As the year rolls onward to its end, we’re just getting started over here at The Scribbling Lion. December is already filled with plans and to-do lists involving the business of running a small, event based bookstore. We’re getting ready…
The Irregular Update, February 2023
Now and again, I post one of my newsletters online. This is the most recent. There are no book recommendations in this issue. I haven’t been reading a lot of new stuff lately. I’ve gone back through several favorites, notably…
Welcome (finally!) to Winter!
Ha! At last, a proper freeze! (cackles wildly) Yes, yes, not everyone loves the cold, we know. But really, what better time to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate, cider, or beverage-of-choice and our newly updated list of…
Winding Down The Year
It’s halfway through October, and creeping ever closer to the day on which I will close the doors on The Scribbling Lion for good. I still have several excellent books in stock, and I’ve set the prices as low as…
It’s Winter, Which Means…
…Winter is PRIME READING TIME. There’s just nothing better than sitting in a comfy chair with a cup of hot chocolate and a great book. Want to get away from politics and escape into a world of cozy mystery? Pick…
News Roundup
OK, folks, there’s a whole new batch of awesome stuff for you to take a look at. And some really depressing stuff, so let’s get that out of the way first. January 2016 has undeniably started out on a less…
A Small Price To Pay
The latest short story from Leona R. Wisoker explores the world of the reclusive, dangerous teyanain of her Children of the Desert series: The teyanain are a mysterious, insular tribe who control the major access point between the northern kingdom…
Kicking Open The New Year
Hello there! Recovered from that epic hangover? Caught up on your sleep? How about your To Be Read list, is that all caught up? (Pauses for hysterical laughter) Yeah, me neither. But guess what! I’m going to add MORE to…
Items Of Interest
Here’s another roundup of cool things you might be interested in looking over: What if Sherlock Holmes had to accept that the supernatural does, in fact, exist? For an answer, take a look at a new anthology, An Improbable Truth:…
More About Martin!
Gail Z. not George RR. (Big difference. For one thing, Playboy hasn’t yet tried to make a sexy Halloween cosplay of her, but they sure have gone there with George….) Now that you’ve wiped the coffee from your screen and…