Has anyone ever counted the books James Patterson has published? Holy cow! That is one prodigious imagination. And he is not only a prolific writer, he does good things for the cause – he gives away books, he promotes reading, he supports independent booksellers. All good things. I’ve enjoyed a number of his previous books, but The Murder House I did not love. My mother… Read more
10 Great Books By Women Overlooked in 2015 There are some really interesting titles on this list! I’ve already added The Improbability of Love, Bohemian Gospel, and The Gap of Time to my wishlist. Read more
This week, I’ve got reviews of two thrillers that I wanted to love — but didn’t. First up: Black Run by Antonio Manzini. I picked this one to go first because overall, I liked it the best of the two. Rocco Schiavone has been exiled form his beloved Rome to a tiny tourist town in the Italian Alps. He made enemies… Read more
If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. – Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Read more
Alan Rickman has an amazing voice – just looking at this, imagining him reading poetry to me… Read more
This one looks great — What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan: In a heartbeat, everything changes… Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. It’s an ordinary request on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, and Rachel has no reason to worry—until Ben vanishes. Police are called, search parties go… Read more
New week, new books! First, The Undoing by Averil Dean: On a bitter January evening, three people are found murdered in the isolated Blackbird hotel. Best friends since childhood, Eric, Rory and Celia have always been inseparable. Together they’ve coped with broken homes and damaged families, clinging to each other as they’ve navigated their tenuous lives. Their bond is potent and… Read more
If you like your recipes sprinkled with f-bombs, then Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook: Eat Like You Give a F*ck is the cookbook for you. (If you are offended by vulgar language, best to move on to Martha, or maybe the Food52). I am always amused by the folks from Thug Kitchen and their irreverent recipes; I’ve even got a couple of… Read more
Expand the definition of ‘reading’ to include non-fiction, humor, graphic novels, magazines, action adventure, and, yes, even websites. It’s the pleasure of reading that counts; the focus will naturally broaden. A boy won’t read shark books forever. – Jon Scieszka, American children’s writer Read more
Now there is a man preparing to do some heavy reading! Read more