Some people are born to write. Their words magically flow off the screen or page and you instantly feel like you are sitting across the table from a dear friend at Starbucks as they tell you about their latest adventure. Mary T. Wagner is one of those writers. Her resume is impressive. She is a mother of 4, former journalist turned prosecuting attorney, blogger and author of 3 … [Read more...]
Amazon Controversy: Censorship or Not?
By Jennie I recently wrote a piece on Banned Book Week. My disdain for censorship of books was tested this week when a brouhaha erupted over a title that Amazon offered for Kindle download. The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct by Philip Greaves II is an apparently self-published book that "offers advice to help pedophiles avoid breaking … [Read more...]
Books Make A Great Gift
By Pam My husband has always been easy to buy gifts for at Christmas time. He always has a long list of books he wants to read- or he's happy with a gift card from the local book store. The first year he asked for a book store gift card, I wasn't keen on the idea. I felt like that was not much of a unique gift. He explained to me that having a gift card gave him a certain … [Read more...]
THE AMAZING KINDLE – REVIEW
Written by Jeff After several hints, I was shocked, shocked to receive my Amazon Kindle DX for Fathers Day. For those of you unfamiliar with the Kindle it is an electronic reader that allows you to download books (at about 1/3 of the cost of a new hardcover), newspapers (for about $10 a month) magazines (about $2 per week) and blogs into a 9 inch screen (they also … [Read more...]