August 15, 2011 – 10:17 am
Are you looking for an end of summer bookish project or a literary fashionista pining away for one of those cute book clutches ala Olympia Le-Tan or Kate Spade? Then this DIY project is for you. Courtesy of See Kate Sew, the directions look fairly easy. The hardest part is apparently finding the right size purse [...]
August 7, 2011 – 12:56 pm
So what goes into bringing a number one best seller like Kathryn Stockett‘s The Help to the big screen? A good script is essential but set design is certainly the biggest component to transporting an audience back in time to the deep south of the sixties. According to Cinema Style, the inspiration for many of [...]
Shop Indie Bookstores Put yourself in this woman’s place. Each morning you wake up and find yourself sleeping next to a complete stranger. You are reminded each day by a phone call from a doctor you don’t remember to read your journal, the one and only connection you have with the past. This taut paced [...]
Shop Indie Bookstores In case you missed Vendetta, last night’s premier episode of PBS Masterpiece Mystery’s new ZEN series, you’re still in luck. Based on the wonderful mysteries of Michael Dibdin, Cabal airs next Sunday night, July24th followed on the 31st by Ratking (which was actually the first book written in the Zen series). Not sure what I loved watching [...]
Shop Indie Bookstores I read this when it was first published in 2001 and loved it then. The reason I’m reviewing it now is because of the Lara Logan controversy (mother of small children should not put themselves in dangerous situations). I highly recommend especially for a book club read. Lot’s to discuss regarding the double [...]
Shop Indie Bookstores Tarantulas and Anacondas and cannibals -oh my! A great big adventure of a read. A lost luggage nightmare! 5 stars ***** Book Author: Ann Patchett This post was submitted by helen.
What do some bookish folk do To help them escape when they\’re (red, white &) blue? Apparently, some of them stage their private book collections. I love this American Flag book look created by Thatcher Wine of Juniper Books. ~via Decorno
Shop Indie Bookstores Summer is here and one book to movie I am most looking forward to is Kathryn Stockett’s The Help due in theaters August 12th. Here is some behind the scene footage just to get you primed.
I’ve been wanting to get a look at this book, ever since I heard about the title and the fact that legendary director Werner Herzog wrote it. To my good fortune, Book Beast posted a snippet of the author’s recent reading at the New York Public Library. I have reposted here in honor of [...]
Photo: John Rawlings Vogue Summer Fiction “Holy Moly”, I never realized that an innocent search for Best 2011 Beach Reads could turn into a Googling nightmare. Two hours into my online search, I’m still finding sites like Geeky Beach Reads, Equestrian Beach Reads, Sci-fi Beach Reads, Boozy Beach Reads, Classic Beach Reads, Smart Summer Beach Reads, Best Summer Beach [...]
