Book Review: WORDSMITHY by Douglas Wilson
Of the making of many writing books there is no end, Ecclesiastes almost says. And the Preacher would have been correct in this assessment if he had made it. There are approximately eighteen squajillion...
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Book Review: THE BEATLES: TUNE IN (ALL THESE YEARS, VOL. 1) (Extended Special Edition) by Mark Lewisohn
Yet another book about The Beatles? There are literally hundreds of books, maybe thousands, about the Fab Four. What’s so special about this one? I think that’s a perfectly legitimate question, and one that...
Book Review: WRITING WITHOUT RULES by Jeff Somers
It has to be said, I’m fairly picky when it comes to “craft” books–and I’m not talking about books on witchcraft, or swordcraft. I mean books about writing. I’ve read a few of the...
Vinyl Audiobooks Making a Comeback?
Last week, Publisher’s Weekly posted an article announcing HarperAudio’s intention to release audiobooks on vinyl. Their vinyl series kicks off in April with the release of Joe Hill’s short story, “Wild Horses.” This will...
How NOT to Get a Literary Agent, by Stephen King
I’m coming to the end of my sixth annual read-through of King’s classic work ON WRITING. For any aspiring writer, I consider this book to be must-read material. There is much in this book...
Book Review: FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS by Julie C. Dao
Xifeng lives the life of a peasant with her seamstress aunt, practicing the family trade. Though poor, she has her natural beauty, a place in her world, and the love of Wei, one of...
The Unique Power of Reading, Part 1
Most people in the world can read. About 98% of Americans are literate to some extent. Heck, you’re doing it right now! Unless you just came to look at the pictures. And if you...
Book Review: THE LAST LETTER by Susan Pogorzelski
Fifteen-year-old Amelia (“Lia”) Lenelli writes letters that she keeps in a time capsule which resembles a My Little Pony lunchbox, buried two feet under the soil in her father’s flower garden, in a place...
Book Review: THE EDUCATION OF DIXIE DUPREE by Donna Everhart
Eleven-year-old Dixie is the youngest child of Evie and Charles Dupree, who live in Perry County, Alabama. She and her brother AJ like to climb trees and do the normal things kids in rural...
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Week Two of the Rio Olympics and, aside from Michael Phelps winning a boatload more medals, perhaps the most notable thing (at least for me) is how well the UK is doing. As of...
