Nearly all of these books are young adult fantasy fiction, with a couple of unique exceptions. Such as the memoir by Minnesotan Richard Curney, the non-fantasy children’s story “A Long Way From Chicago,” and the adult paranormal novel Skullduggery Pleasant. There are two books by the same author, Johnathan Stroud. He must be one busy …
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In this ghoul-filled month of October, it’s appropriate that actor Paul Cram’s reading a book that turns out to be a macabre ghost story. It’s the latest young adult fiction by Jonathan Stroud The Screaming Staircase. The first in (hopefully) a long series of Lockwood & Co. books to be penned by Stroud. The book …
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Adual citizenship pen pal answers my request for a book suggestion on Twitter. Having just finished the final eight-hundredth page of horror novel “The Passage,” I asked if anyone knew of another good book for me to read. In less time than it takes to crack the knuckles of your left hand, the American/Israelite pen …
Hefting the 800 page horror novel up from the librarian’s desk, I notice that the book is not only thick, but also the pages are much larger than a standard novel. The cover art is interesting, but it was the creepy photo of the author, Justin Cronin, in the New York Times Magazine interview, that …
During my descent on the escalator, I get the overwhelming feeling that I’m near Hogwarts Express. Which doesn’t make logical sense as any Harry Potter fan can see the trains don’t look like that classy old-world style train. Regardless, if you’ve ever flown into Chicago and headed to the L Trains, then you know the …
Stumbling around the cooking section shelves at the local library, I tug on a book not so much because of it’s title, more because the photos catch my attention. The book is titled The Good Stuff Cookbook Burgers, Fries, Shakes, Wedges, and More by chef Spike Mendelsohn. It’s the page with the Rosemary & Thyme …
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Randomly picked up “The Perfect Scent” by Chandler Burr. The book delves into the world of perfumers giving a very artistic, yet well-rounded with science, look into the luxury world of scent. It follows two perfumes: Lovely being created in New York City by the perfumers at Coty under the creative direction of Sarah Jessica …
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Love him or hate him, Luca Turin is gifted with a biting wit in his writing that makes me cringe and laugh out loud at the same time. I cringe because I’d hate to be the one on the receiving end of one of his critiques. I laugh because it’s just great verbage. The intro …
List by Lynn Truss they are older they know more than you do they know less than you do they got here first they have educational qualifications in the subject under discussion you are in their house they once helped you financially they have been good to you all your life they are less fortunate …
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~Agatha Christie at her typewriter.I am reminded of the great “queen of crime” Agatha Christie. A great example to me of writing about murder, death, and crime- all while maintaining the innate value we each posses by living. I’ll have to reread a few of her stories as I don’t know off-hand the title of …