2018-05-19 06:47
The Clan of the Cave BearJean M. AuelBantamCopyright Date: 1980978-0553381672The amazon.com product description:This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relation… Read More
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Formerly primarily a book review blog, now a more general one. Posts on whatever calls my interest. There will, however still be some book reviews.
2018-05-16 00:56
With all the kitchen gizmos out there, and there are a lot of them, every now and again I discover something perfectly simple and brilliant. This is one of those that I first saw last Christ… Read More
2018-05-02 19:00
And I can't wait! I only wish I was able to visit Oxford to see the actual exhibit.Tolkien: Maker of Middle-EarthEd. Catherine McIlwaneBodleian Library, University of OxfordRelease Date: Jul… Read More
2018-03-09 22:49
It's setting up to be a good year for Tolkien books so far.The latest one I've discovered came out a couple of months ago:The Inklings and King Arthur: J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, C… Read More
2018-03-09 04:51
Blue Planet II was just released on DVD, Blu Ray and 4K UltraHD on Tuesday and all I can say is "WOW". I've only watched the first two episodes so far, but it is absolutely spectacular, ever… Read More
2018-02-28 22:47
I just finished reading this article on the future of e-readers: Is the E-Reader Dead? (not e-books I have to note) and I'm wondering what your opinion is.Personally, I hope not! I love my K… Read More
2018-02-24 18:25
Yep, I seem to be buying books rather than reading this month. Bought a couple more yesterday - one based on a recommendation from a mailing-list discussion thread, and one I'd meant to buy… Read More
2018-02-14 17:45
I'm starting to run out of ways to title these posts. Anyway, the final book in last month's ordering/buying spree arrived this morning.The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Eu… Read More
2018-02-09 00:35
Yesterday I picked up two more books I'd ordered last month, and also ended up buying two other books - one a planned purchase, but the other was spur-of-the-moment. Endcaps in my favorite b… Read More
2018-02-03 22:22
Silence FallenPatricia BriggsAce Copyright Date: January 2018978-0425281284The amazon.com product description:In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshi… Read More
2018-01-31 21:03
Okay, I am officially nuts. Feel free to say that if you want, but yes, I am about to rave about tea infusing spoons.Over the years since I've become a tea drinker (favourite variety being t… Read More
2018-01-31 05:42
Guess what arrived in the mail today! I'd actually forgotten I'd ordered it, so it was a nice surprise:There Would Always Be A Fairy Tale: More Essays On TolkienVerlyn FliegerKent State Univ… Read More
2018-01-26 18:36
A Lick of Frost (Merry Gentry #6)Laurell K. HamiltonBallantine BooksCopyright: 2008978-0345495914The amazon.com product description:I am Meredith Gentry, princess and heir apparent to the th… Read More
2018-01-26 02:02
Mistral's Kiss (Merry Gentry #6)Laurell K. HamiltonBallantine BooksCopyright: 2006978-0345443618The amazon.com product description:I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne of faerie. My day… Read More
2018-01-25 07:06
A Stroke of Midnight (Merry Gentry #4)Laurell K. HamiltonBallantine BooksCopyright: 2006978-0345443601The amazon.com product description:I am Meredith Gentry, P.I., solving cases in Los Ange… Read More
2018-01-22 17:04
The Crown: The Official Companion Volume 1: Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and the Making of a Young QueenRobert LaceyCrown ArchetypeCopyright Date: October 2017978-1524762285The amazon.co… Read More
2018-01-17 18:23
Seduced By Moonlight (Merry Gentry #3)Laurell K. HamiltonBallantine BooksCopyright: 2004978-0345443595The amazon.com product description: I am Meredith Gentry, P.I. and Princess Merry… Read More
2018-01-15 18:00
A Caress of Twilight (Merry Gentry #2)Laurell K. HamiltonBallantine BooksCopyright: 2003978-0345423429The amazon.com product description:“I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne&mdash&hell…Read More
2018-01-12 21:40
Well, the first book read and reviewed in 2018 is not one I would have expected. I'd have thought the first book might have been either David Weber's The Honor of the Queen or the companion… Read More
2018-01-06 22:11
Just what my poor budget needed - New Tolkien books (or at least new-to-me) to dream about buying. Yes, I've found a couple more books I'd love to add to my collection. First off is the newe… Read More
2018-01-02 18:16
I'm a Tolkien collector - see the various Tolkien lists I have on my blog (here, here and here), but I've ended up buying the books faster than I can read them. There are unreviewed books… Read More
2018-01-02 18:12
My Unread Books List 2017 - Non Fiction:Women In Medieval Society - Ed. Susan Mosher Stuard (History)The Lady In Medieval England 1000-1500 - Peter Coss (History)The History of the World in… Read More
2018-01-02 18:07
My Unread Fiction Books 2017:Star Wars: X-Wing Omnibus 3 - Michael Stackpole (Graphic Novel)A Flame In Hali - Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross (Fantasy)The Fall of Neskaya - Marion… Read More
2018-01-02 18:06
Unread Books 2017 - Primary Sources List:The Histories - Herodotus - Non Fiction (History)The Peloponnesian War - Thucydides - Non Fiction (History)Greek Lives - Plutarch - Non Fiction (Hist… Read More
2017-12-13 23:52
I've had the pleasure over recent weeks to get back into book-buying, and as a result I've discovered an interesting selection of upcoming books, newly released books and books that are just… Read More
2017-12-07 07:29
I participated briefly in a very interesting exchange on Twitter on the term "gypsy" a week or so ago, mostly by reading the thread, but I did ask one question, one I'd love to get some more… Read More
2017-10-19 20:01
There's an ongoing series of blog posts by Judith Tarr, who wrote the e-book on Writing Horses: the Fine Art of Getting It Right, over on the TOR books website. This time the main thrust is… Read More
2017-10-15 19:19
Marion Zimmer Bradley's DarkoverMarion Zimmer BradleyDAW BooksCopyright: 1993088675930The back jacket blurb:A COLLECTION OF DARKOVER STORIES WRITTEN BY MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY HERSELF!Return t… Read More
2017-10-06 18:08
The Crucible of War 1939-1945: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force Volume IIIBrereton Greenhous, Stephen J. Harris, William C. Johnston, and William G.P. RawlingUniversity o… Read More
2017-10-06 15:53
Marion Zimmer Bradley's DarkoverMarion Zimmer BradleyDAW BooksCopyright: 1993088675930The back jacket blurb:A COLLECTION OF DARKOVER STORIES WRITTEN BY MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY HERSELF!Return t… Read More
2017-09-24 20:16
Arrow's FlightMercedes LackeyDAW BooksCopyright: 1987978-0886773779The amazon.com product description:Follows the adventures of Talia as she travels the land as a Herald of Valdemar in the… Read More
2017-09-01 16:06
The newest book arrival to join my Tolkien collection turned up yesterday.The Oxford InklingsColin DuriezLion HudsonCopyright date: 2015978-0745956343The amazon.com product description:A&nbs&hell…Read More
2017-08-27 17:38
The Inherited - Book 1Lily BurlingtonInkittCopyright Date: September 9, 2017B0753S3X57The amazon.com product description:One second Catherine believes that she is a normal girl, the next sh… Read More
2017-08-24 23:55
I know I've been quiet when it comes to reviewing books for the last few months. I've been doing a bit of reading nonetheless. Just not reviewing. In part that's because I've been getting mo… Read More
2017-08-06 05:33
I've kept a more or less running list of my indexing-related reference works along with links to reviews for many of them on the Books and Resources for Indexers page here on my blog.Here, I… Read More
2017-08-01 22:53
Despite the amusing title, I'm absolutely serious about this one - and furious too!Really it's two issues, though the second one grows out of the first.Every time. Every time I am in a park… Read More
2017-06-29 16:04
I don't usually comment much on music here, but I've recently been introduced to the music of Liona Boyd. Clearly I'm a late-comer to her albums, but all I can say is WOW!Her classical guita… Read More
2017-05-29 19:12
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an oppo… Read More
2017-05-28 22:53
1632 (Ring of Fire)Eric FlintBaen BooksCopyright: 2001978-0671319724The amazon.com product description:FREEDOM AND JUSTICE -- AMERICAN STYLE 1632 And in northern Germany things couldn't get… Read More
2017-05-11 21:10
Back in January I finally upgraded my laptop - which I primarily use for work purposes. I'd had my previous one since 2012/2013 and it needed an upgrade for a few reasons. 1. It had a solid… Read More
2017-05-08 22:30
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an oppo… Read More
2017-05-08 19:48
OwlsightMercedes LackeyDaw BooksCopyright: 1999978-0886778033The amazon.com product description:It has been four years since Darian saw his village sacked and burned by barbarians. Taking… Read More
2017-05-07 19:30
A Shadow in Summer: Book One of the Long Price QuartetDaniel AbrahamTor BooksCopyright Date: 2007978-0765351876The amazon.com product description:From debut author Daniel Abraham comes A Sha… Read More
2017-05-06 02:05
Last week I blogged about starting a new crochet project. Well, I definitely made progress over the week. I'm loving the pattern and the yarn colors! In terms of hard progress, I'm up to eit… Read More
2017-05-05 20:11
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Bardic Voices 4)Mercedes LackeyBaen BooksCopyright: 1997978-0671878535The amazon.com product description:A MAGICAL MANIAC IS LOOSE IN ALANDA!A magical murderer is… Read More
2017-05-05 17:41
The Ship Who SangAnne McCaffreyDel ReyCopyright: 1969 (I think?)978-0552091152The Amazon.com product description:Helva had been born human, but only her brain had been saved and implanted i… Read More
2017-04-29 04:59
I've started a new crochet shawl project today - and no, I haven't finished any of my other projects yet. However, I do have some extenuating circumstances. With the usual camping trips comi… Read More
2017-04-27 04:37
OwlflightMercedes LackeyDAW BooksCopyright: 1998978-0886778040The amazon.com product description:Apprenticed to a venerable wizard when his hunter and trapper parents disappear into the for… Read More
2017-04-24 18:49
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organise yourself. It's an oppo… Read More
2017-04-22 16:39
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2017-04-21 06:40
The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission To Rescue The Priceless Stallions Kidnapped By The NazisElizabeth LettsBallantine BooksCopyright Date: August 2016978-0345544803The amazon.com prod… Read More
2017-04-20 18:18
One of my former co-workers recently published a book through Amazon titled Essays on the Lord of the Rings. Having read a couple of them, I have to say that he has quite the interesting per… Read More
2017-04-15 20:03
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2017-04-15 05:40
Although for the last few months I've been focused on reading Europe: Chained by History, it hasn't stopped me from buying more books. Some of them are books I've been looking forward to rea… Read More
2017-04-14 04:31
I am now officially hooked on this series. I'd never seen any of it before, but I'm loving it now! In maybe a month we've gotten through the first two seasons and just started watching the t… Read More
2017-04-13 22:14
Europe: Chained By HistoryLarry J. HiltonNewport PublishingCopyright Date: December 2015978-0996786119The amazon.com product description:A Plea for Europe to form a United States of EuropeEu… Read More
2017-01-07 20:31
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2017-01-02 18:46
The Laughing CorpseLaurell K. HamiltonBerkley BooksCopyright: 1994978-0425204665The amazon.com product description:The early Anita Blake novels find new life in trade paperback-as perfect c… Read More
2017-01-01 22:37
Hand of IsisJo GrahamOrbitCopyright Date: 2009978-0-316-068024The jacket blurb:Set in ancient Egypt, Hand of Isis is the story of Charmian, a handmaiden, and her two sisters. It is a novel o… Read More
2017-01-01 19:59
2017 has begun, as of today, so that marks the opening day of the Valdemar Reading Challenge!Here is where I'm going to be listing and linking my participating reads through the year, and I'… Read More
2017-01-01 09:07
I'm a Tolkien collector - see the various Tolkien lists I have on my blog (here, here and here), but I've ended up buying the books faster than I can read them. There are unreviewed books… Read More
2017-01-01 09:04
My Unread Books List 2017 - Non Fiction:Women In Medieval Society - Ed. Susan Mosher Stuard (History)The Lady In Medieval England 1000-1500 - Peter Coss (History)The History of the World in… Read More
2017-01-01 09:02
Unread Books 2017 - Primary Sources List:The Histories - Herodotus - Non Fiction (History)The Peloponnesian War - Thucydides - Non Fiction (History)Greek Lives - Plutarch - Non Fiction (Hist… Read More
2017-01-01 09:01
My Unread Fiction Books 2017:Star Wars: X-Wing Omnibus 3 - Michael Stackpole (Graphic Novel)A Flame In Hali - Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross (Fantasy)The Fall of Neskaya - Marion… Read More
2016-12-31 08:22
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2016-12-30 22:53
For the first time in a few years I accepted a book for review, and it arrived in my mailbox today:Europe: Chained By HistoryLarry J. HiltonNewport PublishingCopyright: 2015978-0996786119The… Read More
2016-12-30 00:09
In the last year I've gotten back into photography in a big way - finally I've started teaching myself how to use my camera on modes other than "automatic" after about ten years of promising… Read More
2016-12-26 21:47
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is one of the longest lasting book-memes I know of. I've been a participant since the days it was hosted over at J Kaye's Book Blog, and then on Book Jou… Read More
2016-12-24 23:27
Guilty Pleasures Laurell K. HamiltonBerkleyReprint edition: 2004:978-0425197547The Amazon.com product description:Published over ten years ago by Ace, Guilty Pleasures marked the debut… Read More
2016-12-24 08:03
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2016-12-19 19:12
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is one of the longest lasting book-memes I know of. I've been a participant since the days it was hosted over at J Kaye's Book Blog, and then on Book Jou… Read More
2016-12-17 17:30
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2016-12-12 19:59
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is one of the longest lasting book-memes I know of. I've been a participant since the days it was hosted over at J Kaye's Book Blog, and then on Book Jou… Read More
2016-12-10 18:38
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2016-12-04 16:52
Stray (Shifters - Vol. 1)Rachel VincentMIRACopyright: 2010978-0778329077The amazon.com product description:I look like an all-American grad student. But I am a werecat, a shape-shifter, and… Read More
2016-12-03 18:37
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2016-12-01 18:26
Image credits found at http://endaewen.deviantart.com/art/Herald-and-Companion-499210107Running from January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017I'm challenging people to have a go at one of my long… Read More
2016-11-28 18:45
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is one of the longest lasting book-memes I know of. I've been a participant since the days it was hosted over at J Kaye's Book Blog, and then on Book Jou… Read More
2016-11-26 08:23
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2016-11-26 07:57
I never thought I'd be posting from this series again! I no longer work in a bookstore, so I'm no longer hunting for recommendations for customers.However, the internet is still a very helpf… Read More
2016-11-24 22:35
Drums of AutumnDiana GabaldonDell BooksCopyright: 1997978-0440224259 The amazon.com product description:It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. There, a doorway, open t… Read More
2016-11-21 19:35
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is one of the longest lasting book-memes I know of. I've been a participant since the days it was hosted over at J Kaye's Book Blog, and then on Book Jou… Read More
2016-11-20 08:47
Those blog posts you see about how Netflix is bad for your reading time? All true. All very, very true. We signed up for Netflix this past month - it was cheaper than buying the seasons of a… Read More
2016-11-19 18:22
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2016-11-14 18:37
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is one of the longest lasting book-memes I know of. I've been a participant since the days it was hosted over at J Kaye's Book Blog, and then on Book Journ… Read More
2016-11-12 18:18
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. The rules of the game are:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken… Read More
2016-11-10 01:29
You know, in the eight years I've been posting to All Booked Up, I never thought I'd be writing a political post, and especially not one for a country other than my own. Nonetheless, even th… Read More
2016-11-05 17:04
Hosted each week over at West Metro Mommy Reads, this is what Saturday Snapshots is all about:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have… Read More
2016-10-29 16:49
Hosted each week over at West Metro Mommy Reads, this is what Saturday Snapshots is all about:To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have… Read More
2016-10-24 20:08
Well! I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this meme is still going strong. I've been a participant since the days it was hosted over at J Kaye's Book Blog, and then on Book Journey… Read More
2016-10-22 17:45
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted each week over at West Metro Mommy Reads. It's been a while now, but I used to be a pretty regular participant in the fun. I've decided to return to this… Read More
2016-10-21 03:12
Middle-Earth: Visions Of A Modern MythDonato GiancolaUnderwood BooksCopyright: 2010978-1599290478The amazon.com product description:From the brush of Donato Giancola, one of the world's most… Read More
2016-10-20 03:12
November is going to be a good month for Tolkien fans (Based on Canadian release dates. It looks as though the USA ones are earlier.)! First of all, there's the new Facsimile first edition o… Read More
2016-10-19 05:28
There are always new and interesting books coming out. These are a few of the ones that have caught my eye that have either just been released, or are going to be coming out over the next co… Read More
2016-10-18 18:39
VoyagerDiana GabaldonSeal BooksCopyright: 1994978-0440217565The amazon.com product description:Their passionate encounter happened long ago by whatever measurement Claire Randall took. Two d… Read More
2016-10-18 04:34
Over the Thanksgiving Weekend, I was back out at Rathtrevor park. Although I had hopes of seeing deer, the owl, rabbits or some interesting birds, my best photos ended up being of something… Read More
2016-10-07 05:18
This is one of those hobbies that seems to come and go for me. Of late though I've really been into it - and I've been having a fair bit of luck in the photos I've been able to get. Most of… Read More
2016-10-06 19:17
Closer to the Chest (Book Three of The Herald Spy)Mercedes LackeyDAW BooksCopyright: 2016978-0756409012The amazon.com product description:Herald Mags, the King of Valdemar’s Herald-Spy… Read More
2016-09-23 18:58
The Hobbit Facsimile First EditionJ.R.R. TolkienHarperCollinsRelease Date: September 22, 2016978-0007440832The amazon.com blurb:This sumptuous gift set includes a replica of the very rare fi… Read More
2016-09-22 04:15
Honestly, I'm rather amazed at the way Outlander themed products are popping up everywhere. There are, of course, the books, short stories, one graphic novel, two seasons of the TV series, s… Read More
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