Category Archives: LUST-list
LUST (July 2008)
The Gotta-Have-It Book of the Month: Close by Martina Cole The Tease: Everyone, especially the police, knew that Pat had taken out his arch rivals. And as luck would have it, nobody, including the police, cared. Billy Spot’s demise had been on the cards for a while, it was just a case of who would […]
LUST (June 2008)
The Gotta-Have-It Book of the Month: Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan The Tease: ‘Woman, leave this business to me,’ he said, rebuking her. ‘I’m not going to sit here and let any Honolulus run away with our daughter. They must marry her properly.’ ‘You should talk,’ Mama said. ‘Did you come to […]
LUST (May 2008)
The Gotta-Have-It Book of the Month: The Host by Stephenie Meyer The Tease: The electric bell rang, announcing another visitor to the convenience store. I started guiltily, and ducked my head behind the shelf of goods we were examining. Stop acting like a criminal, Melanie advised.I’m not acting, I replied tersely. Available: May 6, 2008
LUST (April, 2008)
The Gotta-Have-It Book of the Month: Names My Sisters Call Me by Megan Crane The Tease: It occurred to me in the taxi across the hilly, windy city that I hadn’t exactly planned what I wanted to say. I’d convinced myself that even though I couldn’t manage to string sentences together to make a decent […]
LUST (March, 2008)
The Gotta-Have-It Book of the Month: Carpool Diem by Nancy Star The Tease: ‘Pardon me?’ Annie said.‘That’s the town league,’ Charlotte explained. ‘It’s the Rec League that I was in. Only, Winslow West calls it the W-R-E-C-K “Wreck” team.’‘I tell my parents all the time, B does not stand for bad,’ Gerri said. ‘Now I […]
LUST (February, 2008)
The Gotta-Have-It Book of the Month: The Learners by Chip Kidd The Tease: ‘Yes sir.’ And I bolted to the steps, took them two at a time, careful not to slosh the coffee. The art department. It all looked so different now – the two drawing tables scarred with countless X-Acto marks, the piles of […]
New Feature on Book Brothel: “LUST”
Hi everyone, hope 2008 brings good health and good reads to you all! I’m trying out a new feature here on Book Brothel, which I’m simply calling “LUST” – a sneak-peak at a gotta-read book every month. It will be something (fantastic) that I’ve read, and something that’s going to be released within the coming […]