Book Bear is currently doing a book tour for Faisal Ansari’s new book The Prestilence and I was graciously provided with a fantastic interview/answers which Mr. Ansari answered. His responses are great and his screw up with the first book agent he saw hilariously sad and a great read as well. Unfortunately I […]
Book Title: The Pestilence Author Name: Faisal Ansari Email: kayleigh@bookbear.info Start Date of Tour: 02/01/16 Author Website/Blog Link: http://www.faisalansariauthor.com/home/4590469428 Book Genre: Thriller/mystery/suspense Blurb/Synopsis of Book: The little girl cupped her hands and whispered almost inaudibly into her father’s ear. “The Pestilence is coming. Everybody here is going to die.” *** A mysterious electrical phenomenon rolls above the […]
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “When Bella West crash lands on prison planet Dragath25, the only thing standing between her and a mass of brutal criminals is one of their own, a ruthless loner known only as 673. But what starts out as a […]
About the Book Title: Trapped Author: Alison Aimes Genre: Sci-Fi Romance Release Date: March 3rd 2016 Publisher: Indie Published Print Length: 239 pages Format: Paperback and Digital Print ISBN: 978-0-996-4683-1-2 Digital ISBN: 978-0-9964683-0-5 HIS PLANET. HIS RULES… Trapped by Alison Aimes is an action-packed, sexy sci-fi that takes […]
If you love books and the printed word BookRiot has the most wonderful gift for you for this holiday season. They have created an Advent Calendar with a poem or short story for each day of Advent. Small bite size readings are hidden behind the days of December and as […]
Penguin is offering a free download of Alice in Wonderland’s audiobook if you sign up here! I mean, sure, it is a kids book. But hey… FREE AUDIOBOOK!
If the subject of banned books isn’t something you know a lot about you might just be surprised. Here is a little quiz courtesy of PlayBuzz that is really enlightening and entertaining. It’s ok if you don’t know all the answers – there are so many books challenged and banned […]
In honor of Banned Books Week here is a list of books that are the most frequently challenged in libraries. If you are into classics take a look at these. Makes very interesting reading. Who would have thought it would include The Great Gatsby? The Call Of The Wild? The Lord […]
It’s Banned Books Week again people! The week when we are reminded that it is always a good time to read a book that is banned or challenged. First Amendment rights. This is what the Founding Fathers worked so hard for. So once again we will consider what books they […]
December 1 officially starts the holiday season. With Halloween and Thanksgiving tucked away for another year we can now listen to Christmas carols, drink eggnog, watch soppy holiday movies, elf the cat and anything else that doesn’t move and start planning gift giving. Ah, December. To put you […]
Wow today is a busy day for book lovers! It is William Shakespeare’s birthday. Here (last year). And as if that isn’t enough today is World Book Night. Started in the UK last year it aims to encourage reading and the love of books (or as they say Spreading the love […]
January 23rd is National Reading Day and this encourages the reading of the younger readers. This day is celebrated throughout thousands of schools all around the country. This literary event is for Pre-K to 3rd graders and promotes literacy. This is the day to read with your children and get […]
I received my gifts from my lovely Secret Santa and boy was I surprised. I received Tiger’s Voyage (which I am ecstatic about because I get to read it as much as I want), Everlost by Neal Shusterman, a great book bag from B&N, 4 beautiful book marks, and a […]
I would like to thank Jennifer from Down-Home South Jersey for picking me to win The Versatile Blogger Award. I received this award and I started to worry because you have to find 5 to 15 other bloggers who you think is worthy of getting this award but luckily I […]
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This is what happens when you read a banned book. Here. Or could happen. What banned books are you reading this week?
Banned Book Week is here. It is time to bring out those books which are removed from certain places for different reasons. It is time to read something dangerous. Something that might just challenge free speech. Something that might make you think…..differently…..outside of the box…..for yourself. Some of the banned […]
Something has broken the cosmic speed limit and has finally been caught in the act. A subatomic particle called a neutrino was caught doing 186,282 miles per second. Quite an interesting find. It was met with skepticism at first but now it has been decided to be true. […]
Finally, all the questions are answered. Sort of. Now, we just have to wait until July 31st. And October. Well at least we have time to brush up on all things Harry. Better get re-reading. http://youtu.be/i5DOKOt7ZF4
hmmmm…. A game? With real prizes? Really? And if you really want to get yourself into a frenzy…..Here. There is even a Twitter account. So far there are only 3 tweets and 82,950 followers but you can bet there will be lots more tweets!!
