Who are they writing for, anyway?
Lately, the question of audience has been on my mind. As in “what is the audience for this particular book?”…
A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban copyright 2007
Zoe Elias dreams of playing Carnegie Hall, of being a famous concert pianist (though her fantasies are more about the…
Summer reading update!
Summer is nearly done in terms of my duties as a stepmother, and I will confess a new empathy with…
Marvelous Mo
Mo Willems, best known for his Pigeon and Knuffle Bunny books, has developed a series of early readers featuring the…
Wave by Suzy Lee, copyright 2008
For a writer, recommending a wordless book seems nonsensical. But, Suzy Lee’s evocative art work is such a visual treat,…
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, copyright 2008
Michael Pollan’s most recent food-inspired book gives an overview of the bumpy road leading to the obesity epidemic, and offers…
Surfacing
Married life sure impacts one’s reading schedule! I got married on January 1st, moved from California to Mississippi, and have…
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, Illustrations by Niroot Puttapipat, copyright 2007
This is a review I did for Children’s Literature for a book that is now selling like hotcakes and garnered…
Word Lovers Unite!
I’m a geek and proud of it. Literati sounds better, but too pretentious!If you go to www.freerice.com, you can challenge…
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman copyright 1992, 1995, 2004
Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages, How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate has been around since 1992 and…
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