Archive for May, 2009

YouTubesday… The Time Machine!

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Can I assume that we all know I am a big fan of the Choose Your Own Adventure books? Great. I stumbled across this Youtube video that is like a CYOA book but in Youtube form. You watch the clip and at the end you make a choice, etc, etc.

Meanwhile

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Yes, I am a bad book blogger. I have this nice little stack of books I have been meaning to get around to talking about. Things just keep getting in my way.. such as other books. Anyway, I’ll catch up soon. That is unless these books get in the way…

May 5th – Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Single by Heather McElhatton
The second book from the author of Pretty Little Mistakes. I am a little hesitant because it kinda sounds like Click Lit. So far the only review I have found online is at Genre Go Round and she seemed to like it. I’ll have to wait and see what other bloggers are saying before I pick it up. I loved PLM, so I am keeping a close eye on what she writes.

May 19th – The Pirates! In an Adventures with Napoleon by Gideon Defoe
The fourth book in the Pirates! series. I’ve enjoyed them all so far.

June 23rd – Pop Salvation by Lance Reynold
Based on what I have seen from an earlier draft of the book, it’s going to be fantastic. About a boy who discovers Rocky Horror and Andy Warhol.

Hmm, I thought I had a longer list of books coming out soon. I guess the rest of them already came out and are sitting in my To Read pile.

General Stuff
Since January 2008 I have been using this blog to write about the books i've read and other book related news that I find interesting. I also find pirates interesting so from time to time I may blog about pirates. I see this as killing two birds with one stone.

Review Policy
Dear Publishers/Authors,

I am always willing to discuss reviewing you book on my blog. Discovering new authors is one of the things I love about book blogging. However, I do not accept all books for review. If it's not in my usual genre chances are I am going to decline the offer.

A couple of genres I dislike are: Self-Help, YA Paranormal, Hardcore Science-Fiction, and Depressing Memoirs.

Some genres I really enjoy: Pirates, Satire, Pulp Fiction, Queer Fiction, YA Fiction (Non-Paranormal and Non-Gossip Girl-esq) and Comical Memoirs.

Here's the thing. If you e-mail me asking me to review a book, I will always respond and let you know if I am interested or not. If you don't hear back from me, feel free to send a follow-up e-mail. No longer will I just ignore your e-mail.

-Colin Matthew
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