A brave cadre of volunteers and a nationwide network of animal-care operations who came together to rescue many household pets who had been stranded in the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In turn, many of these dogs rescued their adoptive families from woes only humans know. Pet and...
Books, eMedia & More
Books, eMedia & More Blog
I occasionally chuckle (and sometimes groan) at the titles of the paperback mysteries on our shelves. The lighthearted, cozy mysteries feature titles with puns, rhyming, alliteration and popular culture references.
We have Michelle Rowen's "...
Fans of the character Thursday Next, created by Jasper Fforde, are already familiar with the writer's great gift for finding humor in bureaucracy with a bit of magic thrown in. Fforde's latest, entitled "...
Simon Rich used to write sketches for Saturday Night Live. If the SNL take on dating sounds like your idea of a good time, ...
Jane Yellowrock, one of my favorite characters in urban fantasy, is back for an action packed adventure in "Blood...
What does the music of Earth, Wind and Fire have to do with a French subtitled film about a quadriplegic nobleman and his caretaker from the projects? Watch "...
Since discovering the Nameless series many years ago, I have been a fan of Bill Pronzini. "Nameless" is an old school private detective throwback ala Mike Hammer. He has starred in over 35 books. I have enjoyed them all including his latest two "...
The 2013 Pulitzer Prizes were announced April 15. The winners include:
FICTION - "The Orphan Master's Son" by Adam Johnson
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Much of the news about the publishing industry these days concerns mergers and consolidation. The proposed merger between Penguin Group and Random House would create a publisher so big that the deal required the approval of the U.S. Department of Justice, European Union regulators, and other...
Faith Erin Hicks has written a graphic novel entitled "Friends with Boys" that is quite enjoyable. ...
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