Month: October 2017

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New Tomorrow: First Times  by Charles Ghigna, illustrated by Lori Joy Smith

October 30, 2017 admin 1

There’s something joyous about First Times (Orca Books) by bestselling author Charles Ghigna (I See Fall, Adeline Porcupine) and award-winning illustrator Lori Joy Smith (The Goodnight Book, Me, Me, Me); something light and festive and fun. My fist run with a kite as it climbs to the sky. My first wish on a star. My first butterfly. It captures that moment in childhood when everything is new and fresh. The first time I sing a […]

Ghost Writer Donald Bain Dies at 82

October 29, 2017 admin 0

You may not know his name, but you’ve most likely read his words. Donald Bain, who might have been the most successful ghostwriter of all time, passed away in White Plains, New York on October 21st. He was 82. For many years, Bain’s was the pen behind the “Jessica Fletcher” byline on the Murder She Wrote novels, but his first brush with fame happened many years before. From The Washington Post: Mr. Bain’s first major […]

Harry Potter 20 Years On

October 29, 2017 admin 0

Harry Potter is one of the best loved fictional characters of all time and author J.K. Rowling’s books have sold over 400 million copies. But this year, as Harry Potter turns 20, we are reminded that there was a time when Rowling was a new author, like so many others, fielding rejection after rejection while waiting for her big break. In celebration of the 20th anniversary, Rowling’s original pitch for the book that would be […]

How to Be Happy: Einstein Knew it Wasn’t in the Loot

October 25, 2017 admin 0

While in Japan in 1922, not long after he had won the Nobel Prize for physics, Albert Einstein was told by a messenger that he had won some coveted prize. Einstein didn’t have any cash on hand with which to tip the messenger, so he scrawled a note on a piece of paper. From BBC News: He … told the messenger that, if he was lucky, the notes would become valuable. Einstein suggested in the […]

Authors on Snacks: Dylan Brody

October 24, 2017 admin 0

Does creativity have a taste? And, if it does, is the taste more chocolate or saurkraut? January Magazine’s “Authors on Snacks” is not meant to be a judgment. Rather it’s a personal peek at what some of our most beloved authors nibble on while pushing forward on their latest work. This time out we talk with author, humorist, playwright and comedian Dylan Brody. Brody’s latest book, The Modern Depression Guidebook, is the opposite of a […]

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This Just In… Turn Your Setbacks Into Comebacks
by Rick McDaniel

October 24, 2017 admin 0

Ready for a Comeback? In his new book Rick McDaniel shows you strategies, inspires you with stories and guides you step-by-step into your own comeback. You will be motivated to move forward in your life. If you are ready for a new story, fresh hope and renewed passion for life then welcome to your comeback! You can order Turn Your Setbacks Into Comebacks here. Visit author Rick McDaniel on the web here. ◊   This […]

Caution: Reading in Bed May Be
Hazardous to Your Health

October 20, 2017 admin 0

As a culture, we have a lot to worry about. Too much. The list keeps growing. It just never stops. The dangers of eating various foods. Of cel phone overuse. Of computer dependance. But the more things change, the more they stay the same. In the 18th and 19th centuries one of the big culprits was (wait for it!), reading in bed. From The Atlantic: Writings from the 18th and 19th centuries frequently dramatize the […]

Mark Ruffalo to Star in Series Based
on Wally Lamb Book

October 19, 2017 admin 0

Mark Ruffalo (Thor, Spotlight) will star in a small-screen version of Wally Lamb’s 1998 novel, I Know This Much Is True. From Deadline Hollywood: Written and directed by filmmaker Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), I Know This Much Is True is described as an epic family saga that explores the American identity following the parallel lives of twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey throughout the latter half of the 20th century. Ruffalo will pull double duty, […]

Three Great Books Business People
Should Read This Fall

October 17, 2017 admin 1

In my experience, voracious readers of business and advice books are better leaders. Why? Because long-form reading helps you grasp complex ideas, understand what’s behind them and ultimately put them to work in your lives. When I think about what helped me make the leap from account exec to CSO, I attribute my steadfast commitment to reading books as the #1 factor. My reading explosion took place 20 years ago this fall, so to commemorate […]

Biloxi Blues: To Kill a Mockingbird  Banned

October 16, 2017 admin 2

Some of the language in Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is “making some people uncomfortable.” That’s what members of a Mississippi school board said recently when they pulled the book from the eighth-grade curriculum in Biloxi. The Sun Herald broke the story: When asked Thursday morning if the book had been pulled from the course, Superintendent Arthur McMillan issued a statement five hours later that said: “There are many resources and […]