Q. Is it true you left a career in Software to go back to University for a BA then a MFA? A. Not only that I also sold my 4-bedroom house to finance that life-change. It was a move I needed to make. My goal was to be happy for the rest of my life. [...] read more »
Article first published as Book Review: Guest of Honor by Deborah Davis on Blogcritics. About: Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation by Deborah Davis is a non-fiction book which tells of the events leading and resulting of a simple dinner in which President Theodore Roosevelt dined with [...] read more »
“The story of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' was written solely to pleasure children of today” L. Frank Baum – Author In the late 1800s the United States was in turmoil, the agrarian revolt in the Midwest, a heated election and the rise of the Populist movement. Henry M. Littlefield (12 June, 1933 — 30 March [...] read more »
About: Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls by Gary Buslik is a fictional comedic book. The story spans the globe and includes tyrants, professors and even… conservatives. 370 pages Publisher: Travelers' Tales/Solas House Language: English ISBN-10: 1609520696 My rating for Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls — 3 Buy this book in paper or in electronic format More Books [...] read more »
Article first published as Book Review: The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen on Blogcritics. About: The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen is a historical fiction novel taking place before and during the American Civil War. Very little is known about Mary Bowser, a free slave who went back into Virginia to spy for the Union. [...] read more »
Welcome to another edition of Tightwad Tuesday. While looking around for non-fiction books, I saw some really cool free ones and thought that you might like them as well. Authors: If you'd like your book to be featured on Tightwad Tuesdays please email me. For the Kindle: Thompson's Lucky Star: The Story of a Stalag [...] read more »
I bought The Puppy Place #22: Bella by Ellen Miles (website) as part of the nook Daily Find, which I check out daily…being an owner of a nook. My daughter, 7, loves dogs and have been begging for one for years. One day we’ll get one. Buy this book in paper or in electronic format through the Man of [...] read more »
Book Review: A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulkatinyurl.com/2cydet2 #BookReview Guest Post: Ghost Writing is an Honorable Profession By Karen Cole @karencole37manoflabook.com/wp/?p=5766 # Who Copyedits The Copy Editors? The Awl -goo.gl/ojU3k Harry Potter e-books go into Kindle lending library The Bookseller shar.es/2EMei via @ShareThis Libraries set out to own their ebooks — Boing [...] read more »
It’s hard sometimes to talk about being a ghost writer, mainly because I’m not allowed to. In a lot of cases, I can’t discuss the work I’ve done, even when it involves a book being on the New York Times best seller list for twenty weeks – because I’m not supposed to have written that [...] read more »
Yesterday was the birthday of Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) better remembered as author J. M. Barrie who created the beloved Peter Pan. 1 ) Barrie always wanted to be an author but his family was against it. His conservative Calvinist family wanted him to enter [...] read more »
