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• Paul of Dune Book Giveaway!

  Posted on Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 16:08 in books, contest, featured, Giveaway

  Hi all… Would you like to read Paul of Dune? I have an extra hardback copy available for one lucky reader. Simply leave a comment on this post by November 30, and I will randomly choose one luck...

• Interview: Nancy Kress

  Posted on Monday November 3rd, 2008 at 07:51 in arts, authors, books, norman mailer, science fiction, w. somerset maugham, writer, writer's digest, writers resources

  Hi all… When I reviewed Nancy Kress’ recent novel Dogs, I was offered a chance to interview her and she was kind enough to respond. Q: It’s quite obvious that you are a dog lover fro...

• Book Review: Nancy Kress - Dogs

  Posted on Monday November 3rd, 2008 at 07:51 in andromedastrain, beggars in spain, books, nancy kress, nebula award, pets, science fiction, United States, university of leipzig

  Hi all… In my opinion, Nancy Kress is one of the best science fiction authors of today. During the mid-1990s, I read Beggars in Spain and was immediately hooked. Kress has the magical ability of...

• Book Review: Paul of Dune - Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson

  Posted on Saturday October 18th, 2008 at 09:59 in arrakis, books, children of dune, dune messiah, dune universe, frank herbert, heretics of dune, kevin j anderson, paul atreides, paul of dune

  Hi all… Back in the mid-1980s I read the original Dune novels from Frank Herbert - Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, and God Emperor of Dune. I never got as far as Heretics of Dune or Chapte...

• Book Review: The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 08:28 in arts, books, bram stoker award, general zod, jor-el, kevin j anderson, krypton, lara, last days of krypton, ma and pa kent, martian manhunter, phantom zone

  Hi all… Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve been drawn into a story where I already knew the ending, let alone a science fiction story straight from the comic book universe. Kevin ...

• Book Review: Kathleen Beisel - Eat Your Way to Natural Good Health

  Posted on Saturday October 4th, 2008 at 14:51 in books, diet, eating, healthy diet, nutrition, programs, shopping, weight loss

  Book cover via Amazon Hi all! Recently I had an opportunity to review a new book from Kathleen Beisel - Eat Your Way to Natural Good Health. This is not exactly a diet book, more of a lifestyle chang...

• Read a Banned Book This Week!

  Posted on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 in books, censorship, establishment of religion, first amendment, first amendment to the united states constitution, freedom of speech, law, list of banned books, right to petition, United States

  Hi all! Yes, it’s banned books week! Time to break out some of those books certain groups and establishments would rather we not. I am wholeheartedly against banning and burning books. I love b...

• Halloweens Gifts for Ghouls and Boys…

  Posted on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 08:07 in books, costume, holidays, holidays and special days, kids and teens, trick-or-treating

  Hi all… I have two little creatures at my house who are looking forward to scoring some loot on Halloween this year. I’m even being forced into the act for a costume party that night. [shu...

• Book Review: Christoph Niemann - The Pet Dragon

  Posted on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 08:47 in books, children, christoph niemann, donald crews, new york, New York City, new york city subway, new york times, pet dragon, stephen dubner, stephen j. dubner, transit maps of the world

  Hi all! Lately it seems I’m on a bit of a streak of finding outstanding childrens’ books. Let’s keep the streak alive with The Pet Dragon by Christoph Niemann. Lin is a young Chinese...

• Book Review: Brocabulary Coming in October

  Posted on Saturday September 20th, 2008 at 09:36 in add new tag, books, code monkey, code monkeys, g4, harpercollins, new york times, ny times, publishing

  Hey all… When I saw the cover of Brocabulary: The New Man-i-festo of Dude Talk, I was intrigued. When I see the term “bro,” I now think of two different things. The first is fraterni...