I know, I keep banging on about buying your books from independent bookshops, and I’m as big a culprit as anyone else when it comes to Amazon, but now I’ve really looked into it. With Amazon holding 65% of the American e-book market and 90% of the British one, as well as goodness knows how…
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig is one helluva yarn, and the first in the Miriam Black trilogy. If you want to conjure a miasma of human vileness with shots of blacklight humour, this is the book for you. In essence: Blackbirds This book is a death-fest, in a highly entertaining, twisty-turny format that keeps you slavering…
Darla Decker Hates to Wait by Jessica McHugh is an energetic leap through the hilarious misdeeds of an almost-sexually-aware 11-year-old, Darla In essence: Darla Decker Hates to Wait Darla Decker is a feisty sixth-grader with a wicked streak and frequent doses of good and bad luck. Her many crushes turn into dates and boyfriends with…
Hear me now, lovers of books, authors, and civil liberties. Listen up: digital rights management is bad for books. DRM fetters the ownwership of e-books, enabling the bookseller to have power over your purchase. Book ownership really can be embroiled in engrossing capitalist drama. Who knew? The issue stems from the Terms of Use –…
The Book Bird 