Over this past Thanksgiving weekend, I read through most of Robert Bruce’s blog, 101 Books: Reading my way through Time Magazine’s 100 Greatest Novels. In addition to providing great fodder for future reading material, he’s also written interesting posts about writing, books, and the strange search terms that lead people to his site. A post…
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100 Reasons I'm Thankful
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? – G.K. Chesterton After seeing my amazing sister list one reason she’s thankful each day leading up to Thanksgiving on Facebook, I upped the proverbial ante….
What Books Have You Never Read That You Should Have By Now?
My GoodReads account tells me that I have 159 books on my “to read” shelf. This is not a good sign, especially since my job asks me to review a number of books. I’m not sure what this says about me, other than book buying is therapeutic for me. Or that I’m not reading as…
Her Name Was Desiree
As my girlfriend and I round the corner of her apartment complex, her energetic Boston Terrier in tow, another evening walker passes us by. “There’s a young girl sitting over there, crying,” he says. “Her mom was supposed to pick her up, but she hasn’t come yet. You should say something nice to her.” This…
Has The Publishing Industry Learned Anything from the Music Industry?
One of the headlines that caught my attention today is that Amazon has reported their e-books are outselling their print books, and it took less than four years for that shift to occur. This timeline is shorter than most had predicted. This isn’t surprising, but it lends further credence to the fact that the music…