Several weeks ago my husband and I went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a weekend. While there we got to see the Cloud Factory first hand. I don’t know who came up with the term “Cloud Factory” but Michael Chabon uses it in his book The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. At one point in time I was… Continue reading The Cloud Factory
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The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason
This book was described to me as the “smart person’s version of The Da Vinci Code.” Since I’ve only read The Rule of Four, I can’t compare the two books for you and let you know if the description is true or not. What I can tell you is that this book kept my attention… Continue reading The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason
Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
Steve Martin is known in the publishing world for his fiction books so this was a little bit of a departure. In Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life he chronicles his stand-up career beginning with how he got his start in show business and ending with his decision to pack it all away. Literally. Steve… Continue reading Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
Free Books: How Do Book Reviewers Get Them?
Not all book reviewers are paid for their reviews by a publication. They post their reviews on their blogs. With the vast amount of books published each year, a book reviewer could read books from their “to be read” aka TBR pile and be a few years behind the current releases. The best way to create… Continue reading Free Books: How Do Book Reviewers Get Them?
Heat By Bill Buford
Two weekends ago I finally finished Heat and I’m going to stick with my initial assessment of it. Anyone interested in behind the scenes information about restaurant kitchens should find this book to their liking. It gives great insight into family meals and the hierarchies used to make a kitchen run well. This is written for… Continue reading Heat By Bill Buford
How Many Books Can You Read?
How often do you finish reading a book? Some people are naturally fast readers, some never seem to find the time and others just fall asleep as soon as the pages fall open. Everyone seems to have a different rate depending on the hours that can be spent reading (jobs and kids seem to be… Continue reading How Many Books Can You Read?
Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn
I read in a Yahoo headline there was going to be a party and a midnight release for Breaking Dawn, the last book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. In my head I made a connection between midnight movie premieres and midnight book release parties (I think they were started with the Harry Potter… Continue reading Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn
Final July Giveaway Post!
It’s nearly the end of July and there’s a push for blog traffic with giveaways in the air! Bloggy Giveaways is holding its Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Giveaway Carnival. Normally they post a site a day that is giving away something. Let me tell you… the giveaway items for this carnival are all across the board.  I’ve seen… Continue reading Final July Giveaway Post!
Junior Geography Detective Series
Elysabeth Eldering’s first book in the Junior Geography Detective Series is currently set for an August 2008 publication date. States are featured as a mystery destination with the readers guessing the state after receiving clues and facts about each state. If you know someone who is interested in receiving monthly emails about the series and… Continue reading Junior Geography Detective Series
David Gordon Green
Last Friday (a week ago) I attended a screening of Snow Angels where the director, David Gordon Green, introduced the film and then took questions afterwards. I often recommend his movie, Undertow, to other writers that want to get into a literary frame of mind. Snow Angels is based on the novel of the same name written by Stewart O’Nan. … Continue reading David Gordon Green