Today is Friday, May 13th, an unlucky day according to superstition. Since the 20th century some theories suggest the 13th is a bad day because it was on a Friday the 13th that the Masons were ordered rounded up and executed by King Philip IV of France, as suggested in Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code […]
Comics continue to be tapped by Hollywood for new television shows and movies. So far this year on the big screen we have Deadpool and Batman v Superman. This summer is no exception with four movies based on comics coming to the screen. Civil War (May 6th) is from Marvel and continues to follow the story of the […]
March Break is upon us and many are fleeing for a break from our strange winter weather. For those of us who stay behind, we can still travel, much cheaper, from our sofas with good books. Maybe Italy or India are a little out of range right now, but many authors can’transport us there with a […]
This year marks the 50th Super Bowl of the National Football League (NFL). This year the NFL is not going with the traditional roman numerals, which would have been L, as reported here in a Rolling Stone magazine (available through Zinio). Here are some books that cover the history of the Super Bowl and cookbooks […]
A New Year means New Years Resolution List, an ambitious plan for self improvement in the upcoming year. It can be daunting knowing where to start so here are some suggestions for your own lists. 1) I resolve to learn a new language 2) I resolve to travel more […]
Yesterday was America's Thanksgiving, which makes today Black Friday, a chance for consumerism to run rampant. Not all people choose to run out and shop like mad, some people choose to celebrate this day as Buy Nothing Day, which makes a visit to the library perfect. For those who may not know, Buy Nothing Day […]
This is the first part of two part blog on scary stories. This blog post will focus on classic scary stories while next week’s blog will focus on newer and still scary books. This time of year people are gearing up for scary parties, kids are getting ready to go trick or treating and some […]
This past Tuesday, September 15, funny lady Mindy Kaling released her newest book, Why not me? This is Mindy's second book, her first book Is everyone hanging out without me? was a huge success and her fans were eagerly awaiting more of her missives. Mindy is just one of the funny females who is publishing books […]
This coming Tuesday, August 25, Sue Grafton's newest book X will be released. This is the 24th book in her alphabet series, leaving only two letters or novels left in the series. Her fans are eager to see what this latest novel will entail and how the series will end. It started in 1982 with […]
It is the height of summer and some of us are spending a fair amount of time commuting to wherever we need to be and this is a great chance to listen to some great stories. Listening to a story rather than reading a story can be a different experience. When picking an audiobook you […]