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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection on tour May/June 2013

April 17, 2013 By TLC Booktours 1 Comment

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection on tour this spring!

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who this year, BBC Books will be reissuing eleven classic Doctor Who novels – one for each Doctor – from across their fiction range. Repackaged with new introductions, bold new covers, and 50th anniversary branding, they are not only a collectable set for fans, but a brilliant introduction to the depth and range of the Doctor Who list. All eleven novels will be published as paperbacks in April 2013 (US $12.99/CAN $15.99)

Ten Little AliensTen Little Aliens by Stephen Cole

A First Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by William Hartnell and his companions Ben and Polly.

Deep in the heart of a hollowed-out moon the First Doctor finds a chilling secret: ten alien corpses, frozen in time at the moment of their death. They are the empire’s most wanted terrorists, and their discovery could end a war devastating the galaxy. But is the same force that killed them still lurking in the dark? And what are its plans for the people of Earth?

Stephen Cole liked books, and so went to the  University of East Anglia to read more of them. Later on he started  writing them too, with more TV and film tie-ins than he cares to admit to  along the way. He has been the voice of a Dalek and an editor of fiction and non-fiction  book titles for various publishers, including the Doctor Who novels The Feast of the Drowned and The Art of Destruction. He lives in Haddenham.

Dreams of EmpireDreams of Empire by Justin Richards

A Second Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton and his companions Jamie and Victoria.

On a barren asteroid, the once-mighty Haddron Empire is on the brink of collapse, torn apart by civil war. The one man who might have saved it languishes in prison, his enemies planning his death and his friends plotting his escape.The Second Doctor arrives as the last act of this deadly drama is being played out – and with both terrifying killers and cunning traitors to defeat, the future hangs in the balance.

Justin Richards is creative consultant for the BBC’s Doctor Who  books, and has written several himself. He writes for stage, screen and audio and is the author of a series of novels for children. He lives in Warwick.

Last of the GadereneLast of the Gadarene by Mark Gatiss

A Third Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee and his companion Jo.

The aerodrome in Culverton has new owners, and they promise an era of prosperity for the idyllic village. But former Spitfire pilot Alex Whistler is suspicious – when black-shirted troops appear on the streets, he contacts his old friend Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart at UNIT. The Third Doctor is sent to investigate – and soon uncovers a sinister plot to colonise the Earth. The Gaderene are on their way…

Mark Gatiss is one of The League of Gentlemen from the award-winning television show, and the author of the novels The Vesuvius  Club and The Devil in Amber.  He has also written acclaimed  radio and television scripts, including episodes of Doctor Who. He co-created and writes for the hit TV series Sherlock with Doctor Who show-runner Steven Moffat. Mark lives in London.

Festival of DeathFestival of Death by Jonathan Morris

A Fourth Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Tom Baker and his companions Romana and K-9.

The Beautiful Death is the ultimate theme-park ride: a sightseeing tour of the afterlife. But something has gone wrong, and when the Fourth Doctor arrives in the aftermath of the disaster, he is congratulated for saving the population from destruction – something he hasn’t actually done yet. He has no choice but to travel back in time and discover how he became a hero. And then he finds out. He did it by sacrificing his life.

Jonathan Morris is the writer of the official Doctor Who Magazine comic strip, has written a number of Doctor Who novels for BBC Books, and numerous audio adventures for Big Finish  Productions and BBC Radio 7. He has also written for the TV sketch shows  Dead Ringers and Swinging. Jonathan lives in London.

Fear of the DarkFear of the Dark by Trevor Baxendale

A Fifth Doctor adventure, featuring the Fifth Doctor as played by Peter Davison and his companions Tegan and Nyssa.

On a moon of the ruined planet Akoshemon, an age-old terror is about to be reborn. Something that remembers the spiral of war, pestilence and deprivation – and rejoices in it. The Fifth Doctor joins a team of archaeologists searching for evidence of the planet’s infamous past, and uncovers more than just ancient history. Forced to confront his own worst fears, even the Doctor will be pushed to breaking point – and beyond.

Trevor Baxendale was born in Liverpool in 1966. He has been contributing to a variety of Doctor Who fiction ranges for both BBC Books and Big Finish Productions for over ten years. Trevor is a regular contributor to Immediate Media’s hugely popular Doctor Who Adventures, scripting the further exploits of the Doctor in comic strip form. His Torchwood novel, Something in the Water, was a national bestseller.

PlayersPlayers by Terrance Dicks

A Sixth Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Colin Baker and his companion Peri.

Arriving on the sun-baked veldt in the middle of the Boer War, the Sixth Doctor is soon involved in the adventures of struggling politician and war correspondent Winston Churchill. Of course, he knows Churchill is destined for great things, but unseen forces seem to be interfering with Winston’s historic career… The Doctor suspects the hidden hand of the Players, mysterious beings who regard human history as little more than a game. With time running out, can the Doctor find the right moves to defeat them?

Terrance Dicks worked on scripts for The Avengers as well as other series before becoming Assistant and later full Script Editor of Doctor Who from 1968. Dicks worked on the entirety of the Jon Pertwee Third Doctor era of the programme, and then turned to writing for the show, scripting Tom Baker’s first story as the Fourth Doctor. Terrance has written many original Doctor Who novels for BBC Books. He lives in London.

Remembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch

A Seventh Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Sylvester McCoy and his companion Ace.

With unfinished business to attend to, the Seventh Doctor returns to where it all began: Coal Hill School in London in 1963. Last time he was here, the Doctor left something behind – a powerful Time Lord artefact that could unlock the secrets of time travel. Can the Doctor retrieve it before two rival factions of Daleks track it down? And even if he can, how will the Doctor prevent the whole of London becoming a war zone as the Daleks meet in explosive confrontation?

Ben Aaronovitch writes tie-in novels and TV scripts, and wrote the screenplays for the Seventh Doctor episodes Battlefield and Remembrance of the Daleks. He is the author of a series of audio dramas based on TV’s Blake’s 7, as well as the acclaimed Rivers of London series. He also works as a bookseller.

EarthworldEarthworld by Jacqueline Rayner

An Eighth Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Paul McGann and his companions Fitz and Anji.

Anji has just had the worst week of her life. She should be back at her desk, not travelling through time and space in a police box. The Eighth Doctor is supposed to be taking her home, so why are there dinosaurs outside? The Doctor doesn’t seem to know either, or else he surely would have mentioned the homicidal princesses, teen terrorists and mad robots? One thing is certain: Anji is never going to complain about Monday mornings in the office again.

Jacqueline Rayner has written six Doctor Who novels, as well as other science-fiction and children’s books. A member of Doctor Who Magazine’s ‘Time Team’, she and three friends have been watching all the Doctor Who programmes ever made in order and are recording their reactions. She lives in Essex with her  husband and twin sons.

Only HumanOnly Human by Gareth Roberts

A Ninth Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Christopher Eccleston and his companion Rose.

Reports of a time disturbance lead the Ninth Doctor to modern-day London, where he discovers a Neanderthal Man, twenty-eight thousand years after his race became extinct. A trip back to the dawn of humanity only deepens the mystery: who are these strange humans from the far future now living in the distant past? The Doctor must learn the truth about the Osterberg experiment before history is changed forever.

Gareth Roberts was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire in 1968.  His scripts for Doctor Who on television include ‘The Shakespeare Code’ (2007), ‘The Unicorn And  The Wasp’ (2008), ‘The Lodger’ (2010) and ‘Closing Time’ (2011), and he  has also written many scripts for the spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as scripts for programmes as diverse as Emmerdale and Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased).  He has written nine original Doctor Who novels, and lives in West London.

Beautiful ChaosBeautiful Chaos by Gary Russell

A Tenth Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by David Tennant and his companion Donna.

Wilfred Mott is very happy: his granddaughter, Donna, is back home, catching up with family and gossiping about her journeys, and he has just discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Tenth Doctor with him to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens – something that is heading for Earth. It’s an ancient force from the Dark Times. And it is very, very angry…

Gary Russell was one of the script editing team for Doctor Who, Torchwood  and The Sarah Jane Adventures, and is the author of many novels and reference books in the Doctor Who range. A former editor of Doctor Who Magazine, he also was the producer of Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish Productions for eight years. He lives in Cardiff.

The Silent Stars Go ByThe Silent Stars Go By by Dan Abnett

An Eleventh Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Matt Smith and his companions Amy and Rory.

The winter festival is approaching for the hardy colony of Morphans, but no one is in the mood to celebrate. They’re trying to build a new life on a cold new world, but each year gets harder and harder. It’s almost as if some dark force is working against them. Then three mysterious travelers arrive out of the midwinter night, one of them claiming to be a doctor. Are they bringing the gift of salvation or doom? And what else might be lurking out there, about to wake up?

Dan Abnett is a novelist and award-winning comic book writer. He has written over thirty-five novels, including the acclaimed Gaunt’s Ghosts series, and the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies. His latest Horus Heresy novel Prospero Burns was a New York Times bestseller, and topped the SF charts in the UK and the US. His combat SF novel Embedded was published in 2011. He lives and works in Maidstone, Kent.

Doctor Who TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, May 13th  A Bookish Way of Life – Beautiful Chaos, Book 10

Wednesday, May 15th – A Library of My Own – Festival of Death, Book 4

Friday, May 17th– Diary of a Stay at Home Mom – The Silent Stars Go By, Book 11

Monday, May 20th – Tiffany’s Bookshelf – Dreams of Empire, Book 2

Monday, May 20th – Black ‘n Gold Girl’s Book Spot  – Who-ology: Doctor Who: The Official Miscellany

Tuesday, May 21st – No More Grumpy Bookseller – Only Human, Book 9

Wednesday, May 22nd – The Best Books Ever – Earthworld, Book 8

Wednesday, May 22nd – Col Reads – Ten Little Aliens, Book 1

Thursday, May 23rd – Reading Reality – Festival of Death, Book 4

Friday, May 24th –  The Z Axis – Fear of the Dark, Book 5

Friday, May 24th – 2 Kids and Tired – Dreams of Empire, Book 2

Monday, May 27th – More Than Just Magic – Players, Book 6

Tuesday, May 28th – The Best Books Ever – The Silent Stars Go By, Book 11

Wed, May 29th – A Library of My Own – Only Human, Book 9

Thursday, May 30th – Black ‘n Gold Girl’s Book Spot – Last of the Gaderene, Book 3

Friday, May 31st – Bookish Whimsy – Beautiful Chaos, Book 10

Friday, May 31st – 2 Kids and Tired – Last of the Gaderene, Book 3

Monday, June 3rd – Book Addict Katie – Beautiful Chaos, Book 10

Monday, June 3rd – No More Grumpy Bookseller – The Silent Stars Go By, Book 11

Tuesday, June 4th – Bookfoolery – Ten Little Aliens, Book 1

Tuesday, June 4th – In Bed with Books – Only Human, Book 9

Wednesday, June 5th – Tiffany’s Bookshelf – Last of the Gaderene, Book 3

Thursday, June 6th – Booktalk & More – Earthworld, Book 8

Monday, June 10th  – The Z Axis – The Silent Stars Go By, Book 11

Tuesday, June 11th- No More Grumpy Bookseller – Remembrance of the Daleks, Book 7

Wednesday, June 12th – A Bookish Way of Life – Last of the Gaderene, Book 3

Friday, June 14th – Bookish Whimsy – Festival of Death, Book 4

Monday, June 17th – 50 Books Project – Beautiful Chaos, Book 10

Monday, June 17th – Black ‘n Gold Girl’s Book Spot – The Silent Stars Go By, Book 11

Tuesday, June 18th – Bookfoolery – Festival of Death, Book 4

Wednesday, June 19th – Tiffany’s Bookshelf – Fear of the Dark, Book 5

Thursday, June 20th – In Bed With Books – Remembrance of the Daleks, Book 7

Monday, June 24th – Bookish Whimsy – Players, Book 6

Tuesday, June 25th – Book Addict Katie – Festival of Death, Book 4

Wednesday, June 26th – No More Grumpy Bookseller – Earthworld, Book 8

Thursday, June 27th – Reading Reality – Ten Little Aliens, Book 1

Friday, June 28th – Guiltless Reading – Beautiful Chaos, Book 10

Monday, July 15 – 50 Books Project – Dreams of Empire, Book 2

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  1. Ruth says

    April 17, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    So exciting! I love the new covers. I can’t wait for the tour!

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We all want to raise happy eaters who enjoy eating new foods, mealtimes with family, and being thankful. That’s why so many parents love Linda Meeker’s charming videos of her son Grey saying “Thank you, Mama!” With colorful illustrations that capture a child’s daily snacks and mealtimes, Thank You, Mama will delight parents and kids alike.
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Robin Gow is a trans and queer poet, editor, and educator from rural Pennsylvania. They are the director and founder of Transcendent Connections, an organization that provides trans education resources to support trans youth. Gow also founded the New York City trans and queer reading series Gender Reveal Party. They live in Pennsylvania with their pugs, Gertrude and Eddie.

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Hello, Gorgeous 🥰 Repost from @shook_sbooks • Hello, Gorgeous 🥰 Repost from @shook_sbooks
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✨𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆✨ 
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝗯𝘆 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿

Thank you to @authorvanessamiller and @tlcbooktours  for my #gifted copy.
Do  you believe that something good can come out of tragedy? Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty person? Miller’s book sounds like an uplifting read that so many people could use right now!  Looking forward to this one.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸:

Alexis Marshall never meant to cause the accident that left Jon-Jon Robinson paralyzed—but though guilt plagues her, her husband hopes to put the past behind them. After all, he’s in the middle of selling a tech business—and if Alexis admits to texting while driving, the deal could collapse and cost them millions. Meanwhile, Alexis’s life is not as shiny and perfect as it may seem from the outside. She has secrets of her own. As she becomes consumed with thoughts of the young man she hit, can she reconcile her mistake with her husband’s expectations?

Trish Robinson is just trying to hold it together after the accident that left Jon-Jon dependent and depressed. As the bills pile up, Trish and her husband, Dwayne, find themselves at odds. Trish wants to forgive and move on, but Dwayne is filled with rage toward the entitled woman who altered their lives forever. Trish can’t see how anything good can come from so much hate and strife, so she determines to pray until God intervenes. Then one afternoon Marquita Lewis rings their doorbell with a baby in her arms and changes everything.

Vanessa Miller’s latest inspirational novel reminds readers that differences may separate us, but if we cling to each other, God can bring something good out of our very worst moments.

𝗤-𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤.  𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞  𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤!  𝐈’𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤.

#multiculturalfiction #multicultural #somethinggood #christanfiction #bookfeature
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Hi beauties! Today I have a @TLCBookTours feature, Love Decoded by @JenYenWrites (published by @PenguinTeen). This book sounds so cute and I always love seeing Asian American representation! 
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High school junior Gigi Wong strives to be the best: the top student, the perfect friend, and the ideal daughter. But it's tough when there's always someone who is just a little bit better. With college applications looming, she can't help but worry that she won't make the cut. Thankfully, her best friend Kyle never fails to find the right words--and the perfect bowl of ramen--to cheer her up.

After her teacher, Ms. Harris, announces she'll be nominating students for an app writing contest, Gigi is determined to be picked. After all, first prize is an exclusive tech internship, sure to make her application stand out. There's only one problem: she doesn't have a winning program. It isn't until transfer student Etta admits she's struggling to fit in at Superbia that Gigi stumbles on an idea. She'll use her coding skills--and the matchmaking experience she's gotten from weekends with Auntie Rose--to create a friend matching app! Etta will meet new people, and Gigi will guarantee her acceptance into college. It's foolproof.

What Gigi doesn't expect is for her app to go viral around school. Soon, she finds herself at the center of a scandal--and at odds with both Etta and Kyle. Can Gigi fix what went wrong, or will her desire to be perfect cost her the people she cares about most?
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Thinking of displaced people everywhere this morni Thinking of displaced people everywhere this morning 🌏 Repost from @bookishcatsavant
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📚𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 & 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞📚
𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚃𝚒𝚝𝚕𝚎 & 𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛: 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚃𝚘 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚋𝚢 @ousmanumar @nasco_ict 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 @kevingerrydunn 
𝙿𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚛: #amazoncrossing @amazonpublishing 
𝙿𝚞𝚋 𝙳𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 1, 2022
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: #memoir #africanliterature 
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Thank you @tlcbooktours {partner} @tlcdiversity and publisher for including me in this tour! 
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📖𝙾𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚘𝚙𝚜𝚒𝚜📖

The inspiring true story of one man’s treacherous boyhood journey from a rural village in Ghana to the streets of Barcelona–and the path that led him home.

Ousman Umar is a shaman’s son born in a small village in Ghana. Though his mother died giving birth, he spent a contented childhood working the fields, setting traps in the jungle, and living off the land. Still, as strange and wondrous flying machines crisscrossed the skies overhead, Ousman dreamed of a different life. And so, when he was only twelve years old, he left his village and began what would be a five-year journey to Europe.

Every step of the way, as he traveled across the Sahara desert, through the daunting metropolises of Accra, Tripoli, Benghazi, and Casablanca, and over the Mediterranean Sea aboard a packed migrant dinghy, Ousman was handed off like merchandise by a loose network of smugglers and in the constant, foreboding company of “sinkers”: other migrants who found themselves penniless and alone on their way north, unable to continue onward or return home.

But on a path rife with violence, exploitation, and racism, Ousman also encountered friendship, generosity, and hope. North to Paradise is a visceral true story about the stark realities of life along the most dangerous migrant route across Africa; it is also a portrait of extraordinary resilience in the face of unimaginable challenges, the beauty of kindness in strangers, and the power of giving back.
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𝐐𝐎𝐓𝐃: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮‘𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮? 
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Wishing everyone peace ✌️ 🙏🏻 Repost from Wishing everyone peace ✌️ 🙏🏻 Repost from @webreakforbooks
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No matter your religious affiliation, I think most of us are yearning for peace right now. Unclutter Your Soul is a perfect remedy 🤗 

Synopsis ⤵️

A unique biblical and practical approach to uncluttering our internal thoughts and feelings.

We all want our lives to change for the better–to become the healthiest versions of ourselves in spirit, soul, and body. Yet we still struggle. Author Trina McNeilly, looking for order in her own life, embarked on an inward journey to the home of her heart and soul to find healing and health from the inside out.

Unclutter Your Soul is for all of us who are cluttered and overwhelmed with loss, fear, chronic stress, unhealthy coping mechanisms, crippling depression, or anxiety. With the Holy Spirit as our guide, Trina says we can learn to

✔️ observe: acknowledge the clutter,
✔️own: make space for a healthy internal environment, and
✔️overcome: take action with tools for living clutter-free from the inside out.

Each chapter in these three sections is written as an essay and concludes with practical and soulful tips as well as prompts to put them into action. With discussion questions and a prayer guide, Unclutter Your Soul is the ultimate resource for finding freedom in our everyday lives by releasing limited mindsets and creating more space for peace and joy.

Thank you @tlcbooktours @thomasnelson and @trina_mcneilly for my #gifted copy 

QOTD: What helps you find peace? 

#UnclutterYourSoul #christiannonfiction #nonfiction #personalgrowth #nonfictionbook  #selfimprovement #selfhelp #selfhelpbook #selfimprovementbook #beingmybestself #ownyourmood #booktour #newpost #newreads
Poetry, anyone? Repost from @hoardingbooks.herding Poetry, anyone? Repost from @hoardingbooks.herdingcats
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“𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚖𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎
𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝
𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛 
𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜.”
— 𝙲𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚗 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚘𝚗
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#QOTD What kind of poetry, if any, do you like to read?

Like most bibliophiles who were once angsty teenagers, or like most readers who once felt love’s cruel sting, I have often solace in poetry. In both reading and writing them. Very few of my own poems made it out of my diary, of course, but during most of middle school and high school days, and even through my first semester in college, I kept a habit of handwriting and memorizing my favorite poems. The poets I loved back then were Christina Rossetti, Emily Brontë, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Charlotte Mew, W.H. Auden, and naturally, the Romantics. And to this day, they remain my favorites. But that doesn’t mean I don’t read anything new! 

Currently, for instance, I am indulging in myself with three beautiful poetry collections from @centavepub, each unique but as piercing and heartfelt as the others. 

In 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫, @ari.b.cofer takes us on journey to live life fully, through its highs and lows, while struggling with mental health. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 by @cgcpoems is an ode to love, loss, heartbreak, and grief —a path to peace and closure. And @hinnah.xo’s 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐞𝐚: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 addresses bodily trauma and the process of working through it, highlighting trauma that comes not just from another person, but also from a nation and from within.

Many thanks to @centavepub and @tlcbooktours for my gifted copies! I shall cherish them forever! 📚 

#amreading #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #booklover #books #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #bookstagrammer #centavepublishing #centavepubpoetry #currentlyreading #diversebooks #diversereads #favoritebooks #hoardingbooksherdingcats #poem #poems #poetry #poetrylovers #reading #readersofinstagram #tlcbooktours #tlcdiversity #whattoreadnext
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Edward and Annie
By: Caryn Rivadeneira
Illustrated by: Katy Tanis 
 
When your book matches the @littlefreelibrary perfectly, you know it’s gonna be a good day!!
 
What has been a good thing about today for you?
 
The book Edward and Annie is based off the account of what happened at the Shedd Aquarium during the early 2020 Covid-19 pandemic when the aquarium was shut down. We watch as the penguin friends get to explore the whole aquarium and meet lots of new pals. Such a fun book to read!
 
I want to thank you with @tommynelsonbooks @carynrivadeneira @shedd_aquarium and @tlcbooktours for not only gofting me a review copy but also a copy for my local Free Little Library to share with others!! Check this book out on its Pub Date on March 8th!! 
 
#EdwardandAnnie #TommyNelson #TommyNelsonBooks #SheddAquarium #childrensbooks #picturebooks #penguinsofinstagram #sponsored #picturebookstagram #littlebookworms #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensbookstagram #kidsbooks #kidsbook #kidsbookstagram #kidsbookswelove #aquariums #aquarium #animalstories #penguin #penguins #comingsoon #getready #animalfanatics #animalfun #marinelife #animalbooks #penguinlover #🐧
Book clubs! There are still a few more days to ent Book clubs! There are still a few more days to enter our special Black History Month giveaway to win a set of up to ten copies of an amazing Black-authored title for your book club! Go to our bio to find the entry form in our Campsite link. Good luck! #bookclubs #giveaways #bookgiveaway #BlackHistoryMonth #diversifyyourshelves #readdiversebooks
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Where my YA fans? I have a phenomenal book to recommend: WE WERE KINGS by Court Stevens. It’s a coming of age story with some mystery, and throw in some contentious subject matter. It’s available now to order or grab.

s y n o p s i s:

Twenty years ago, eighteen-year-old Francis Quick was convicted of murdering her best friend, Cora King, and sentenced to death. Now the highly debated Accelerated Death Penalty Act has passed giving Frankie thirty final days to live. Surprising everyone, one of the King family members sets out to challenge the woefully inadequate evidence and potential innocence of Frankie Quick.

The at-first reluctant but soon-fiery Nyla and her unexpected ally—handsome country island boy Sam Stack—bring Frankie’s case to the international stage through her YouTube channel, Death Daze. They step into fame and a hometown battle that someone’s still willing to kill over. But who? The senator? The philanthropist? The pawn shop owner? Nyla’s own mother?

Best advice: Don’t go to family dinner at the Kings’ estate. More people will leave in body bags than on their own two feet. And as for Frankie Quick, she’s a gem . . . even if she’s guilty.
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I started this today when we got home from the hospital, let me tell you, it’s easy to fall into. Thank you to @tnzfiction for my copy. 
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Thanks to @tlcbooktours @entangled_publishing and  @mirandaliasson for my gifted copy of  The Sweetheart Deal by Miranda Liasson. This is the first in the new Blossom Glen series - a small town romance and the main character is a pastry chef. I am always up for a great foodie romance!⁣
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𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴: Pastry chef Tessa Montgomery knows what everyone in the teeny town of Blossom Glen says about her. Spinster. Ice Queen. Such a shame. It’s enough to make a woman bake her troubles away, dreaming of Parisian delicacies while she makes bread at her mother’s struggling boulangerie. That is until Tessa’s mortal enemy―deliciously handsome (if arrogant) chef Leo Castorini, who owns the restaurant next door―proposes a business plan…to get married.⁣
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Leo knows that the Castorinis and the Montgomerys hate each other, but a marriage might just force these stubborn families to work together and blend their businesses for success. The deal is simple: Tessa and Leo marry, live together for six months, and then go their separate ways. Easy peasy. ⁣
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It’s a sweetheart deal where everyone gets what they want―until feelings between the faux newlyweds start seriously complicating the mix. Have they discovered the perfect recipe for success…or is disaster on the way?⁣
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💬 I decided this new foodie romance should be paired with some delicious baklava. What is your favorite pastry or dessert?⁣
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Good morning my little pudding cups! 
 
💭 Do you have a favorite classic novel? 
 
As a big (big) fan of Wuthering Heights, the premise behind Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson jumped right out at me. While not really similar at all, you know I’m all about ✨vibes✨ and this book definitely screams “creepy gothic romance with some weird shit going down” and I am here for it. 
 
Amelia, a patient at Moorington Cross at the behest of her late husband, suddenly becomes heiress to the estate after a shady death, but first she has to pick between two suitors and marry one of them in order to cash in on that inheritance. The biggest problem? She already had a husband that thought she was nuts and locked her up at Moorington Cross, so what’s to stop one of these men from taking everything away from her again? Oh, and she’s also kind of sort of definitely intrigued by (and very into) the solicitor who drafted the will and is trying to help her pick between the two do-do birds she’s got in front of her. And don’t forget she’s trying to solve a murder at the same time, with the solicitor she’s crushing hard on.
 
This book is creepy and funny and witty, while still somehow elegant and proper, and it has been an absolute joy navigating this batshit situation with Amelia. I’m only a few chapters from the end and I am chomping at the bit to get back to it but, you know, work and life and adult responsibilities say otherwise which is rude, but here we are. I cannot wait to see how it ends, and I am absolutely delighted this book crossed my path so I could go on this gothic nightmare of an adventure. 
 
Once I’m done you’ll find me pacing the moors at dusk with a shawl around my shoulders praying for my lover to return. 
 
Okay not really, but that’s how this book makes me feel and I think it’d be fun. 
 
Thank you, thank you, to #tlcbooktours and #thomasnelson for giving me a chance to read Twilight at Moorington Cross. It always makes me so happy when new novels cross my radar and this one has been a treat ♥️
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“𝙰𝚒𝚛𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍. 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚢. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚎𝚡𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎. 𝙰𝚗𝚢 𝚟𝚘𝚢𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎.”
— 𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚎
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𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒇𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒐? 

Originally published in French as 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 is an exceptional lyrical novel written by Emelie Prophéte and translated by Tina Kover. It is a novel about airports and coffee, solitude and grief, freedom and history. It is a book small in stature but gigantic, if you consider its beauty and profundity. It is a work of art that you, my friend, must read. 

Don’t ask me if 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 is poetry or prose or fiction or memoir, especially if you’re looking for a straightforward answer. I won’t be able to give you one, because to me, it is all of these and more. I could give you a general summary of the book, maybe, but that wouldn’t be enough to show you how the palimpsest of memories and meditations that permeate its pages conjures up image after vivid image, evoking emotions so piercing that the rest of the world simply falls away. I won’t be able to describe the heady stupor, the blissful melancholy that grips your chest the entire time you’re reading 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞, and long after it. So instead, here is a jumble of words and phrases that might tell you a little about this book: Haiti, Caribbean, passports, the U.S., migration, family, home, a funeral, three lives, one narrator, many dreams, stream of consciousness. Here are a few more: womanhood, desire, desperation, time, liminality, life. “A thread on the water. A fragile cord.” 

Many thanks to @tlcbooktours and @amazonpublishing for my #ARC, to @tinakover444 for reminding me why I love translations, and to @emmelieprophete for giving me the most compelling reason to pick up French again. 📚

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If you asked me last year what is a genre I don't really read, I would have told you sci fi. I've always loved to watch sci fi movies or shows but when it comes to reading sci fi books, I always felt it was too confusing and complicated. This year one of my goals is to read more of my least read  genres, which are fantasy and scifi. I want to take myself out of my comfort zone and recapture my love for these genres I once couldn't get enough of.

QOTD: What's your least read genre and why?

Light Years From Home by Mike Chen out 1/25 was a surprise hit for me. At first, I thought it was going to be too much for me to understand because it started off in outer space but Chen's storytelling quickly captured my attention. The story took on a life of its own & the characters introduced  piqued my interest. I found myself captivated by the backstory of this family & I became invested right away.

What I really appreciated was Chen's ability to give just enough scifi elements without it getting too confusing. The story was well developed & once the climax was reached it kicked into high gear. The mind games had me second guessing what I thought was true. Chen's writing really blurred the lines of reality and mental health when the ending began to unfold. Chen also displayed strong writing skills in the ways that he shaped each character and their inner dialogues/dilemmas.

Family dramas are my jam and the added space theme was the cherry on top. This story really makes me think about how I would react if a family member disappeared and then returned years later claiming they were taken by aliens and they had a mission to complete. Would I even believe them, even though as an Aquarian I'm not from this planet anyway?  I could totally relate to the sibling who had to take on the caregiver responsibilities without support. I am so glad I took a chance on this one because it was so good overall. It had the perfect balance between scifi and plot that I needed to get back into the genre. 

Thanks to @_mira_books_ and @tlcdiversity for the gifted copy. 

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Are you a budgeter? Are you a “make a general plan and hope for the best” or a “cash envelope, know where it’s all going” kind of person?
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For most of my grown up life I was winging it, but the last 3-4 months we moved to the envelope system and honestly? We don’t hate it. 
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If you’re in the “I do nothing and play the lottery hoping for a miracle”, this is the book for you. Maybe you’ve started, or you want to and are overwhelmed, this book is for you. 
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I’m going to share our journey soon, but you can get a sneak peek on my blog AND read my full review of this book (thank you @tlcbooktours and @thomasnelson for the copy)!
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