Books into film...always a challenge. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Once again, roving reporter Erin French lets us know what people are thinking, saying and doing in the world of books and media. Read More
Ever since the first book was printed in 1455 by Johannes Gutenberg, the printed word has been celebrated by book-lovers and non-book-lovers alike. But with the progression of the internet today, the future of books in print has been a major subject to consider. Read More
“Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance, the Yale Law School graduate who grew up in the poverty and chaos of an Appalachian clan. The book is an American classic…” Read More
Authors Sell Your Book to LibrariesAuthors sell your book to libraries, says book marketing guru Steve Harrison. It can be very profitable for both parties. The libraries get the content they need and you can actually boost your Amazon sales through selling your book to libraries….especially Ebooks! Read More
What is the connection between authors’ super URLs and Amazon links? These extended links are known as “super URLS,” and independent authors and publishers all over are using them when they shouldn’t. Read More
Attention authors…did you know that your book should be your startup?! As the lines continue to blur between writing skills and business skills, so to do the pretexts of creating a book. Read More
Science trumps religion? Which comes first, science or religion? Which will outlast the other? Many- if not most – literate moderns would say that religion was just the product of a certain stage of human evolution, and that we have outgrown it in this “New Age” of reason and digitization. Read More
“Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America” by Tim Wise. “Tim Wise is one of the great public moralists in America today…. Read More
Easter Uprising 1916 and Henry James is excerpted from On Ireland, the Easter Uprising and Henry James’ “The Princess Casamassima” – the London Review of Books Read More
The author of the acclaimed young adult fiction series of Desta books (a fourth installment in the series is underway) and of Four Pillars for Your Health, Longevity and Good Looks introduces us to the richness, splendor and goodness of the cuisine of his native Ethiopia in this latest addition to his library of books about nutrition Read More
