September 22, 2010 – 6:19 pm
Shop Indie Bookstores Now that vacation time is over, I will attempt to focus on what has been happening in book world while I’ve been frolicking down under in Australia. In one word Freedom. The week before my trip, at our annual book club Pitch-a-Pick, Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom came up as a possible choice [...]
The Christian Science Monitor just published a list of 10 new recession slang words. One of these words is Madoff’d, v. To get ripped off in a particularly offensive fashion. Sample sentence: “Oh man, that cab driver totally Madoff’d me. I gave him a $20 and he only gave me change for a $10.” Shop [...]
November 14, 2009 – 8:00 pm
Shop Indie Bookstores Just in time for holiday giving is a new audio only Sedaris title which features highlights from his latest tour. Since the audio book doesn’t officially hit store shelves until November 24th, I have provided the link to the publishers site where you can listen to a little sneak preview. For any [...]
September 9, 2009 – 10:40 am
Amish romance, or bonnet books, are apparently a hot trend right now. According to this front page story in the Wall Street Journal, these G rated romances are top sellers in the religious fiction genre. Two interesting facts, most of these G rated novels are written by non-Amish women and the U.S. Amish population has [...]
I must admit, when I first heard of Seth Grahame-Smith’s satire Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, I didn’t get it. In fact, I’m still trying to get my mind around the appeal of Zombies, Ninjas and Mr Darcey…all in one book. But for all you fans (the book is into its sixth printing), Quirk books, [...]
I was lucky enough to snag an ARC (advanced readers copy) of Sarah Dunant’s latest novel Sacred Hearts to take with me on vacation last week. This is the third in this historical fiction trilogy (The Birth of Venus, In The Company of the Courtesan) that revolves around the different lives and fates of women [...]
For those of you escaping for a long Memorial Day weekend, you will be happy to know that the following books are out in paperback. Easy to pack and easy to read. Enjoy! The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Audition by Barbara Walters. The veteran TV [...]
Wedding season is nigh…and according to The Washington Times, the average cost of a wedding these days is still a whopping $19,000. For all you creative Do-It-Yourself types trying to hold down the costs, look no further than IACP winner Do It For Less! Weddings by Denise Vivaldo. According to the press materials, the book [...]
Barbie turns 50 this month and behind every great story now a days lies a book, or in this case, according to Newsweek Magazine, two dueling biographies. Barbie and Ruth by Robin Gerber and Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel by Jerry Oppenheimer offer up two different versions as to who should get [...]
Lots happening this month in Jodi Picoult (PEA-koe) land. On Monday, USA Today ran a great profile piece on her idyllic sounding family life in Hanover, New Hampshire; Handle With Care, her 16th novel was released on Tuesday; and the movie version of My Sister’s Keeper starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin (Fans are apparently [...]
