Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Reading

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 3

    It’s a little bit sad to write about this book, which I love, because the author very recently passed away. Daughter of Prophecy was written by Anne Kelleher Bush. I have the original Warner Aspect edition from 1995, with that gorgeous cover by Thomas Canty. Oh, I loved this book! It’s a magical, marvelous blend…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 2

    I warned you that my keeper shelf is very jumbled and here’s the proof of it. The second book in the front row of the top shelf is a completely different genre than yesterday’s book. Today, I’ll talk about The Other Bolyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. I have the Harper edition from 2011, which has…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 1

    There’s a little game going around on Facebook – it’s been there for a while, actually – in which people post images of ten of their favorite movies or books, one each day, without explanation. I haven’t played because I can’t choose just ten favorites, whether we’re talking books or movies. I’ve often thought about…

  • Book + Main Site

    There’s a new social media site for romance readers called Book + Main which is free for readers. The idea is that you can browse (or search for) “bites”, which are samples from author’s books. You’ll find everything from meet-cutes to sparkling dialogue to steamy scenes in these bites. You can comment on the bites,…

  • Books4FtMac

    This past weekend, I was at a reader conference in Ottawa (RTC2016) which was a lot of fun. At the same time, though, the news was filled with pictures of the fires in Fort MacMurray and the people who have lost everything. I’m glad that so many are safe, including their pets, but can’t imagine…