Fun Facts Friday: Joyce Kilmer

Joyce Kilmer (6 December, 1886 – 30 July, 1918) was a prolific American poet who is known for celebrating nature, famous for his poem Trees...

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Stolen Focus By Johann Hari

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari tries to figure out why we lost our ability to focus since it has been declining for decades...

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2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Books for Everyone

Check out some book recommendations to be gifted the 2024 holiday season. I'd like to think that these books will cover a wide variety of interests...

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Fun Facts Friday: Andrés Bello

Andrés Bello (29 November, 1781 – 15 October, 1865) was a Venezuelan poet, diplomat, educator, and philosopher. He is the intellectual father of South America...

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The Story Of The Forest By Linda Grant

The Story of the Forest is a lively, thought-provoking and poignant exploration of diaspora and identity from the point of view of strong women...

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The City And Its Uncertain Walls By Haruki Murakami

The City and Its Uncertain Walls has an intriguing concept, I don’t think it is too original but once you get into it the narrative starts making sense...

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Fun Facts Friday: José Maria de Heredia

José Maria de Heredia (22 November, 1842 – 3 October, 1905) was a poet, born in Cuba, exiled in France, known for his masterful sonnets....

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The Moonstone

The Moonstone reads like a run-of-the-mill detective novel, however, it was written in 1868. It didn’t just stand the test of time but is also groundbreaking...

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The Netanyahus By Joshua Cohen

A hilarious, thought-provoking novel, narrated by a retired professor, delves into microaggressions, assimilation, and legacy of the Inquisition...

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Fun Facts Friday: Marianne Moore

Marianne Moore (15 November, 1887 – 5 February, 1972)- an American poet, editor, critic and translator. She was nominated for the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature...

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Guest Post by Bruce Sallan – “Men Are Parents, Too aka Why I Wrote My Book”
Guest Posts , Latest Posts / June 14, 2011

When I tell people that I write a parenting column and host a radio show about parenting, relationships, and other “emotional” reactions, I often get a surprised reaction as if men shouldn’t or can’t address these issues. How ironic in our so-called progressive and PC times. The reality is actually that things are far from equal between men and women. In so many ways, women have more advantages today since they are finally...

Cover Gallery: 1984
Cover Gallery , Latest Posts / June 11, 2011

While doing my research for yesterday’s post, Friday Fun Facts: 1984, I discovered some wonderful covers that have been done for the book over the years. Here are some, hope you enjoy them – let me know which one is your favorite. Picture from http://nmitsoftwareengineering.blogspot.com Image from http://www.ymag.it Penguin Books has commissioned Shepard Fairey of Obey to create two new book covers for two George Orwell cl...

Fun Facts Friday: 1984
Fun Facts Friday , Latest Posts / June 10, 2011

This week George Orwell’s classic “1984” has been published all the way back in 1949. The dystopian novel with its all-seeing leader “Big Brother” because a symbol worldwide for intrusive and oppressive government bureaucracy. The story is about Winston Smith and his attempt to rebel against the totalitarian state in which he lives....

Book Review Blog Carnival

The Picket Line reviews Among the Dead Cities by A.C. Grayling “Grayling meticulously describes how the policy of destroying cities developed and what goals it was meant to serve” Man of la Book reviews Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose “a fas­ci­nat­ing book about the Euro­pean the­ater in World War II, as told by the men on the front lines” Life As I Know It pontificates about re-reading The Dark Tower s...

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