For us readerly types, tea seems to be the perfect addition to a great book.  Red Leaf Tea recently gave away some of their wonderful African Summer tea here at carp(e) libris reviews, and they enjoyed your response to their teas. Today they’d love to give away some more!  Your input means a lot to [...]

Nothing beats relaxing with a good book and your favorite cup o’ joe.  For coffee connoisseurs, the joy of testing new brews is equivalent to the wine taster’s experience.  This is the great pleasure I’ve been having lately with the Grounds for Change Songbird Gift Box.  Grounds for Change is a unique coffee company; all [...]

Congratulations to Lisa!  Enjoy the set!
I’m happy to tell you carp(e) libris reviews is taking a new turn!  In addition to the usual great book reviews and giveaways, I’ll also be publishing reviews and giveaways featuring items for the book lover.  Our very first giveaway for the book lover would make a fantastic Christmas gift. [...]

Congratulations to Susan of Oregon - enjoy the book!
Last week I posted my first-ever podcast. It was an interview with bestselling author Iris Johansen and her son, award-winning author Roy Johansen. They wrote a great thriller novel called Silent Thunder that promises to be a best seller. If you love books that [...]

What holds people back from reading these days? I hear it all the time: “I love books, but I’m too busy” or, “I used to read, but now with the kids I can’t get much further than the first page.” Whenever I review and give away a book of short stories, I see many similar [...]

Several years ago, my husband decided to buy me a special unabridged dictionary for Christmas. He headed to a large bookstore chain and asked a young sales clerk for help. When confronted with the task of searching for the dictionary, she seemed confused and headed for the computer to help her find this so very [...]

Here are the winners for April, and I’ve got plenty lined up for May as well, so get ready! In the meantime, congratulations go out to the following people:

Voice of Ice - Elise
Plan Z by Leslie Kove - Andy
All Over Coffee - Elizabeth
Sandrine’s Letter to Tomorrow - Laura
Voices of the Lost and Found - Melissa
The [...]

Everyone has a skeleton in the closet, and Tanner’s has been dogging him for over 20 years. It followed him from Belize after a two-year Peace Corp stint that was supposed to help him do something good. But Tanner wonders if some people do good things naturally while others have to work a little harder [...]

We interrupt your book reading to bring you an important bulletin…
Even we bookworms have to stop reading long enough to clean the house, so I thought I’d let you know about the giveaway on my other blog, dkMommy Spot. I’ll be giving away a Living Home Starter Kit from Seventh Generation, a value of $44.99. [...]

Ever read a book that haunted you? One that would not, no matter how you tried, allow you to put it down until the last page was read? If it’s been awhile since you’ve had that type of a reading experience, then it’s time to read Sandrine’s Letter to Tomorrow by Dedra Johnson.
Sandrine, a girl [...]