Pocketful of Books: May 2012

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Follow Friday!

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Follow Friday is hosted by and Alison at . It's where mega-super cool people meet other megatrons of cool. JOINN USSS.

Authors Behaving Badly #5

Authors Behaving Badly: When Authors React Badly to Negative Reviews and Criticism!

OR: How NOT to Handle Bad Reviews!

I was originally going to post one article on this but so many authors have behaved badly that I thought I would make it a weekly feature! I bringz you all the drama every week from authors who have been a little naughty.

5. M.R Mathias has ideas above his station!

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Graphic Novel Review: 'French Milk' by Lucy Knisley

French Milk

by Lucy Knisley

Published: March 16th, 2009
Publisher: Touchstone

Format: Graphic Novel/Paperback
Pages: 192

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Written In The Past 10 Years That I Hope People Are Still Reading In 30 Years

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weakly meme hosted by . Every week a different topic comes up and bloggers list their top ten books in that category. I love a good list...I've always said that. That's practically my catchphrase.

Top Ten Books Written in the Past 10 Years That I Hope People are Still Reading in 30 Years

This was a hard one. I chose books that I think WILL be remembered and definitely deserve to be.

Monday, 28 May 2012

YA Book Review: 'The Golden Flute' by Catherine Lanigan

The Golden Flute
(Adventures of Lilli and Zane #1)

by Catherine Lanigan

Published: June 12th, 2012
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc

Format: E-Book
Pages: 304

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Monday Mailbox!

Mailbox Monday!

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Mailbox Monday is a where we share the books we acquired in the week whether bought, borrowed or stole...or sent from a publisher! It is hosted by a different book blog each month; more details can be found here:

The host for May's Monday Mailbox is .

This Weeks Book Stack!

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Book Chat: 7 Deadly Sins of Reading!

The Seven Deadly Sins of Reading!

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This activity was adapted from beauty blogs by Booktuber . It's a great feature- thanks!

Authors Behaving Badly #4

Authors Behaving Badly: When Authors React Badly to Negative Reviews and Criticism!

Or: How NOT to Handle Bad Reviews!

When an author puts a book out into the world they must know it's not going to get completely positive feedback. All books, throughout history, from Hamlet to The Da Vinci Code, have people who love them and people who hate them. And most authors handle the negative reviews pretty well (even if they're crying inside).

However, some authors decide that they want to fight their critics. Some get personal. Some get downright nasty. Did someone say car crash?

I was originally going to post one article on this but so many authors have behaved badly that I thought I would make it a weekly feature! I bringz you all the drama every Thursday from authors who have been a little naughty.

4. Eoin Macken Wrote Something. Something Bad. Maybe?

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

YA Author Interview: Heather Ostler

Author Interview with Heather Ostler-
Author of YA novel 'The Shapeshifter's Secret'

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #8!

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at that spotlights upcoming releases that we're salivating for.

My "Waiting On" Wednesday selection this week is...

Title: Eve and Adam

Authors: Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate

Release Date: October 2nd, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday: Blogs I Love That Aren't Book Related!

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Monday, 21 May 2012

Mailbox Monday!

Mailbox Monday!

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The host for May's Monday Mailbox is .

Saturday, 19 May 2012

Beautiful Book Cover Artist #1 : Gregg Kulick

Beautiful Book Covers

Book Cover Artist: Gregg Kulick

I love Kulick's covers. They are so quirky and eye catching. If I had to pick favourites they would probably be Angelology, The Island and Beowulf. But I want them all. They would look mighty good on my bookshelves.

Find out more about the artist His hobbies include pie making, beer drinking, hockey watching and writing in the third person.

Do book covers really matter to you? If a book has a bad cover will it stop you reading it?

Friday, 18 May 2012

Follow Friday!

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Follow Friday is hosted by and Alison at . It's where mega-super cool people meet other megatrons of cool. JOINN USSS.

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Authors Behaving Badly #3

Authors Behaving Badly: When Authors

React Badly to Negative Reviews and Criticism!

Or: How NOT to Handle Bad Reviews!

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Graphic Novel Review: 'Dioramas, a Love Story' by Ricketts Brizuela

Dioramas: a Love Story

by Ricketts Brizuela

Published: May 11th, 2004
Publisher: Image Comics

Genre: Graphic Novel/ Comic Series/ Crime

Format: Paperback
Pages: 144

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Book Accessories: 'Alice in Wonderland' Bookmarks I Want Inside My Books

'Alice in Wonderland' Bookmarks are Awesome!

I want these in my books...now.

Buy it here:

Monday, 14 May 2012

Mailbox Monday!

Mailbox Monday!

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Sunday, 13 May 2012

Cover Reveal: 'Life & Death of Lily Drake' by T. Michelle Nelson

Title: Life and Death of Lily Drake
Author: T. Michelle Nelson

I meant to post this on May 10th but it completely slipped my mind...whoops!

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Graphic Novel Review: 'Kick-Ass' by Mark Millar

Kick-Ass

by Mark Millar

Published: 19th March, 2010
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Genre: Graphic Novel/ Comic Series

Format: Paperback
Pages: 192

Friday, 11 May 2012

YA Book Review and Author Interview: 'Wheels' by Lorijo Metz

Wheels

by Lorijo Metz

Published: April 3rd, 2012
Publisher: Self- Published

Genre: YA/ Science Fiction

Format: E-Book
Pages: 329

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Authors Behaving Badly #2

Authors Behaving Badly: When Authors

React Badly to Negative Reviews and Criticism!

Or: How NOT to Handle Bad Reviews!

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

'Waiting On' Wednesday #7!

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at that spotlights upcoming releases that we're salivating for.

My "Waiting On" Wednesday selection this week is...

Title: Kick Ass 2

Authors: Mark Millar & John Romita Jr

Release Date: 15th June, 2012

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Book Quotes!

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Monday, 7 May 2012

Book Review: 'Shadow on the Wall' by Pavarti K. Tyler

Shadow on the Wall

by Pavarti K. Tyler

Published: May 1st, 2012
Publisher: Fighting Monkey Press

Format: E-Book
Pages: 248

'Holding Out For A Hero'- Author Guest Post by Pavarti K Tyler

I’m Holding Out for a Hero
by Pavarti K Tyler

Author Bio:

Name: Pavarti K Tyler

She is an artist, wife, mother and number cruncher.
She graduated Smith College in 1999 with a degree in Theatre. After graduation, she moved to New York, where she worked as a Dramaturge, Assistant Director and Production Manager on productions both on and off Broadway.
Later, Pavarti went to work in the finance industry as a freelance accountant for several international law firms. She now operates her own accounting firm in the Washington DC area, where she lives with her husband, two daughters and two terrible dogs.
When not preparing taxes, she is busy working at Novel Publicity and penning her next novel.

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Book Chat: 5 Desert Island Books!

Book Chat: Desert Island Books

This book chat was started by Misty at . She asks which books we would take to a desert island under 5 categories and mine are actually very similar to her choices!

Saturday, 5 May 2012

YA Book Review: 'Pretties' by Scott Westerfeld

Pretties

By Scott Westerfeld

Published: May 5th, 2005
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Genre: Young Adult
Series: Second Book in the 'Uglies' series

Format: Paperback
Pages: 370