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#TuesdayBookBlog FIVE TIMES LUCKY by P. David Temple The perfect antidote for these colourless times #comedy

Posted on March 16, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a funny book. I needed a change, and I thought you might enjoy it as well. Five Times Lucky by P. David Temple The perfect antidote for these colourless times In FIVE TIMES LUCKY, an intrepid traveler gets more than her share of tabloid celebrity. Who hasn’t wondered what life was like inside

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog acting, California, celebrity cult, comedy, dogs, fame, fun, Hollywood, labradoodles, Native American, P. David Temple, WWF

#Bookreview Malibu Motel: A novel about the colossal cost of free cash by Chaunceton Bird (@JHPsocial). A modern A Rake’s Progress facilitated by a lottery win

Posted on September 23, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book that’s very modern but tells a very old tale. Malibu Motel: A novel about the colossal cost of free cash by Chaunceton Bird Based on the incredible true story of a hapless lottery winner, Malibu Motel is a raw, timeless novel exploring the undercurrents of capitalism. Caish Calloway

Posted in Book review, Book reviews California, cautionary tale, Chaunceton Bird, drug use, HIV, homelessness, lottery win, morality tale, probation, richess, Social media

#TuesdayBookblog POINTE PATROL: HOW NINE PEOPLE (AND DOG) SAVED THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CALIFORNIA’S HISTORY by Earik Beann (Earik Beann) #RBRT An inspiring true story

Posted on April 2, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you another non-fiction book, although totally different to yesterday’s (well, there are trees as well but…) Pointe Patrol: How nine people (and a dog) saved their neighborhood from the most destructive fire in California’s history by Earik Beann. An inspiring real story about the power of true community spirit. On

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog California, Earik Beann, fire, first-responder, Memoir, non-fiction, Santa Rosa, Sonoma and Napa fires, Tubbs Fire, US

#Bookreviews Two romances: NO PLACE LIKE YOU by Emma Douglas and A WEDDING AT TWO LOVE LANE by Kieran Kramer (@KieranKramer) (@StMartinsPress)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I must confess that my list of books is an avalanche, rather than a list at the moment. I have a long list of books from NetGalley pending reviews (and quite a few independent as well, and I intend to read them all) and I am grateful for reminders of the dates of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews California, chick-lit, Contemporary romance, music romance, rock romance, romance, scrapbooks, series, South Carolina, wedding, wedding romance

#Bookreview AT THE EDGE OF THE ORCHARD by Tracy Chevalier (@Tracy_Chevalier) I enjoyed the story, the characters, the historical detail, the beautiful language and yes, the trees too

Posted on March 16, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: My list of books to read from NetGalley is very long (I’m sure any day they’ll stop approving me because I can’t keep up) but I’m very greedy when it comes to books (not so much for other things, thankfully) and often I just see on offer a book by a writer that

Posted in Book review, Book reviews apples, California, historical fiction, John Chapman, sequoias, Tracy Chevalier, trees, William Lobb

#BookReview and new book The Other Side of Philip K. Dick: A Tale of Two Friends by Maer Wilson (@MaerWilson) , Tim Powers (Foreword). A portray of a time, a man and a dear friend. (And some free books)

Posted on August 12, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a new book (the author belongs to one of the groups of authors I joined early on in my career and where I learned the little I know, ASMSG, Authors Social Media Support Group) by Maer Wilson. Although I’ve known her for a while, I hadn’t managed to read

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, New books ASMSG, Blade Runner, California, friendship, Maer Wilson, Philip K. Dick, sci-fiction, theater