There are lots of ways to help young people develop a love of books. But the most important begins at home, by showing children the fun and the magic of books. If you have a child or young adult in your household or family, read to them! Read every day… Read more »
Here are some of the fantasy novels due out in the remainder of 2012, in order of their release dates: Home from the Sea (An Elemental Masters Novel), by Mercedes Lackey. Lackey’s Elemental Masters novels set retold fairy tales in Edwardian/post-WWI England, where wielders of elemental magic live and work… Read more »
Apropos of my earlier posting about Cushing Academy’s bookless library and the dubious availability of children’s and YA books in e-book format, I decided to do some further checking. I chose to check Amazon’s Kindle store rather than the Sony e-book store, because there are more titles available overall for… Read more »
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books! Last Week Halloween was fun! I carved the pumpkin, prepared treat bags, and put out our… Read more »
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books! This Week I have an index due in a week, so things will be pretty quiet… Read more »
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books! This Week Like most of the rest of the world, I am horrified and deeply saddened… Read more »
Original Ideas? If there are only a limited number of basic plots, as many people claim, how does a writer make a book original, fresh, and interesting? Almost any plot line you can come up with has been done before. Heck, even fairy tales riff off each other — “Beauty… Read more »
