Hiding in the security of all things books, with some movies and tv - occasionally food...
Welcome to By the Chapter. This week Marcia from The Printed Page was kind enough to allow me to share hosting duties with her for Kamran Pasha’s new book Mother of the Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam. Marcia opened up with a wonderful background on the book and the controversy that it [...]
Marcia at The Printed Page hosts Mailbox Monday and each week she invites us to share what came in our mailboxes. I haven’t received anything in the past couple of weeks, but here’s what came to me last week. Thursday Columbine, by Dave Cullen Friday After Etan, by Lisa R. Cohen To see what came [...]
There is some speculation on why this is, but informal polling finds the majority of kindle users are over 40. Who would have thought it? Speculations about it being cost prohibitive at $359 and large font size friendly are among the factors for it being the first technological tool where people over 40 are early [...]
The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It; How to Create It, by Laura Berman Fortgang Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin Publication Date: April 30, 2009 Format: Uncorrected Advance Reader Copy, 222 pages Laura Berman Fortgang started life wanting to be a musical theater actress and spent most of her young adult life pursuing that [...]