Penelope's Daughter; available October 5, 2010  PENELOPE’S DAUGHTER by Laurel Corona Berkley Trade Paperback Original October 5, 2010 $15.00 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! The Burton Review Rating: The award-winning author of "The Four Seasons" retells "The Odyssey" from the point of view of...

Awhile ago I had read and reviewed the non-fiction book by Tracy Borman, Elizabeth's Women. It is now available in the USA for purchase so I wanted to repost the link to my review for those that were interested in this new look at Elizabeth I. This is not just another biography on Elizabeth, but a look at how the women...

Author Anna Elliott has just released her second novel in her Isolde and Trystan trilogy, this one called Dark Moon of Avalon. I recently read this book and reviewed it here, and I have found that she breathes magical creativity into an ancient Arthurian-inspired tale. Book one was Twilight of Avalon, and I reviewed...

Jack Todd released his debut epic novel Sun Going Down in 2008 and is promoting his fourth novel and newest work Come Again No More, available from Amazon by clicking on their titles. They were three miles west of town when the sun broke through. The wind tore the clouds into...

Most of my blogging friends know that I have been busy with real life and why.. but I don't want to publish personal stuff on the net where I have no control of who is seeing what. But I did want to let my followers know that I have made a personal decision to not focus so much on the general blog business like...

Courtesy of PUMP UP YOUR BOOK VIRTUAL BOOK TOURS, we have a book giveaway of the newest book by Laura Vosika, Blue Bells of Scotland, which is an intriguing blend of historical fiction and time travel. Please see below for the giveaway details. Synopsis: Shawn has a skyrocketing musical career, fans, fame, money, his...

Please welcome to The Burton Review the author Rose Melikan, here to promote her newest novel as she discusses the research process for her writing.  Rose Melikan  Rose Melikan was born in Detroit, Michigan. Since 1993, she has been a Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. Her academic research centers on 18th...

 Happy Release Day to Anna! Dark Moon of Avalon: A Novel of Trystan and Isolde by Anna Elliott (Book #2 in the Twilight of Avalon Trilogy series, Twilight of Avalon: Book One released May 5, 2009) Touchstone Simon and Schuster, September 14, 2010 Review copy generously provided by the author, thank you! The Burton...

Industrial Pioneers: Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902 Hardcover: 142 pages Publisher: Tribute Books (June 16, 2010) ISBN-13: 978-0982256558 During the nineteenth century, Scranton served as the face of a rising America and a hub of technology and innovation-between 1840 and 1902,...

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme that is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. Mailbox Monday is on a blog tour! The popular meme started over at The Printed Page blog is on tour! September's host is Bermudaonion Weblog. Another week, another book. With the mini-hoopla regarding Jonathan Franzen's newest book, Freedom, I...

The Man Booker Prize winnner of 2009 that took readers by storm was Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall... and it is now out in Paperback! Picador is sponsoring the book giveaway to one of my lucky blog followers in the USA... Check out the Readers Guide here! Fellow facebook user? You can officially "LIKE" Wolf...