Okay, a bit of a rant here. I like to order books thru Walmart.com. It saves money and time. Well, it used to. They do NOT offer ship to store with books, nor pay in store.
But my biggest rant right now is this:
THEY HAVE REDUCED THE STOCK OF BOOKS YOU CAN ORDER.
I, just a few months ago, could find several of the authors I noted on the right of this blog at Walmart.com....not all of their books, but some. Now several of those authors are no longer listed. Even new releases! I do not understand this. It is so convenient to buy a Walmart gift card and buy online rather than make a trip to the bookstore and possibly have to order there as well, plus cost is lower at Walmart. I would prefer to pay the full price if I knew that the author got a bigger cut of the profits, but I seriously doubt that. Even buy directly from the author would be good.
Okay, rant ending.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
New reads and news
Have just read Rhys Bowen's Her Royal Spyness. I really rather liked this book and am looking forward to the new book due out in July. She has 2 other series, Evan Evans and Molly Murphy. Her website is: rhysbowen.com
Also, have found out one of my favorite authors, Lyn Hamilton, will not be writing any more Lara McClintoch books. I loved these books that have an anthropological slant to them. Oh well, will just hope she changes her mind. lynhamilton.com
Same with Yasmine Galenorn. She had 2 cozy mystery series that I loved, but she has discontinued those to concentrate on her paranormal series. This is okay, her right, but I pouted for quite a while, LOL. Also, I can't seem to get into the new series, don't know if it is perpetual brain fog or what. www.galenorn.com
Found a new author: Kerry Greenwood. Well, new to me, seems she's been writing since the late 80's. Her Phryne Fisher series, I'm just starting it, with not the first book, but Away with the Fairies. And they are only available in hardback (pout). Seems to be a good series...I'm only a couple of chapters in. Don't know how I feel about Phryne, she seems a bit of a snob. But I can get over that, LOL. phrynefisher.com
Also, Rett MacPherson's Torie O'Shea series is good, especially with the family dynamics and genealogical slant. http://www.rettmacpherson.com/
Looking forward to reading Laura Child's latest in her scrapbooking and her teashop series. Her books come with tips and recipes in the back... http://laurachilds.com/
Well, that's all for now....
Also, have found out one of my favorite authors, Lyn Hamilton, will not be writing any more Lara McClintoch books. I loved these books that have an anthropological slant to them. Oh well, will just hope she changes her mind. lynhamilton.com
Same with Yasmine Galenorn. She had 2 cozy mystery series that I loved, but she has discontinued those to concentrate on her paranormal series. This is okay, her right, but I pouted for quite a while, LOL. Also, I can't seem to get into the new series, don't know if it is perpetual brain fog or what. www.galenorn.com
Found a new author: Kerry Greenwood. Well, new to me, seems she's been writing since the late 80's. Her Phryne Fisher series, I'm just starting it, with not the first book, but Away with the Fairies. And they are only available in hardback (pout). Seems to be a good series...I'm only a couple of chapters in. Don't know how I feel about Phryne, she seems a bit of a snob. But I can get over that, LOL. phrynefisher.com
Also, Rett MacPherson's Torie O'Shea series is good, especially with the family dynamics and genealogical slant. http://www.rettmacpherson.com/
Looking forward to reading Laura Child's latest in her scrapbooking and her teashop series. Her books come with tips and recipes in the back... http://laurachilds.com/
Well, that's all for now....
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