Posted on April 30, 2006 by Marsha James

There are a few novels coming out that focuses on the entertainment and celebrity side of things. Coming out is The Ruby Slippers, Madonna’s Bra and Einstein’s Brain a novel that answers your questions about what happened to old relics in old entertainment.
Anyone who has ever wondered where Dorothy’s ruby slippers, the limo that JFK [...]

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Marsha James

James Patterson is out with his newest novel Beach Road and it is also on sale for half-off at B&N. Members save even more.
By the #1 bestselling author of Lifeguard, a gleaming new summer thriller set in the luxurious Hamptons.
Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy’s client list is woefully small–occasional real estate closings barely keep him [...]

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Marsha James

I have been an avid reader since before the age of 5. As I grew up that never changed. I simply began to read more books in different categories. However since I was a young teen I was told that I should be a writer.
This might seem great to be so encouraged, but the problem [...]

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Marsha James

If you love your Sunday comics then you should be aware that they can be found online as well. One of the places I go to read them is Yahoo! News. There is such a nice list of comics to choose from I haven’t even begun to read them all. Especially since  you can go back [...]

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Marsha James

I have talked previously about buying books online but the one problem that I do find is with the shipping. You can find books even on Amazon going for $0.01 depending on when it came out and it’s popularity but you can also find yourself paying $3.50 and more EACH and that is just for [...]

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Marsha James

I turned on the tv yesterday and was unpleasantly surprised to see another book was being made into a movie. In this case it is the popular children’s series Nancy Drew. I can only hope they will do the novels justice and not make a stupid film because they think kids don’t know any better.
While [...]

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Marsha James

These are a few of the newest book releases in hardcover. Promise Me and The Faithful Spy are some of the books I’m running out to by.

Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero
David Maraniss

On New Year’s Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero’s death, killed [...]

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Marsha James

Even as an adult I love the humor of childrens books and still try to find those books of the past online to re-purchase. Here are the five I love most:

How To Fight A Girl
How To Eat Fried Worms
I Want To Go Home
This Can’t Be Happening At McDonald Hall
Beware The Fish

I found these books hilarious [...]

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Marsha James

Peter Hessler’s Oracle Bones sheds light on a country that most of us know little about. You assume you do but what do we really know about them besides what might have been taught in history class and the fact that they are still a communist Country.
Hessler gives us a glimpse of past and present [...]

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Marsha James

Recently released in the US, a novel titled “The Caged Virgin : An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam” by author Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been a bestseller. Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes about the injustices done to the women of Islam.
She writes about genital mutitalition and how the Western Countries seem to ignore it and also [...]