New Science Fiction Book on My Nightstand
Just in, new #SciFi #book on my nightstand “Echo” by Canadian author @Jamiescribbles aka Jamie Mason
Artemis Fowl & Foley’s Bakery
Inbetween shooting on the movie “Anniversary” in Maine, I stopped into Longfellow books and picked up an Artemis Fowl novel. A fun thing happened upon walking out of the bookshop- next door, just across the hall, is a bakery named “Foley’s Cakes.” If you read the series, then you know what a fun coincidence this …
10 Good Books That Kept Me Reading Into The Night During 2013
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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Good Read – Ghost Story “The Screaming Staircase” Lockwood & Co Book 1
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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Noir Style Fiction – Book Report
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 …
Horror Novel The Passage – Book Report
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 …
YA Fiction on the Hogwarts Express of Chicago
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 …
Good Read – But Don’t Read If You Aren’t Ready To Eat Fattening, Delicious, Yummy Food
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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The Perfect Scent, A Year Inside The Perfume Industry
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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Snarky Perfume Reviews How I Love Thee
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 …