Monday, September 17, 2012

Death Is A Bitch blog tour kickoff and Favorites Blog Hop


There's so much going on this week! Today's post is a two-parter, as the header implies.


The blog tour for Death Is A Bitch begins today! I'm very excited to bring this dark paranormal with humorous/romantic/erotic elements to readers. Adventurous Erotic Romance is hosting Death today, so I hope you'll pop over.

And Crossroads was kind enough to do a review, for which I'm very grateful. I know how swamped reviewers are these days.

Tomorrow's yet another tour stop! It's going to be a whirlwind week. The full schedule's here. I hope you'll follow Death on her tour. One commenter will receive an ebook of Death Is A Bitch at the end of the tour.

I'm also grateful to Bewitching Book Tours for doing such a fantastic job of arranging the tour.


And I couldn't miss out on another blog hop put together by the Ninja himself, Alex Cavanaugh, even though I have a terrible time selecting favorites of anything. It depends on my mood, and tends to shift as I grow older, but here goes!

Favorite music
Currently, in the center console of my car, where I most often listen to CDs these days, you'll find these, many of which defy or cross genres:
Wilco
The Black Keys
Bruce Springsteen
The Avett Brothers
Norah Jones
Tom Petty (Tom always sneaks in there, lol. He's like a cozy, comfy sweater.)

Favorite books
I'm going to widen this to favorite authors, a tough thing to do, because my shelves are jammed with a wide range of amazing authors, and so now is my Kindle. My top four are Michael Chabon, Alice Hoffman, T.C. Boyle, and most recently, Dean Koontz. While most are literary fiction, some dabble in speculative and fantasy or horror.

Favorite movies
Different times of year prompt me to watch different movies. At Halloween, I love Young Frankenstein. Over the holidays, I love Home for the Holidays, The Family Stone and It's A Wonderful Life. The rest of the year, favorites include Avatar, Benny and Joon, Almost Famous, A Life Less Ordinary and Pirate Radio. (As you might have surmised, most movies with quirky characters win me over, regardless of genre!)

Guilty pleasure
I have no guilt about any of them, actually. As noted above, my tastes shift, so I love many contemporary artists. Don't ever tell me I'm too old to listen to a new band! :)

Thanks for stopping by. Now hop on over to Alex Cavanaugh's site to visit other blogs in the Genre Favorites Blogfest!