Fun Facts Friday: Josef Ĺ kvoreckĂ˝

Josef Ĺ kvoreckĂ˝ was an award-winning Czech-Canadian writer whose books deal with repression, totalitarianism, jazz, and being a stranger in a strange land...

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The book’s argument is that the military must welcome non-traditional, collaborative approaches to innovation so it can leverage new technologies promptly...

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Guest Post: How Creative Storytelling Can Enhance Memory and Cognitive Health

Expression through writing can be transformative if you feel you’ve lost your edge or need something to help you rediscover your passion for reading, writing...

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Fun Facts Friday: Alberto de Lacerda

Alberto de Lacerda - A prominent Portuguese poet and radio personality. Mr. Lacerda is considered to be Portugal’s most admired and distinguished poets....

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In a time when Jews around the world are being vilified and antisemitism is running wild, it’s important to remember the consequences of such rhetoric...

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Reflections on history, justice, antisemitism, as well as the double standards, demonization, and weaponizing of both int'l laws & organizations against Israel...

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Fun Facts Friday: Sherwood Anderson

Sherwood Anderson (13 September, 1876 – 8 March, 1941) was a novelist and short story writer from Camden, OH. Later on he settled in Chicago, IL...

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Leaves of Fire (עלים מן האש) by Simcha Guterman is not all doom and gloom. The author has a healthy sense of humor, which I would assume is good to have...

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This was a charming, easy-to-read, lovely story. I read it quickly and enjoyed the story even though I thought most of it was quite predictable...

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Fun Facts Friday: Julien Green

Julien Green - A prolific American writer of novels, essays, plays, and even a biography. Mr. Green was born in France, and wrote in both French and English...

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Batman Day – Kindle Comics from $0 – $3
Latest Posts / July 23, 2014

To celebrate Batman Day Amazon is giving away “Batman Eternal #1” for free by using promo code “BATMAN75“. Click on the link or on the image below for that promotion (Until August 3, 2014). Comics Sale Featuring Batman, $0.99 Each Also on sale are Batman Graphic Novels for $2.99 each...

Book Review: Bringing Down Gaddafi by Andrei Netto

About: Bringing Down Gaddafi: On the Ground with the Libyan Rebels by Andrei Netto is a non-fiction book telling the story of the author, a Brazilian journalist. Mr. Netto traveled to Libya to witness firsthand the uprising against Gaddafi. 320 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Trade Language: English ISBN-10: 1137279125 My rat­ing for Bringing Down Gaddafi — 4 Buy this book in paper or elec­tronic (Kin­dle) format* Thoughts: Bri...

Kiva Loans — Repaid
Latest Posts / July 21, 2014

We’ve received a total of $20.41 in repayments this July. Loan repayments in the amount of $12.02 were made on a portion of a loan purchased with promotional credit, so this amount was returned to the promotional account. Click here to donate yourself Funded on Aug 16, 2013 Fredy Celestino Guatemala | Internet Cafe You Loaned: $25.00 Newly Repaid: $1.42 Total Repaid So Far: $12.71 (50.84% of your loan) Repayment Status:...

Giveaway (Over) : Eyes on You by Kate White
Latest Posts / July 19, 2014

A terrifying psychological suspense with so many twists that the ending will leave you breathless. What would you do if you began to suspect one day that someone was out to get you? Really get you. But you had absolutely no idea who it was....

Guest Post: Dangerous Memoirs by Frances Lawson
Guest Posts , Latest Posts / July 16, 2014

When a writer sets out to tell the story of an event or short period of their lives they are not always aware of the inherent dangers of doing so. Celebrities who decide to put pen to paper, for all sorts of motivations, can get away with 'telling it like it is' to a greater degree than the rest of us. For me, telling the truth (from my perspective) was always going to be a bit uncomfortable, but I didn't realise the true dangers until ...

Book Review: The Lion’s Gate by Steven Pressfield
5 Stars , Latest Posts , Non-Fiction / July 15, 2014

The book is part history, part historical fiction. While much of the book is based on outstanding research and first-person interviews, some of the book is told from a perspective which the author himself wrote but relied on historical information for reference. A most interesting way to write the book and a brave decision by the author (who states his method in the forward)....

Unbroken Trailer
Latest Posts / July 12, 2014

A few years ago I read a wonderful book called Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand I highly recommend the book to everyone. Check out this trailer below, looks fantastic, hopefully it would do a bit of justice to the story and the man....

Fun Facts Friday: E.B. White
Fun Facts Friday , Latest Posts / July 11, 2014

White did not underestimate his young audience, in fact he told the Paris review that “You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth.”...

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