First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! I am a Mom too, and a Granny, and I know how challenging and rewarding it can be.
We just had an earthquake here yesterday! The folks in California will not even blink, but for us, in the mountains of Western North Carolina, it was very unusual. It was 4.1 on the Richter Scale, so mild in comparison, but if you don’t usually get one in your area, it’s eyebrow-raising. It shook the whole house, but there was no damage.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOG
I participated in Top Ten Tuesday, listing authors who have lived in North Carolina.
I also reviewed “And The Devil Danced” by Janey Clarke.
NEXT WEEK ON THE BLOG.
I will be reviewing the Tachyon Tunnel series by Michael Gorton on Monday. This is science-forward time travel, and as many of you know, I love time travel fiction.
On Tuesday, I will participate in Top Ten Tuesday, time permitting.
On Wednesday, I will be posting a review of The Miniaturist’s Assistant by Katherine Scott Crawford, as well as providing a Q&A with the author. This is another time travel book this week, but it’s more historical than science fiction.
ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
I updated my Review Requests page yesterday, so anyone interested in a review, please read the updated guidelines.
I’m changing the name of Indie Weekend to Indie Spotlight. Indie Spotlights used to be book promotion without a review, but now Indie Spotlight will focus on anything Indie, including book reviews. Since I’m retired now, I really don’t need to wait until the weekend to post Indie reviews. Click on the covers to see the books on Amazon.
BOOK HAUL
I got this widget from Tyndale House. Imagine Pride and Prejudice retold in an Appalachian setting! I can’t wait to read it.
An ARC from Shadow Mountain: This is historical fiction inspired by the life of Julia Child, including her time in the OSS, the precursor to the CIA.
How about you? How was your week?
Glad you’re okay after the earthquake, and that it didn’t damage anything! We’ve had them here in the past and it’s such a weird sensation!
Yeah it was a small one. The people in California probably wouldn’t have even looked up. But it was surprising for us.
My week was challenging health-wise (in the middle of tests), but I offered the ebook of my newest FREE for four days! Thankful you didn’t experience damage from your unusual earthquake.
I hope everything goes well with your tests, and I hope you are feeling ok!
I’m pleased you didn’t have any damage from the earthquake. They can be scary. Happy Mother’s Day!!
Thanks Darlene. Not something I’m used to, earthquakes. I only felt one before, and I was in Japan at the time.
When I was a teenager in Australia, 1968, on a public holiday, we had an earthquake, a far miss for the City of Perth as the centre was 130km away. For the people in the little town of Meckering which was flattened it would have been a great shock. The fault line ran thought wheat paddocks. I don’t think there had been another one before or since! At home it felt like being on the London Underground. At school the next day we could talk of little else and we got a fright when there were a few aftershocks!
Glad to hear you were also at a safe distance.
Ours was a pretty minor one. They say there might be aftershocks.
Several of the books you posted sound interesting – Julia, The Heart of Benet Hollow, and The Miniaturists Assistant, especially. A friend in NC also posted about the earthquake! Thanks for sharing, and hoping for an uneventful week for you 😉
I will be posting my review of The Miniaturist’s Assistant Wednesday, which is release day for that novel so please come back and check it out!
An earthquake! I am glad everyone is okay. We have blizzards and tornados in Wisconsin, an earthquake would freak me out.
I hope you are able to have a quiet week and can Escape Into A Good Book.
It was mild, but remarkable because we don’t usually get them. Plus, since we moved here last September, we’ve had Hurricane Helen, fires, and now an earthquake! My brother says locusts are next!
It’s good that the earthquake didn’t cause any damage to your place, Bonnie. I remember one here in Michigan that was so light that, at first, I thought it was a big truck going by on the street.
At first I had no idea what was going on and thought something was about to explode!
Happy Mother’s Day Bonnie. I’m glad there was no damage from the earthquake. We felt it here in Georgia as well and like you said for a place that’s not used to getting earthquakes it was a bit jarring.
Thank you Misty! We have had a lot going on in Western Carolina since we moved here last September.
An earthquake is kind of exciting and scary. I enjoyed seeing everyone’s Tuesday posts on authors living in your state.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
Thanks Ann. I liked that Tuesday topic too.
Earthquakes are scary! But I hope you have a Happy Mother’s Day!
Thank you so much! I hope your day was great as well.
I had a good week for poetry–although I will be glad when I have time to get back to writing fiction.
I have been finding that in retirement, the more time I have, the less time I have. If that makes any sense at all.
I’m find the exact same thing!
I know what you mean about the unexpectedness of an earthquake and how it feels. We have had a couple her in my lifetime and it is a strange sensation. I hope you have a wonderful week, Bonnie.
That is surprising to have an Earthquake. Hope everyone is alright.
Have a great week.