Category Archives: Meme

On My Bookshelf, June 22, 2018

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

I recently attended the book launch for an Ottawa author, Brenda Chapman‘s 5th book in a series called A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery.  It was an interesting experience — never attended a book launch before — and I thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Tantalizing Teasers & First Chapter, First Paragraph: The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck

Posted on June 19, 2018 by

First Chapter, First Paragraph has a new host, I’d Rather Be At The Beach, you can reach here.  Easy to participate.  Include your book title and author, a picture of the cover, and quote the first (or first two) paragraph(s) … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

Today’s feature mystery is the first in Christie‘s Miss Jane Marple series, The Murder at the Vicarage.  While I’ve seen many, many of Christie’s novels brought to life on the screen, I’ve only read a few of her books and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Tantalizing Teasers & First Chapter, First Paragraph: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

First Chapter, First Paragraph has a new host, I’d Rather Be At The Beach, you can reach here.  Easy to participate.  Include your book title and author, a picture of the cover, and quote the first (or first two) paragraph(s) … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday: The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

Today’s Mystery Monday feature is The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz, a Swedish journalist and author whose books have been translated into many languages and are on best sellers lists everywhere.  This book is part of a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Tantalizing Teasers & First Chapter, First Paragraph: Tuesday, April 10th

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

One of my favourite movies is Casablanca.  A friend and I just watched it again recently and it has sent us on a bit of a “6 degrees of separation” kick which includes the book for today’s Tantalizing Teaser and First … Continue reading →

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First Chapter, First Paragraph & Teaser Tuesday: Coastliners by Joanne Harris

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

First Chapter, First Paragraph, is a meme hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea.  Anyone can play — just copy the first paragraph of the first chapter (or prologue) and include a picture of the book cover. Leave your link at … Continue reading →

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