Reprise: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Audiobook)
In general, I’ve come to believe that as great as some notable novels are, written through the decades by talented authors (and I’ve only read a…
Steven Hart & The Last Three Miles
To say the least, writer and journalist Steven Hart has a way with words. A good example of that is how he used them for the…
On the Lookout for Books and Movies Poll Results
As put forward back in November, having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we came up with a…
On the Lookout for Books and Movies Poll
As put forward last month, having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we came up with a…
Reblogged: ‘Just My Type – A Book About Fonts’ by Simon Garfield – NYTimes.com
Reblogged: ‘Just My Type – A Book About Fonts’ by Simon Garfield – NYTimes.com. Having finished Just My Type, an entertaining look at the things we take…
On the Lookout for Books and Movies
Having just completed another parallel post season with my partner Rachel, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy, we came up with a notion. Usually around this time…
Night Shift: The Woman in the Room
I’ve a tendency to relate my life through the popular arts. Given the movies, music, and books I’ve done over the years, it’s easy to do. Blame…
Stephen, Carrie, Chloë and Sissy
Admittedly, I became hooked on horror as a pre-teen watching movies at home and on the big screen. Later, it’d be friends at work who’d turn me on to Stephen King,…
Friday Forgotten Book: Red Dragon
During my Stephen King-reading streak, which spanned more than a few years, if it had the author’s name on it, even in reference, it got my attention. Whatever…
Friday Forgotten Bo… Novella: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
By the year 1982, as mentioned, I’d read all author Stephen King‘s novels, including his Hugo Award winning non-fiction work Danse Macabre. For the most part in chronological order,…
Reprise: The One Day Read
Since my duo post partner Rachel and I will be looking at its film adaptation later in the week, the following reprise post I did awhile back…
Reblogged » Jen’s Book Thoughts: Summer Shorts 2014 – Peter Berkrot
Jen’s Book Thoughts: Summer Shorts 2014 – Peter Berkrot One of my favorite bloggers is at it again with a marvelous interview and highlight. With June…
Interview: Vickie Lester and Why “It’s in His Kiss”
“Hollywood. The Dream Factory A camera-ready world of fantasy fulfilled, artifice and bone-deep glamour — or a place of dark reality, depthless closets, failed love, false prophets and untimely death. Anne Brown must find where the truth lies. Truth. Lies. It’s in his kiss. Vickie Lester has written the ultimate Hollywood insider murder-mystery with gasp-worthy plot twists and plenty of delicious, naughty moments…”
Reprise » Favorite Books of L.A.
More than four years ago, that’s 28 of them in my dog’s life, mi compadre Pop Culture Nerd linked readers, and her L.A. Times Festival of Books friends,…
Reblogged » Jen’s Book Thoughts: Any Other Name – Craig Johnson
Reblogged» Jen’s Book Thoughts: Any Other Name – Craig Johnson Having just finished the latest Walt Longmire novel by Craig Johnson, Any Other Name, I’m again…
Ken Bruen’s Purgatory
As someone who has come to enjoy crime fiction, it’s no surprise I have my favorites. Edgar Allen Poe, Raymond Chandler, Jim Thompson, among the ageless.…
Reprise » Muy Bruen
Some years ago, with encouragement by my friends Jen Forbus and Corey Wilde, I finally took the plunge and dived into a novel by author Ken Bruen. I reserve the right to insert…
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Originally posted on Feminist Texican Reads:
I spent part of the summer of 2012 reading — and falling deeply in love with — Alexandre Dumas’s The…
Versus AARP’s 10 Essential Boomer Books
If I do anything on this blog, it is to examine the arts, and my history (or angst), with them. I confess, self-absorbed and so typical of this generation. I’ll add my set to the well-known contributors AARP selected for their Essential Boomer picks. First up, Erica Jong takes on the following with her stellar list.
Book & Audiobook Review: Suspect by Robert Crais
“The man’s breathing grew shallow and steady, his heartbeat slowed, and when the surge of his pulse grew no slower, Maggie knew he was sleeping. She…
It Rains... You Get Wet 