During this past week, I posted the last of my challenge reviews and a few book-related posts. Now, the real challenge begins -- maintaining...

Weaving the Boundary by Karenne Wood is, without a doubt, one of my favorite books of the year. The very thorough summary for this po...

Yesterday was the my 7th Blogoversary. Still seems unreal that it has been that long. I know… I say that every year, but, time does fly. I...

So, why am I late posting today? Because I was out celebrating Cinco de Mayo! I can't think of a better reason, can you? I had a ton o...

On April 20, 2010, nine Latino students chained themselves to the main doors of the Arizona State Capitol in an act of civil disobedience...

SERIES RECAP : Bitter magical healer Blackthorn makes a deal with a fey, the powerful Conmael, in order to escape the bowels of a foul pri...

Hi all! I've been away for two months! Much has happened. I was hospitalized for a stubborn kidney stone (that was darn painful!) and un...

Yesterday, May 8th, Impressions of a Reader had a birthday. I've been blogging at my small space for six years. My overall experience ...

I am finding: Such tension, dark beauty, and emotion in this poetry volume! Fine control in the writing, and gorgeous language. I'm ...

Do you read introductions to books, anthologies and/or collections? Editor Steve Berman asks that question in the introduction to his  Wilde...

My reading throughout the month of November has been sporadic at best. But, I'm reading which is a good sign. I began reading again by...

Growing up in rural Massachusetts, Liam Shea is very well aware of being different from other high school students. It's not just ha...

The Dhai know their world as Raisa where magic is ruled by three ascendant and descendant stars: Para, Tira, Sina. Parallel worlds with iden...

Please bare with me, this is a very personal post. Last time I blogged was back on October 2nd and posted some changes. Since then my life h...

I read countless short stories yearly but I rarely feature them on their own. Today I'm highlighting three single shorts that are not on...

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez, born March 6, 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia, winner of the 1972 Neustadt International Prize f...

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon . It is now considered a classic by many, particularly by fans of the series. First published in 1991, the bo...

I had this post almost ready before the dreaded flu hit me over a week ago now, but it still holds since I've read very little since the...

Just last week, my brother A. and I were discussing short stories and great short story writers over drinks, and I told him that the older ...

I was in the mood for urban fantasy and just... pleasure reading. I decided to begin by hitting a few of the urban fantasy books sitting in ...