By J. Timothy King on May 25, 2010
For a study series with some of the gang from my church, I’ve been reading Timothy Keller’s The Prodigal God. In this short but profound book, Keller reexamines the so-called Parable of the Prodigal Son. He points out that the story is really about two sons, the younger brother, who squanders his share of his […]
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By J. Timothy King on May 20, 2010
I’m sitting with Jen Knox, author of the indie memoir Musical Chairs, here in my virtual living room today. Hi, Jen. Hi, Tim. As you know, I loved Musical Chairs. What does the title allude to? “Musical Chairs” came from the name of a game, where music plays and kids run around a circle of […]
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By J. Timothy King on May 4, 2010
Determined to turn her life around, Gaby Flores moves to a beachfront loft, takes on a new motto–Be gullible no more–and begins to rebuild her flower store while searching for Mr. So Right. But when a lawsuit, an eviction notice, a near-empty bank account, and quirky neighbors invade her beachy world, not even chocolate can […]
Posted in Books, Teaser Tuesdays | Tagged Julie Carobini, Truffles by the Sea
By J. Timothy King on April 30, 2010
Just a quick announcement, since I was feeling ill this week and didn’t get to write a proper Friday post. If you want to get back at me for the picky comments I’ve been making on everyone’s books over at Goodreads, or if you thought one of my reviews was petty and opinionated (which it […]
Posted in Ardor Point, Books | Tagged critique, Paula B, podcast, The Writing Show |
By J. Timothy King on April 27, 2010
Some weeks (or months) ago Jen Knox and I swapped memoirs. She sent me a copy of her book Musical Chairs, which explores her family’s history of mental health diagnoses, her years of strip-dancing, alcoholism, and estrangement, and her struggle for reconciliation. (That’s from the cover.) I also sent her a copy of Love through […]
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By J. Timothy King on April 21, 2010
A couple months ago, I talked about why I believe e-books should be cheap. Big, scary (and scared) publishers tend to be raising prices on e-books, sky-high, sometimes charging as much for the e-book as for a hardcover. Responding to this trend, I advocated prices as low as possible, even under a dollar. Why then […]
Posted in Books, Marketing | Tagged ebook |
By J. Timothy King on April 20, 2010
I’m focusing on finishing up a couple of books, so that I can bang out reviews for them on my new eBook Reviews blog, just launched this week. For the launch, I’m extending huge deals on my e-books. Then the price goes up by over 300%. One of the books I’m anxious to review is […]
Posted in Books, Teaser Tuesdays | Tagged In the Eye of the Beholder, Sharon E. Cathcart |
By J. Timothy King on April 19, 2010
I have a lot happening this week. The kids are out of school for spring break, which means I’ll need to find someplace else to work for most of the week. (Already this morning, I’ve been interrupted twice thrice four times with family issues. In between, I could hear the TV blasting upstairs and the […]
Posted in Books | Tagged book review, ebook
By J. Timothy King on April 13, 2010
I’m reading Maria Savva’s A Time to Tell, at the last minute for a GoodReads reading group. This is part of my goal to read more unknown, mid-list, and indie authors this year. Maria sent me a copy of book as a PDF (even though it isn’t officially available as an e-book). She was also […]
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By J. Timothy King on April 12, 2010
I recently finished Holly Lisle’s out-of-print romantic suspense, I See You, the story of paramedic Dia Courvant, who rescued the sole survivor of a terrible car accident, to find her own husband dead in the wreckage. Now, four years later, a series of deadly car crashes has brought handsome detective Brig Hafferty into Dia’s life. […]
Posted in Books | Tagged book review, Holly Lisle, I See You, romance, romantic suspense, suspense |