Thoughts On: Backlist vs. Frontlist

"Thoughts On" is a feature where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous topics, click here. back·list /ˈbakˌlist/ nouna publisher's list of older books still in print, as opposed to titles newly available (known as the frontlist) When I first started blogging, …

Five Favorite: Series I Haven’t Finished

"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous topics, click here. Do you know the feeling where you read a book and …

Five Favorite: Travel Books that Made Great Films

"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous topics, click here. Today's Five Favorite is a guest post from Caroline over at Culture …

The Hold Shelf #1

Very rarely do I place library holds on new releases - either because I can't predict when a book will find its way to me (when I'm in the middle of something else??) or because there just isn't anything I absolutely have to read right away. And then there are these titles: The City of Mirrors …

Five Favorite: Books I Read in 2015

"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous topics, click here. I read about 30 books in 2015 - a lot of …

Five Favorite: Fantasy Novels

"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous (and future) topics, click here. To participate, scroll all the way down. To me, …

Five Favorite: Science Fiction Novels

"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous (and future) topics, click here. To participate, scroll all the way down. I intended …