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Art & Culture: How to be the Old Lion by Terry P. Tanner

September 10, 2024 admin 0

Terry P. Tanner’s How to Be the Old Lion is meant to be a roadmap for navigating life’s challenges with confidence and purpose. Drawing from real-life examples and lessons learned over a lifetime, Tanner provides readers with the tools needed to overcome common pitfalls and embrace a life of intentionality. With an emphasis on spiritual and ethical principles, this book serves as a guide to living fearlessly. The core message of How to Be the […]

Fiction: Investigating the Kennedy Assassination: Why Was Kennedy Killed? by Michael J. Deeb and Robert Lockwood Mills

August 25, 2024 admin 0

If there was ever a week where we had enough Kennedy, it was this one. With the son of a former presidential hopeful and the nephew of one of America’s best-loved presidents of all time making headlines for forging deals with political devils, it’s easy to say, “enough already” with the Kennedy’s. Yet, for all their faults, Michael J. Deeb and Robert Lockwood Mills can’t be called on the carpet for the timing of their […]

Teach Me How to Whisper Receives Major Romanian Literary Prize

August 25, 2024 admin 0

A new book of poetry by an American writer of Albanian origin, Gjekë Marinaj, has received Romania’s Mihai Eminescu International Poetry Prize. Conferred by Romania’s Mihai Eminescu International Academy, the literary award honors Marinaj’s collection Teach Me How to Whisper: Horses and Other Poems, published by Syracuse University Press. The award was presented on June 14 in Craiova, Romania, in a ceremony held at the Gloriae Art Gallery. Teach Me How to Whisper is the […]

Non-Fiction: The Chronicles of Mania: The Inventor, the Dreamer, and the Madman! by Brian W. Walker

August 7, 2024 admin 0

Brian W. Walker is a an inventor and innovator who is responsible for more than 800 inventions brings the heartbreak and triumph of mania to life in The Chronicles of Mania. The book is a deeply personal memoir that chronicles how Walker’s life was shaped by the relentless grip of undiagnosed bipolar disorder. The Chronicles of Mania offers a compelling narrative of resilience, creativity, and the pursuit of dreams. Author Brian Walker’s entire life has […]

Art & Culture: 100 Things Duran Duran Fans Should Know & Do During This Life: a New, Quirky Guide to Nostalgia from 1978 to Danse Macabre by Sandy Lender

August 3, 2024 admin 0

We were a little dismayed to learn that August 10 is Duran Duran Appreciation Day. We’re not making this up. We were maybe even more dismayed to discover that Duran Duran’s 16th studio album, Danse Macabre, was released just last year. (And yes: if the name is twigging some non-Duranish memory for you, we’ll remind you that Stephen King released an important work of non-fiction under that same title in 1981. Danse Macabre is also […]

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Dayhouse Studio Launches Magazine Focused on Nature, Health, and Sustainability

June 24, 2024 admin 0

Dayhouse Studio, a health-focused biophilic interior design firm, has launched Daylight Living, a new online magazine where design, nature, health, and sustainability all come together. Dayling Living will cover a wide range of topics, including biophilic design, the evidence-based insights behind health benefits from nature-centric design, self-care and sustainable interior practices. In the first issue, the feature article is “Healing by Design.” It explores diverse applications of biophilic design principles to create a home environment that […]

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Crime Fiction: Second Term by J.M. Adams

October 10, 2023 admin 1

This week it all feels a little on the nose, but this is early days in J.M. Adams’ career as a novelist. The ground covered in Second Term will feel less jolting in due course. This is the good stuff, even though the timing might be either not terrific or too terrific, depending on your perspective. It is September 2012. Cora Walker, a DIA defense operative, discovers a terrorist plot in Benghazi and jumps into […]

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Food With Spirit by Alicia Shevetone

October 2, 2023 admin 0

Food With Spirit is the latest release from Las Vegas chef, author, and television personality Alicia Shevetone. The book focuses on cooking for one or two people without creating massive amounts of leftovers, but also without sacrificing flavor. Food With Spirit features 50 recipes spread across five sections: Appetizers, Soups, Entrees, Sides, and Desserts. Each is beautifully illustrated and all 50 recipes are infused with some of our favorite intoxicants, from spiced rum to the […]

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Non-Fiction: Threats: Designing for Security by Adam Shostack

June 4, 2023 admin 0

“We can’t secure our systems if threats are mysterious or poorly understood,” writes Adam Shostack, author of Threats: Designing for Security. “This book gives every engineer foundational knowledge in a structured, accessible and fun way. My students come in with incredibly variable knowledge — bringing everyone to the same level is so important as security becomes a first-class engineering requirement.” Shostack’s book is not for everyone, but in a world where cybersecurity is a large […]

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Working Through the Banned

June 3, 2023 admin 0

Over the past 90 days, there has been an increase in searches for “banned books,” “banned book list,” and “list of banned books.” These types of searches have also increased over the last year. Trending book titles include The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The interest in banned books can reflect the current political climate and increased censorship in America’s public […]