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Sunday Surprise!

6 September 2009 Jackie 1

Isis by Douglas Clegg (September 29, 2009) Clegg (The Abandoned) expands the burgeoning backstory of his multivolume Harrow haunted house saga with this poignant chamber tragedy involving young Iris Catherine Villiers (who, as an adult, will become Isis Claviger, oracle of the spook-ridden Hudson Valley academy). One of four children […]

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My New Toy

5 September 2009 Jackie 5

The Kindle has arrived!  I thought it was going to show up yesterday, but when I checked the order status, it said its estimated arrival date was the 9th.  Sigh.  So I was to left to wait a few more days. Ian and I went to the Toledo Zoo today […]

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Quick & Dirty Dialog

4 September 2009 Jackie 20

If you’re following me on Twitter, then a couple of weeks ago you probably saw where I was working on a new design for Literary Escapism.  I’m still playing with it and doing a lot of tweaking, so it’s not done yet (and yes it’s the same design that I […]

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Escapist Newsletter (Vol 3 Issue 9)

2 September 2009 Jackie 17

I love starting out my posts with artwork and who better for this one than something from the very talented Dan Dos Santos.  Check out the hotness he created for Patricia Brigg’s fifth Mercy Thompson novel, Silver Borne.  I know it has a tramp stamp on it, but click on […]

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Guest Author: Annette McCleave

1 September 2009 Jackie 32

I’m excited to welcome author Annette McCleave to LE as we celebrate the release of her new novel Drawn into Darkness – book one in her Soul Gatherers series, which releases today. For centuries Lachlan MacGregor has battled demon thieves for the souls of the dead, carrying out his pledge […]