From Rebecca comes this thought provoking link: a Georgian (I think) -era vampire hunting kit sold at auction for $14,850.00 in Natchez, Mississippi. It contained stakes, holy water, Bibles, mirrors, crosses and garlic.
Aside from the question as to whether Colleen Gleason is going to go see it for herself, my query is this: how in the world does 200 year old garlic look that fresh? I mean, I have some garlic that’s past its prime, and it does NOT look like that.
I sense supernatural powers at work.
Not sure what to get your favorite author this holiday season? Sharon Buchbinder can help.
Romance: it’s in the air. Go on. Click. You’ll thank me. And Sharon. And the person who thought that up.
Enough teasing. We’re ridiculously amused by our cover, and it’s about time we showed it to you, so, you ready?
It’s a work of art, a book cover… well, really it’s visual game we call Find the Hidden Phalli with your hosts, Sarah, Candy, and Touchstone/Fireside.
The cover of the Smart Bitch Book, Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance, due out 14 April 2009, isn’t at Amazon yet (sorry folks) so this (and our email inbox) is the only place you can find it, and a few other hidden images.
But wait, there’s more!
A website that reviews romance novels from a couple of smart bitches who will always give it to you straight. No bullshit. No gushing--unless the author really deserves it.
Samhain isn’t the only epub to make their books available via Stanza - AllRomance Ebooks, an outlet for many pubs including Cerridwen Press, is also making their books available via Stanza. From an email they just sent me:
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I actually wondered the first time I saw the cover how they’d managed to get Dita Von Teese for the cover, and why/what the relation was. I think I finally decided that either there was some reason she was relevant…
From From the RUH ROH? Department: Dita Von Teese Suing Macmillan and Some Photo Agency
OMG, Pornogami!! Totally something to put on my DP’s Christmas list. He’s always folding me little birds and frogs; he’ll enjoy adding adult shapes to his skill set, I’m sure.
Is it just me or is this not a new thing with celebrities? I swear, there are two books out there (I think published in the last year) that have Keira Knightley and Angelina Jolie on their covers. Has anyone…
From From the RUH ROH? Department: Dita Von Teese Suing Macmillan and Some Photo Agency
Actually, the need to pimp a debut or second book is pretty basic. Publishers WILL drop you after the second book if your numbers aren’t good. Happens all the time. So even more than the “oh I’m so proud of…
