For a long time I stayed away from this book. When it comes to series I am a completest – it doesn’t feel right to me to read a book out of order in a series and I mistakenly believed this was not the first Easy Rawlins book. The Lit Flicks challenge made me look… Continue reading Devil In A Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
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Bookworms Carnival – Literature and Film
 Jessica at The Bluestocking Society is hosting the 23rd edition of the Bookworm Carnival. The topic for this edition of the carnival is Literature and Film. Jessica put forth a question to everyone who stops by her site – the question and my answer are below: Do you prefer to read the book first… Continue reading Bookworms Carnival – Literature and Film
John Hemingway – Author’s Reading Tonight
Here is how I am spending part of my evening tonight: John Hemingway’s critically acclaimed memoir Strange Tribe (2007) examines the complex relationship between his father, Dr. Gregory Hemingway, and his grandfather, Nobel Laureate Ernest Hemingway. The son of a bipolar father and schizophrenic mother, he spent his early years being shuffled from one home… Continue reading John Hemingway – Author’s Reading Tonight
Mailbox Monday – February 16th
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. Here are the books that came into my house last week: That Went Well: Adventures in Caring for My Sister by Terrell Harris Dougan. This book came to me via Paula at Author Marketing Experts, Inc. Drawers and Booths by Ara 13.  This Ippy Award winning… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – February 16th
Pecha Kucha
The next Columbus edition of Pecha Kucha is next Thursday night. I already have plans to attend the Secret Cinema night at the Wexner Center so I won’t be dropping by the Landmark Gateway to see the presenters. The presenters are: Matt Carbone, Matt Meindl, Artie Isaac, Zaineb Alani, Reza Reyazi, Walker Evans, Jane Amidon, John… Continue reading Pecha Kucha
Awards and Contests Updates
Here are some updates on awards and contests: Amazon Breakthrough Novel Can you believe it? It’s February already. The submission period opened up on the 2nd and ends on the 8th. If you’re a writer you still have time to send in your entry. It can be done here. Micro Award The trend analysis Robert… Continue reading Awards and Contests Updates
Mailbox Monday
I usually don’t participate in the Mailbox Monday meme hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page because Monday is my scheduled day to post and I am lucky if two new books come into my mailbox each month. This week was different. Here are the books that came into my house last week: Uncommitment: Dealing with… Continue reading Mailbox Monday
An Hour of Comedy
Friday evening was fun. When I arrived they were accepting raffle entries to win two tickets to the next “Evenings With Authors” night. Three Dog Bakery was a sponsor and there was a big basket with little treat bags. Tom Holiday with the Board of Trustees served as the host. He introduced Markoe and they started… Continue reading An Hour of Comedy
The Thurber House
James Thurber was a student at The Ohio State University before going on fame and fortune at the New Yorker. The house he lived in with his parents and siblings is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1984 it was turned into a museum and literary arts center. They sponsor several programs all… Continue reading The Thurber House
Wyoming Book Festival in September 2009
Since June 2008 I’ve been able to access statistics on my site visitors such as search terms used to get here and where they are from. To my surprise, I’ve had visitors from all of the continental United States except for Wyoming. This made me curious about Wyoming itself. I had no idea about 48%… Continue reading Wyoming Book Festival in September 2009