While I’m as forward thinking as the next guy, it seems to me there is just too much going on in The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Family Cookbook (Da Capo/Lifelong). If I’m very honest (and I know I will likely get rocks thrown at me for saying this) I don’t even really believe that it’s possible that as many people are gluten intolerant as say they are. No matter what the cost, it seems, these days people […]
A dark and twisted psychological tale that will keep readers guessing, perfect for fans of I Hunt Killers and Gone Girl. Max Cantrell has never been a big fan of the truth, so when the opportunity arises to sell forged permission slips and cover stories to his classmates, it sounds like a good way to make a little money. So with the help of his friend Preston and his girlfriend, Parvati, Max starts Liars, Inc. […]
What is copyright? How does licensing on the web work? How can you make it work for you? These are some of the questions asked and answered on a new web site called Copyright Aware. It was developed by the BBC to help people how to understand some of basic facts about copyright: Copyright is your tool. Do you know how to use it? Many of us create copyright all the time, mostly without even […]
It’s the summer of 1967 and all Liam Sol wants is to ride the perfect wave and to sleep with the prettiest girls. But when his father’s murdered body is found washed ashore, his carefree life comes crashing down on him. A prime suspect mysteriously dies in police custody and Liam leaves behind his life as a surfer and launches his own investigation into his father’s death — against the warnings of the police and […]
It’s always fun when a high powered screen name heads to Broadway. But this production? This sounds golden all the way through. From The Hollywood Reporter: [Bruce] Willis will make his Broadway debut opposite stage veteran Elizabeth Marvel (Other Desert Cities, House of Cards) in the play written by two-time Academy Award winner William Goldman (The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), who also wrote the screenplay for the 1990 Rob Reiner film […]
People magazine today revealed the cover of Harper Lee’s new novel, Go Set a Watchman. It is the author’s second novel, the first since the publication of her debut, To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960. From People: Publisher HarperCollins, planning for a hit, will print two million copies for the book’s July 14 publication date, a spokeswoman tells PEOPLE. HarperCollins president Michael Morrison says the book jacket was meant to evoke Mockingbird’s now-iconic look: “It […]
Bad language in books got you down? There’s an app for that. From the Clean Reader web site: Clean Reader prevents swear words in books from being displayed on your screen. You decide how clean your books should appear and Clean Reader does the rest. A Harry Potter-style broom icon is engaged to clean the crap (sorry) right out of the e-book you are reading. It leaves behind nothing beyond a little gap and some […]
Loved and admired by generations of children, the fictional child Eloise had a creative and loving birth, but a difficult childhood, as seen in a new documentary slated to be aired on HBO March 23rd. Though Eloise’s charming face is known by many, few know — or paid attention to — the drama that occurred behind the scenes while the Eloise franchise grew in popularity a few years after the debut of the first book, […]
Fans of the BBC Sherlock Holmes series (and there are many) staring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role with Martin Freeman as his Watson can rejoice. The dynamic duo will be transported to Victorian England for a holiday special likely set to air next Christmas. From Collider: Well, add the apparent ability to time travel to the long list of things at which Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) is generally unmatched. Steven Moffat, co-creator of Sherlock, […]
“The girl she said, I didn’t tell you this because it was a small thing, but little girls, they leave their hearts at home when they walk outside. Hearts are so precious. They don’t want to lose them.” Breath, Eyes, Memory was Haitian American author Edwidge Danticat’s debut, the book that made readers and reviewers instantly sit up and pay attention: here was a writer to watch out for. Published in 1994, it is the […]
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