Reaction to HOUSE Series Finale (SPOILERS)
May 22, 2012 – 12:15 am | 12 Comments

Throughout most of the episode, I was reading a magazine, checking my Twitter account, and watching videos of my baby niece learning how to roll over because all the navel gazing happening on TV was …

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All Holmes, All the Time
May 17, 2012 – 1:16 pm | 6 Comments
All Holmes, All the Time

As many of you know, I’m a bit of a Holmesian nut, so I thought I’d point out a few upcoming Sherlock Holmes-related things.
CBS announced last Sunday that it had picked up the pilot Elementary, …

Book Review: OVERSEAS by Beatriz Williams
May 16, 2012 – 1:56 am | 2 Comments
Book Review: OVERSEAS by Beatriz Williams

After four disappointing crime fic novels in a row, I decided I needed a change of pace, and was happy to fall into Overseas, an engrossing fairy tale by debut author Beatriz Williams.
Twenty-five-year-old investment banker …

First Impressions 5.4.12
May 4, 2012 – 1:14 am | 6 Comments
First Impressions 5.4.12

May the Fourth be with you! You know I had to get that out of the way.
Now, for this week’s First Impressions, let’s add something new. After reading the following opening passages, leave a comment …

Inside Classic Films
April 30, 2012 – 1:44 pm | 11 Comments
Inside Classic Films

Late last night, Deadline.com reported that Warner Bros. Digital Publishing will be releasing a series of eBooks that contain shooting scripts for classic films, with loads of extra content about each movie. The four announced …

First Impressions 4.27.12
April 27, 2012 – 1:54 am | 10 Comments
First Impressions 4.27.12

Another Friday, another sampler of opening passages from books in my TBR pile to see which ones grab your attention right away.
For your perusal this week:
Long Gone by Alafair Burke, Harper, out June 19
Second Acts: …

Book Review: LET’S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED by Jenny Lawson
April 23, 2012 – 2:59 am | 5 Comments
Book Review: LET’S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED by Jenny Lawson

If you walk through the memoir section in bookstores, chances are you’ll find books by people who have no business writing a memoir, such as a twentysomething reality-show star whose biggest life struggle so far …

Why Write the Great American Novel When You Can BE in One?
April 19, 2012 – 3:05 pm | 15 Comments
Why Write the Great American Novel When You Can BE in One?

I saw this on Twitter this morning via @PenguinLibrary and thought it was such a fun idea, I had to share. Flavorwire had written an article about a service called U Star Novels that will …

Book Review: INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN
April 11, 2012 – 2:30 am | 15 Comments
Book Review: INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN

In the midst of all the controversy last fall surrounding the National Book Foundation announcing a wrong nominee for the National Book Award in its YA category, it seemed to me the author who actually …

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