http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:31:29 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:38 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Rhonda-Stapleton-Stupid-Cupid-contest?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner A new author, Rhonda Stapleton, is bursting upon the YA lit scene, and with her arrival, she's offering her readers a little fun. Check out the Stupid Cupid contest, and try your hand at a little poetry to win a copy of Stupid Cupid, a gift ca... YA lit Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Rhonda-Stapleton-Stupid-Cupid-contest?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Upcoming-November-events?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner Turns out there are a couple of nifty upcoming events this week--and in the coming weeks. First the site Patricia's Vampire Notes is hosting a "blog event" with Paranormal Romance author Susan Sizemore.  See the blog here, and f... SciFi Fantasy Horror Romance YA lit Urban Fantasy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:19:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Upcoming-November-events?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Regency-romance-authors-chat-today?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner Regency Romance authors Anthea Lawson (a wife and husband writing team) are blogging today over at Romance Bandits. So head on over to the Romance Bandits website, and don't miss it!   If you do miss this one, according to their w... Romance Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:08:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Regency-romance-authors-chat-today?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Evil-returns-to-the-hollow?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner In Nora Roberts’ The Hollow, second in her Blood Brothers series for seven days every seven years, a group of friends confront an evil entity unleashed for the first time, during the seventeenth century, an evil that the boys unleashed this ... Romance Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:27:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Evil-returns-to-the-hollow?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Romance-author-chat?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner Tampa Area Romance Author C.L. Wilson is chatting today at a little blog called Musetracks, where she will be covering the topic of writing, worldbuilding, and of course, her new novel, Queen of Song and Souls.  So if you're a C.L. Wilson... Fantasy Romance local authors Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:24:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Romance-author-chat?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d13-RA-Salvatore-in-chat?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner For those fans of heroic fantasy, this week, November 16-20,  will be a treat for you as bestselling Fantasy author R.A. Salvatore is taking part in a chat concerning his work, and of course his latest novel The Ghost King, over at Barnes and... Fantasy Fandom Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d13-RA-Salvatore-in-chat?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d12-New-releases-for-midlate-November?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner While this year has flown, and it is already time to start thinking about those Christmas lists! So, once again, the new releases, but while I’ve got just a short list of new releases for you, this time around, I hope you find something you&... SciFi Fantasy Mystery Romance Chick Lit Urban Fantasy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:41:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d12-New-releases-for-midlate-November?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Martialing-Anne-McCaffreys-Powers-that-Be?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner While our country takes time out to honor our veterans this week, and since, in the science fiction and fantasy genre soldiers and veterans are usually the pick of the litter as far as a character’s occupation goes, it struck me how well the... SciFi Fantasy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:09:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Martialing-Anne-McCaffreys-Powers-that-Be?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Brains-for-breakfast-brains-for-luncha-review-of-The-Living-Dead?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner It seems everywhere today the favorite word is zombies: there are zombies in the theatres, with last month’s release of the movie Zombieland, and in the bookstores, with last summer’s rage for the hotly debated Zombified version of a J... Horror Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:42:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Brains-for-breakfast-brains-for-luncha-review-of-The-Living-Dead?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Anita-Blake-hunts-killer-zombie-in-Laurell-K-Hamiltons-Laughing-Corpse?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner What would you do for a million dollars? OK? What would you do if you knew there was a killer zombie on the loose, and you were the only one who might be able to stop it? Would you take the million-dollar case, or the one that might save a ci... Fantasy Horror Urban Fantasy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:52:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Anita-Blake-hunts-killer-zombie-in-Laurell-K-Hamiltons-Laughing-Corpse?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d3-This-kittys-howl-is-as-good-as-her-bite?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner In Carrie Vaughn’s first novel, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, we meet Kitty, a DJ at a Denver, Colorado radio station, who while bored with her usual midnight shift of AOR fueled music, inadvertently launches a talk show—not just any ta... Fantasy Urban Fantasy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:26:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d3-This-kittys-howl-is-as-good-as-her-bite?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d2-A-good-read-for-extending-the-Witching-Season?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner No Rest For The Witches is a short story compilation from four stars on the Romance scene, MaryJanice Davidson, Lori Handeland, Cheyenne McCray, and Christine Warren—and though not exactly current (being first published circa 2007), the stor... Fantasy humor Urban Fantasy Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d2-A-good-read-for-extending-the-Witching-Season?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Halloween-memories-with-area-authors?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner With Halloween upon us we thought it might be fun to collect some true stories, from the storytellers themselves, so we asked several local authors to share with us their favorite memories from Halloween seasons past. Happily, they obliged by shar... Fantasy Horror Romance local authors Tampa Bay Chick Lit Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:02:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Halloween-memories-with-area-authors?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Patty-G-Hendersons-Brenda-Strange-ignites?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner The Burning of Her Sin by Tampa author Patty G. Henderson is a mystery (or more correctly, paranormal mystery, I guess), and concerns attorney Brenda Strange, who finds herself in the midst of chaos one fine day, when a disgruntled ex-client walks... Horror Mystery local authors Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:25:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Patty-G-Hendersons-Brenda-Strange-ignites?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Falling-from-local-horror-authors-shadow-of-grace?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner Tampa Bay horror author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc’s latest tome Fallen from Shadow, Found in Grace, introduces us to Lady Farayne Gleneden, who, unimportant to and disdained by her socialite father, sets out to learn what she can of life, from ... Horror local authors Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:31:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Falling-from-local-horror-authors-shadow-of-grace?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Werewolves-wraiths-and-rotting-corpsesHalloweenand-Tampa-oh-my?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner Halloween is finally upon us, my friends, isn’t it fun? With trick-or-treating and ghastly fun on the minds of even the oldest of odd-ones, we look forward to Guavaween next week, ghostly tours of Ybor City, the Old Hunt and Ghost Stories th... Horror Tampa Bay Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:12:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Werewolves-wraiths-and-rotting-corpsesHalloweenand-Tampa-oh-my?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Elissa-Wilds-booksigning-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner Local paranormal romance author Elissa Wilds will be signing copies of her books this Saturday at the Metaphysical shop, Mystikal Scents, not far from the University of South Florida. The event runs from 1pm to 3pm, so do mark your calendars, and ... Fantasy Romance local authors local events Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:51:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Elissa-Wilds-booksigning-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Respected-SF-agent-passed-away?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner Barbara Bova, wife of award-winning Science Fiction author Ben Bova, and respected literary agent, passed away last month after a long bout with cancer. A longtime resident of South Florida, she had been involved with the Science fiction and Fanta... SciFi Fantasy Fandom local authors Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:51:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Respected-SF-agent-passed-away?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d19-New-releases-for-late-October?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner Once again, we’ve dragged our feet on this topic, but snooping about, we’ve discovered lots of new goodies about to be released—many local authors among them, this time.  So do take another peek into the vault with us, and w... SciFi Fantasy Horror Romance local authors literature Chick Lit Urban Fantasy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:29:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d19-New-releases-for-late-October?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Two-bestselling-authors-in-local-books-signing?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner In case fans have missed the news elsewhere, there's a treat for you going on today.  Two very hot, best selling Romance authors, Gena Showalter and Kresley Cole, will be signing books and answering questions, at the Books-A-Million at th... Romance local authors local events Tampa Bay Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:23:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6332-Tampa-Books-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Two-bestselling-authors-in-local-books-signing?cid=exrss-Tampa-Books-Examiner