The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I talk about books I got over the last week–old or new, bought or received for review consideration (usually unsolicited). Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the book are included. Last week brought one book […]

Since the last couple of Patreon book selections were fairly recent, the August book poll theme was science fiction and fantasy from the ’70s and ’80s. The choices were as follows: The Birthgrave (Birthgrave #1) by Tanith Lee (now back in print!) Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of Deryni #1) by Katherine Kurtz Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre Forerunner by Andre Norton The Ladies of Mandrigyn (Sun Wolf and Star Hawk #1) by Barbara Hambly The August book is… Forerunner by Andre […]

The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I talk about books I got over the last week–old or new, bought or received for review consideration (usually unsolicited). Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the book are included. Last week was super busy, […]

The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I talk about books I got over the last week–old or new, bought or received for review consideration (usually unsolicited). Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the book are included. Before getting to the latest […]

The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I talk about books I got over the last week–old or new, bought or received for review consideration (usually unsolicited). Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the book are included. This past week brought a […]

I don’t usually do this, but since it’s for a good cause and features some great authors I’m passing along a press release about the upcoming book Unfettered II. This anthology is being published by Grim Oak Press, with all proceeds going to medical debt relief and cancer research. Contributors include: Bradley Beaulieu (Song of Shattered Sands) Terry Brooks Jim Butcher (Dresden Files) Rachel Caine Sarah Beth Durst (The Queens of Renthia) David Farland Charlaine Harris Mark Lawrence (Gunlaw) Erin Lindsey […]