November 2013 Blog Posts (161)

Booksellers Recommend: Kings of Memphis: Elvis and Tutankhamen by Carolyn Reynolds Kings of Memphis

The intriguing doppelganger or twin life shared by King Tut and Elvis Presley is the essence of the visionary time-travel romance, Kings of Memphis. Both of the Kings married 14-year-old brides. Both of their mothers died early, and both…

LOOKING INWARD

I have a B.A. in English, and the bulk of my studies were focused on Western literature. In our…

We hear a lot about generics these days. Everything from prescription drugs to clothing has a no-name brand. The big draw is the lower price tag.

I've discovered another kind of generic: the generic holiday. Decorations adorn stores without the context of its meaning. In one store, the…

Healthy Family Meals

By American Heart Association

4 Stars

Inspired and Beneficial

Most of us know that we should consume more fruits and vegetables each week, include fish and lean meats in our diet and whole grains, while cutting back on sodium and cholesterol.  Yet, at the end of each day, practice just doesn’t…

Leonardo’s Machines

By Domenico Laurenza and Mario Taddei

5 Stars

The Master’s Genius

Most people are aware of the artistic endeavors of Leonardo da Vinci, but it is in his design of machines that the master’s prowess is truly revealed.  Through the use of computer graphics, modern technology has now expanded on…

The Puzzle of Grandpops

By Mark Williams

4 Stars

A Fast Read

Casey Harmon, a 99-year-old inventor, was living the high life in the Bimini Islands.  He was worth well over one hundred million dollars and his impressive personal car collection included a stunning number of Porsches and Corvettes.  However, during a…

When Daphne Dale reads the advertisement, she’s delighted.  “Sensible gentleman of means seeks sensible lady of good breeding for correspondence, and in due consideration, matrimony.”  It’s just the sort of thing she’s been looking for.  Posing as Miss Spooner, she replies to the ad, and begins an engaging correspondence with Mr. Dishforth, a gentleman entirely suited…

Thanks for inviting your readers to join your book marketing network John. 

I do hope all our efforts to marketing books will be beneficial to members.

Jean.

"Writing is my ‘being’ — I write and write and write.  My first novel, Countenance,was published in the Spring of 2013. It felt SO good to have that beautiful book in my hands! Travel writing is a major part of my writing and a resource for inspiration when the novels begin to develop.…

Kathy Bruins has just started a new series!

Aaron Yetter is about to begin a journey: one that is both into the light and the dark.

I found it…

Best-selling author Patti J. Smith has just released a new…

Like most authors when I’m writing a book I usually write a terrible first draft. Pages filled with scrawled ideas and bland dialogue. I work on this first draft non-stop, sometimes for weeks until I get a good solid manuscript-length of material. But there is one thing I never do, and that is to write the end of the book.

When about eighty-percent of the first draft is written I go back and re-read the…

LAST DAY of $.99 (excluding taxes) Promo for Cosmogonic Marbles, comedy-fantasy novel, pick up your copy here or invent a time machine and get it yesterday

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Today is was lucky enough to have not one but two guests: Anita Higman & Marcia Lee Laycock.

We had a great time discussing a wide range of subjects-from tea rooms to first and third person narratives in a story. I have included the link for the show as well as a little bit on each author and their current…

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This is a YA novel.

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Here’s a secret about books. They have their own power to transform. They don’t know if you’re rich or poor, beautiful or an ugly duckling, a wealthy doctor or a poor cabdriver, and they don’t care. A book will take you on an adventure whenever you’re ready, regardless of how you see yourself and as a bonus may even change the definitions. — Martha Carr, author of The List…

Traditional nursing homes, as we know them today, are, for many elderly, a fate worse than death.  They are set up based on the medical model, reminding those living within their walls, that they are old, sick, and in need of constant medical care.  How depressing. …

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Praise for my book: Robert J. Sawyer, who is one of eight writers in history to win all three of the world's top…

Cosmogonic Marbles, $.99 (excluding taxes) until Saturday 9^th Nov.…