The Week Ahead (#1)

Yes, this is a new regular feature I’m hoping to do.  As a blogger I feel I need some consistency to my Sundays, which are generally my lazy days where I don’t post until noon or later.  So maybe this will help a little bit.

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This week is going to be a good one with lots of reviews, seeing as I’m not participating in any promo-only blog tours.  Oddly enough I actually did an interview and I’m hoping to do more interviews in general in the future.  I personally like interviews but I’ve let myself slack off and haven’t been asking for them.

Enough rambling.  Here’s what you can expect from me this week:

Monday

  • An interview with John Heldt, who just finished The Northwest Passage series, his debut series about time-travel.
  • A very special cover reveal!  This cover is actually a revamp of the original cover and having read the book and loved it I can’t decide which one I like better now.

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Tuesday

  • A review of Andromeda’s Fall by Abigail Owens for the blog tour.  I’m very excited about this review because this was the first book I’ve read that featured animal shapeshifters.  I was more than a little skeptical about initially signing up for the blog tour so we’ll see if my skepticism was warranted or not.

 

The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa

Wednesday

  • A review of The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa.  I’ve been re-reading the previous two books in the series to prepare for the last book in the trilogy and I’m nervous about how Julie Kagawa is going to wrap up such a complicated trilogy.  Since it takes place in what really is a Crapsack World it’s going to be hard to come to a satisfying conclusion.

 

In a Treacherous Court by Michelle Diener

 

Thursday

  • A review of In a Treacherous Court by Michelle Diener.  This one I requested from the author and it just arrived in the mail yesterday!  I do love the Tudor period so I’m anxious to start this one.

 

The Wise Woman's Tale

 

Friday

  • A review of The Wise Woman’s Tale by Phillipa Bowers.  This book received quite a bit of hype when it first released and I found it in the used section of my bookstore so I figured why not give it a try.

 

Saturday

  • Discussion: Being Open About Blogging Statistics.  Considering I’m quite open about my statistics, this should be an interesting discussion!

Discussion: Book Trailers

You know, to me movie and TV show trailers make sense.  They get audiences excited for what is a very visual medium.  But what about book trailers?

Most book trailers are just visual representations of the blurb that the author copies and pastes right above.  They’re getting more and more popular with the rise of social media marketing strategies among authors and publishers alike.  Yet I just don’t see the point.  I mean, you read the blurb above so why would you need to watch the trailer?  Maybe I’m missing something here but as a reader and blogger I don’t feel like they add anything to the whole bookish experience.

What I want to know is: What do you guys think of book trailers?  Do you enjoy them?  Why?  Are you like me and fail to see the point?  Let me know in the comments section!  This is a topic I’m not really all that familiar with so I’m more than willing to hear both sides of the argument.

Check Out my Interview in the Pittsburgh Examiner

I hadn’t published a post at my usual time today because I was waiting for my interview to go live.  Well, it’s live now!  Here’s an excerpt:

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4. If you could go back in time and be any figure from history, who would it be?

If we’re talking about near history, I’d definitely be Shirley Verrett, an opera singer who sung both mezzo-soprano and soprano parts. I love opera with all my heart but have absolutely no talent, so it would be nice to possess such extraordinary talent combined with such a strong stage presence and acting skills.

If we’re talking about less recent history it would have to be a toss-up between Hatshepsut and Cleopatra VII. Hatshepsut ruled in a time of great peace and prosperity in Egypt. Living as her would be worth it solely on the basis of learning about her famous expedition to Punt. At the same time, being Cleopatra VII would be fascinating because even though she lived a rather tragic life, she had immense power and the love of two of the most important men of the time. She was worshiped as a goddess but she was also able to conduct a military campaign and play the game of politics well.

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To read the rest of my interview follow the link here.