Bloggers And Titles And Emails...Oh My!!!

Today I opened my email to find a note from a blogger telling me that she was wondering if I copied her blog title.  Of course...since in my mind no one but me could be clever enough to come up with my blog title...I am teasing, of course, please forgive me...I thought... what is she talking about!!!

Then she said she was a little upset about my title...so...as a relatively new blogger...I am seeking advice from all of my new blogger buddies...should I be upset by this?  I mean obviously I am...but I can't exactly determine why I am upset.  For me...personally...I looked at her blog and it is nothing like mine...although we both read some YA Fantasy.  I also did some research to see if there were other clever bloggers out there who also were stuck on the phrase from the Wizard Of Oz...Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My...and it seems as though I am not as clever as I think I am...there are tons of blogs out there with that pattern in their blog titles...her blog title is not the same as mine, either...it is basically that darn oh my pattern...I welcome clever thoughts, ideas and comfort...oh my!!!

Twenty Under Forty!!!

  

I have encountered quite a few articles lately about authors who are under the age of forty.  This month's New Yorker Magazine highlights the authors chosen for this category in a very unique way.  Just click on the link, then click on the author's portrait for a neat interview and time line of what they will be publishing.  Enjoy!!!

Vamps VS. Minotaurs?

In my ceaseless neverending quest to always know what books are soon going to be published I came across an interesting article while reading an email from Shelf Awareness .  The article is just a brief one about how minotaurs will soon be replacing vampires in YA books.  Hmmm...after locating a picture of a minotaur...I have to admit to being totally creeped out by this.  Imagining this creature versus Edward or any of the Twilight vamps or the Morganville vamps...not sure about the romance part of a minotaur series but...who knows?

A List I Can't Resist...

I love the newsletter from The Mystery Book Store.  They have the best staff picks for fabulous mysteries.  Here is the list of Barry Award Nominees posted by the bookstore on Monday.  It is my understanding that Barry Awards are for crime/mystery novels. 

Best Novel

John Connolly, THE GATES (Atria)

David Ellis, THE HIDDEN MAN (Putnam)
Joe Gores, SPADE & ARCHER (Knopf)

John Hart, THE LAST CHILD (Minotaur)

Marcia Muller, LOCKED IN (Grand Central)

S.J. Rozan, SHANGHAI MOON (Minotaur)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

Josh Bazell, BEAT THE REAPER (Little, Brown)

Alan Bradley, THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE (Delacorte)

Rebecca Cantrell, A TRACE OF SMOKE (Forge)

Sophie Littlefield, A BAD DAY FOR SORRY (Minotaur)

Attica Locke, BLACK WATER RISING (Harper)

Stuart Neville, THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST (THE TWELVE) (Soho Crime)

BEST BRITISH NOVEL

S. J. Bolton, AWAKENING (Bantam Press)

John Connolly, THE LOVERS (HodderStoughton)

Reginald Hill, MIDNIGHT FUGUE (HarperCollins)

Philip Kerr, IF THE DEAD NOT RISE (Quercus)

Denise Mina, STILL MIDNIGHT (Orion)

Robert Wilson, IGNORANCE OF BLOOD (HarperCollins)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

Megan Abbott, BURY ME DEEP (Simon & Schuster)

Max Allan Collins, QUARRY IN THE MIDDLE (HardCase Crime)

Bryan Gruley, STARVATION LAKE (Touchstone)

Heather Gutenkauf, THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE (Mira)

Frank Tallis, FATAL LIES (Random House/Mortalis)

L. C. Tyler, THE HERRING-SELLER'S APPRENTICE (Felony & Mayhem)

BEST THRILLER

Tom Cain, NO SURVIVORS (THE SURVIVOR) (Viking)

Jamie Freveletti, RUNNING FROM THE DEVIL (Morrow)

Mark Greaney, THE GRAY MAN (Jove)

Derek Haas, COLUMBUS: A Silver Bear Thriller (Pegasus)

Mike Lawson, HOUSE SECRETS (Atlantic Monthly)

Greg Rucka, WALKING DEAD (Bantam)

MYSTERY/CRIME NOVEL OF THE DECADE

Ken Bruen, THE GUARDS (St. Martin's Minotaur)

Michael Connelly, THE LINCOLN LAWYER (Little, Brown)

Stieg Larsson, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Knopf)

Dennis Lehane, MYSTIC RIVER (Morrow)

Louise Penny, STILL LIFE (St. Martin's Minotaur)

Carlos Ruiz Zafon, THE SHADOW OF THE WIND (Penguin Press)

BEST SHORT STORY

Barbara Callahan, "My Mother's Keeper" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, June 2009)

David Dean, "Erin's Journal" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2009)

John H. Dirckx, "Real Men Die" (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, September 2009)

Brendan DuBois, "The High House Writer" (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, July-August 2009)

Melodie Johnson Howe, "A Hollywood Ending" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 2009)

Morley Swingle, "Hard Blows" (THE PROSECUTION RESTS)


Whew!!!  Is the only way to do these links one at a time?  I have a lot to learn about linking...I am thinking!!!

This Award Warms My Book Loving Blog Writing Heart!!!

This is just a thank you to Joanne for thinking of me.  This blog award comes

with quite a few things to do...so please bear with me...and here I go...

I have to share 7 lovely things about myself.  Here they are.

I taught 2nd grade for 24.61 years...the .61 was the hardest part.

Everyone who knows me thinks I am creative and just a bit quirky.

I love clothes...buying them, finding them, wearing them.  I am obsessed with clothing.

I am a total perfectionist.

I read while I watch tv...I am an amazing multitasker.

I am a closet sketcher.

I am an obsessive list maker and am only truly happy when my list is fulfilled...daily.

Here are some of the blogs that I love to follow even if I don't comment every day...

Allison  @ http://www.atastefulgarden.com/

Lindsay @ http://isabellamorgan.blogspot.com/2010/06/weekend-of-urgh.html
Steena  @ http://steenaholmes.blogspot.com/2010/06/

Miss Remmers @ http://www.missremmersreview.com/

June @ http://writingisablessing.blogspot.com/

Sandy Shin @ http://www.sandyshin.com/

 Michelle @ http://seemichelleread.blogspot.com/
Kathy @ http://bermudaonion.wordpress.com/
Velvet @ http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/
Sheila @ http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/
Susan @ http://foodblogga.blogspot.com/
Dark Wolf @ http://darkwolfsfantasyreviews.blogspot/
Patty @ http://yayreads.blogspot.com/
Sandy @ http://anovelsource.blogspot.com/


Vatche's blog is another blog that I love to explore.  His thoughts are unique.  His thoughts are explosive.  His words are strong.  He makes me examine my world more closely.