Author Suzanne Collins (website) said she got the idea for The Hunger Games while surfing channels and seeing people competing on a reality show and footage of the invasion of Iraq. The two blurred and an idea was formed....
M.J. Rose: Iâve been fascinated with lost fragrances since long before I started writing The Book of Lost Fragrances⊠since I found a bottle of perfume on my great grandmotherâs dresser that had belonged to her mother in Russia. Here is one of those lost fragrances that stirs the senses and the imagination⊠(researched and described with the help of the perfume writer Dimitrios Dimitriadis) GUERLAIN R...
Join Regal Literary in celebrating the ALAâs third annual National Bookmobile Day! In appreciation of our nationâs bookmobiles and the library professionals who keep them running, weâre giving away signed copies of THE NIGHT BOOKMOBILE and HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY by fellow bookmobile lover Audrey Niffenegger, international bestselling author of THE TIME TRAVELERâS WIFE. See more about the books below, and enter to win at http://www...
Like every other bookish person, I like bookends as well, especially ones that goes nicely with the books they hold in between even though, most likely, Iâll be the only person to ever notice. I was looking for bookends, not to buy but just to imagine when I noticed how many bookends of people there are. To be honest â they look good but I like the âReading Sophisticatesâ one especially. Here are some of my favor...
Article first published as Book Review: Queenmaker: A Novel of King Davidâs Queen by India Edghill on Blogcritics. About: Queenmaker: A Novel of King Davidâs Queen by India Edghill is considered to be biblical fiction. I have studied the bible (both Jewish and Christian) and do enjoy biblical fiction very much. 384 pages Publisher:Â Picador; First Edition edition (November 2002) Language:Â English ISBN-10:Â 0312289197 My rat...
From comic creator Mark Waid: originally posted at http://markwaid.com/?p=695 Hi. Mark Waid here. As promised if you were paying attention at WonderCon today during my spotlight panel, hereâs a free PDF download of a short digital-comics story I did as proof-of-concept with the talented artist Jeremy Rock. Itâs a little zombie story called âLutherâ, and itâs a sample of the approach Iâm taking to my long-promisedâan...
Before anything else, here is a good question for anyone who intends to launch and endorse his or her next book usinmg social media. âHow do you plan to create a fan base on Twitter, Facebook, or any social networking site?â Internet Facts First, let us look into important numbers regarding the Webâs development more than two decades ago. The first website was set up in 1990. There were 252 million people in N...
On 3 October, 1993 soldiers from the United States Delta Force, Army Rangers, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division,UN forces, and Navy SEALs attempted to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid, a Somali warlord in Mogadishu...
Today is the anniversary of the publication of Nathaniel Hawthorneâs The Scarlet Letter. Besides a great tale, The Scarlet Letter also had a wonderful that goes with its own publication. Great price on this book in paper or FREE in elecÂtronic ForÂmat through the Man of la Book AffilÂiÂate Account More books by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1 ) The Scarlet letter is set in 17th century in Puritan Boston between 1642 â...
Article first published as Book Review: The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose on Blogcritics. About: The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose is fictional book in the Reincarnationist series. This is the fourth book in the series, however they are all standalone books. 384 pages Publisher: Atria Books Language: English ISBN-10: 1451621302 My rating for The Book of Lost Fragrances â 4 Great price on this book in paper or el...