Author Archives: Pat Bowne

Summer Reading

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Pat Bowne

I may be jumping the gun here, but I think I’ll survive the spring semester! In which case, I will need something to read in the summer, and I’ve finished all the issues of Skip•Beat!, so I need suggestions. Of … Continue reading →

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Conversations and The Lyre of Orpheus

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The book club I belong to, the Burrahobbits, met last week to discuss The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies, a book I’d been suggesting for quite a while. I was nervous. Davies was one of my favorite writers in … Continue reading →

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A Five-star Review!

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Sofia Samatar gave ‘Advice From Pigeons’ 5 stars on Amazon, and a great review! Woo hoo!  and many thanks. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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College Girl Literature – does it matter?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Pat Bowne

My new fave blog, Geekachicas, posted last year on College Girl Literature and recommended some of my favorite books. The thing that made me uneasy, though, was that these were my favorite books quite a while before I entered college.  … Continue reading →

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The big review flap

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Pat Bowne

So, it’s been the talk of my corner of the twitterverse ever since it happened — the author who got into it with a blogger who wrote a negative review.  It’s a great story to blog about, because the moral … Continue reading →

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Third Sentence Thursday

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Sniffly Kitty used my book for third sentence Thursday!  I hope she likes the rest of the sentences… Right now I am reading ‘Unseen Academicals’ by Terry Pratchett, and the third sentence is: “It was no use telling himself that … Continue reading →

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Ferocious Critques ‘r Us

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

I just wrote the ending to another novel on Sunday night — mainly because it had to go out to my critique group.  I write bad endings.  Really horrible endings.  The first ending to everything I’ve ever written has been … Continue reading →

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Cold Iron and Rowan Wood reviews ‘Advice From Pigeons’

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Sam over at Cold Iron and Rowan Wood has read the book and has a nice review up — also some useful suggestions I’ll take to heart in the next volume.  Thanks so much! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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The Nature of Magic Blogfest

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Tessa and Laura Diamond are hosting the Nature of Magic Blogfest, a chance for authors to post excerpts that show what magic is like in their fictional universes.  Thanks for the opportunity, and the chance to see what other writers … Continue reading →

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Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Pat Bowne

The Temeraire series is the most intelligent set of books about dragons I’ve ever read, and all of its best features are back in the latest installment, ‘Victory of Eagles’. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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