartbreaking as last month’s was), so this time I have the cover for the second Demon Princess Chronicles novel by Sunny […]

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Asian Heritage Month Giveaway

1 May 2009 Jackie 62

The Hachette Book Group is celebrating Asian Heritage Month with another great giveaway and I am one that will never turn down a chance to do a contest.  So we’re giving away another 5 sets of books.  Check out these great titles: Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee […]

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Latino Book Month Giveaway

1 May 2009 Jackie 40

The Hachette Book Group has given me another opportunity to weigh down a few more bookshelves.  I’m a huge fan of anything Latin America (I even have a degree in Spanish that doesn’t get used), so I was all aboard for this great giveaway.  Check out what the Hachette Book […]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway

1 May 2009 Jackie 46

If you’ve been with me for long, then you know I’m a mother of a very active 2 year old boy.  So when the Hachette Book Group contacted me about doing one of their massive giveaways for Mother’s Day, I was all over it.  Check out the books they are […]