The Medici Manuscript (Glass Library 2) In January & February, I read through the Glass & Steele book series after reading Book 1 in the Glass Library series. When book 2 was available, I put it on hold at the library and became rather impatient with the time it was taking to come in. It was worth the wait, although I feel like this series is very similar to the previous one, just two new main characters. I’m not complaining,…
Year Of Yes by Shonda Rhimes I watched a TED Talk by Shonda, and in her talk she mentions this year of yes, what inspired it, and why she kept at it. Somehow, from the TED Talk, I made my way to her book, which gives all the nitty-gritty details of exactly how and why she opted for an entire year of yes. As a bonus to the audiobook, not only is it read by the author, but sometimes…
I read a lot of books this May, most were from one series. Enjoy! Cartographers — Nell Young’s greatest passion is maps, just like her father, Dr Young who is a legend in the field. But Nell hasn’t spoken to her father since the day he fired her from her position at the NYPL. When she gets news of her father’s death she’s not sure how to feel, and when she finds the very map he fired her over it…
Breach Of Promise by James Scott Bell — I was really excited to read a book by Bell, I’ve read many of his “how to’s” for writing and editing and thoroughly enjoyed the tips and tricks he’s shared. In fact, it was his book on Revision And Self-Editing that spurred extreme action in one of my manuscripts and helped me find the needed tension, clean up the messy parts, and finish something I could be proud of. I’m currently reading,…