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Amazing Finds [at Book Expo]: BATTLING BOY by Paul Pope and more 8 Jul 2013 | 06:05 pm
When I attended this year's Book Expo America about a month ago, one of my aims was to find graphic novels that I hadn't heard about. Although I'm always looking for books that I'd like, being a fathe...
Summer Reading 28 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
As June draws to a close, and the full-on heat of July is upon us, I enter into a few key summer reads that I wanted to share here. First off is the newest from Stephen King and Hard Case Crime, the ...
A short review of RAVEN GIRL by Audrey Niffenegger 17 May 2013 | 05:30 pm
I must admit, when I was first given a copy of this book by a friend, I was coming into it only knowing Niffenegger by the reputation of her novels, which I had not read, and by the film adaptation of...
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey... is coming today. 7 May 2013 | 07:10 pm
Today is the release date of Putnam's The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. I've been fortunate enough to receive an early review copy, being a Penguin employee, and am almost finished with the post-apocalypti...
Worth mentioning: A great review of the SKL 2013 Desk Calendar 13 Dec 2012 | 08:33 am
I had to write a quick post about this terrific review of the STEPHEN KING LIBRARY DESK CALENDAR 2013 that I edited and co-wrote with a terrific cast of contributors including authors, editors, and Ki...
Review of BALLS by Julian Tepper 4 Oct 2012 | 10:24 pm
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I sit at the keyboard this morning, having just completed reading Balls on the D train on my way down to West 4th Street, and I imagine the ...
DRIVEN by James Sallis -- a book review 28 Sep 2012 | 09:18 am
Will they ever stop coming for him? That is the question on your mind as you start reading Driven, the follow up to author James Sallis' hit book, Drive, which was adapted into the acclaimed film of ...
Review: THE BORROWER by Rebecca Makkai 9 Aug 2012 | 09:56 am
How to write a quick & quirky review of The Borrower: 1. Say that reading this book is like going on an adventure. 2. Actually go on an adventure, where you take the path less traveled 3. Eat a lot...
A Trip Back To The Cold War Era--My Review of THE COLDEST CITY 9 Jul 2012 | 08:59 am
Here’s my report / review of THE COLDEST CITY, a graphic novel, written by Antony Johnston and illustrated by Sam Hart, published in May 2012 by Oni Press. The perpetrators: Intel etched out on cock....
BEA 2012, Day 2, Highlight: A Treat for the Gentleman Gamer 7 Jun 2012 | 12:43 pm
It was another fine day at BEA at the good old [nasty] Javits Center. What a wonderfully crowded day filled with celebs [I saw Rachel Ray and Tim Gunn signing with incredibly long lines] and packed wi...
