Bob on Books
Are you willing to venture beyond The NYT-10 Best Sellers? Bob Etier, the eclectic book reviewer, reads before you buy. Check out her recommendations.
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Nov 30, 2011
Author Interview: The God’s Wife Author Lynn Voedisch Gets Down to Business
There's more to being an author than writing a book: learning about marketing and promotion is Step 2. -
Nov 29, 2011
Watch Where You Step, Especially If You’re Boarding 50 Dogs
For some folks, retirement is something you DO. -
Nov 26, 2011
Become Earth Wise with I Wish I Knew That: Geography
Learning about Planet Earth was never easier. -
Nov 18, 2011
The Tipsy Vegan Offers Recipes with Oomph
Friends don’t let friends cook and drive. -
Nov 18, 2011
TeenLit: How to Fight, Lie, and Cry Your Way to Popularity [and a Prom Date]: Lousy Life Lessons from 50 Teen Movies by Nikki Roddy.
“It’s an inconvenience when you accidentally kill your friend, but true devastation is losing your popularity.” --Lesson learned from “Jawbreaker” (1999). -
Nov 18, 2011
Dog Sayings: Wit & Wisdom from Man’s Best Friend
On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog. –Peter Steiner -
Nov 18, 2011
TweenLit: Spirit Within Club by Sahar Sabati
Discovering the power of the spirit within themselves, a group of friends strives to improve the world. -
Nov 13, 2011
Foodies on the Holiday Gift List? Give Best Food Writing 2011
Enjoy the pleasures of extravagant foods without gaining an ounce—read Best Food Writing 2011. -
Nov 13, 2011
Thanksgiving Pies for Everyone: Vegan Pie in the Sky
If I don’t have a slice of Sweet Potato Brazil Nut Crunch Pie RIGHT NOW, I’m gonna die. -
Oct 27, 2011
Something New Under the Sun: The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures
Follow a young woman’s journey of discovery through the scraps she collected as she progressed. -
Oct 26, 2011
Mafia: The Glamour of Crime
“You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a gun and a smile.” –Al Capone -
Oct 19, 2011
Triple Shot, a Maggy Thorsen Mystery by Sandra Balzo
Why would anyone want to kill a real estate agent? -
Oct 15, 2011
KidLit/KidTunes: Colonel Purple Turtle
The best learning is the kind you do without realizing it. -
Oct 10, 2011
Linda Evans Shares Recipes for Life
Linda Evans shares delectable tidbits from her life and table -
Oct 07, 2011
TweenLit: Eight Keys by Suzanne LeFleur
It’s not easy being twelve… -
Oct 06, 2011
Love Dogs? Get Shelter Puppies
"Happiness is a warm puppy." - Charles M. Schulz -
Oct 05, 2011
There’s No Cure for Murder…Yet
“…anxiety…encircled Carleton Dix like a wet neurosis.” –Lawrence W. Gold, MD, No Cure for Murder -
Oct 04, 2011
Better than CliffsNotes: An Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Something students (and their teachers) can appreciate: modern language interpretations of Shakespeare. -
Oct 03, 2011
I Used to Know That: Geography (Stuff You Forgot From School)
“Without Geography, you’re nowhere.” –Jimmy Buffett -
Oct 03, 2011
Listomania: Bet You Can’t Read Just One
The second most-translated book, after the Bible, is “Pinocchio.”
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