Category: Grab Bag
When Aiden Fouhy was in the second grade, he raised bottle calves—very young orphaned calves that are bottle-fed because they’re too young to train—over the summer on his family’s ranch …
Kathy Gates
May 15, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Family, Feminism, Humor, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mental Health, Muslim/Arabic Culture, New Adult, Politics, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
I love to read and I love to discuss books. Should be a no-brainer that I would gather with ‘my people’ on a regular basis to talk books. Alas, …
I’ve got a serious problem with porn. Book porn, that is. When I’m not surfing the web for it, I’m obsessing over it. I’m constantly thinking about my next …
Hermione would not be happy. Last month, during a burglary in Birmingham, England, a card with 800 words written on it disappeared. But those weren’t just any 800 words–they …
19-year old Emily Palmer is on a mission. The goal? To help small children learn about mental illnesses–what they can look like and how to go about finding help …
The Beginning of the End I was in my junior year in college, and I still hadn’t written a single, completed draft of a novel. Sure, I had plenty …
YouTube Channel: AbeBooks.com Among the endless things that make our moms so great is the passion for books they ignited in us when we were young! #ThankYouMom Featured image …
Here and Now “Who controls the past controls the future.” George Orwell, 1984. In 2017, present time, it’s not completely unreasonable to say there isn’t much hope for the future. …
In 1997, the first e-readers hit the reading scene when the Rocket EBook became commercially available to consumers. However, it wasn’t until 2004 with the release of the Sony …
As if we needed more information to link improved academic achievement in children with early exposure to reading! NYU’s School of Medicine completed a recent study that demonstrated a …
You know that you’ve made a wonderful, timeless series when fans are still making theories – and controversies – about it even a decade after its conclusion. That is …
My venture into American Girl was, I imagine, pretty similar to many other girls my age at the time. I wanted a doll that, I’m almost ashamed to say, …
At a gala celebrating Planned Parenthood’s 100th anniversary last week, Hillary Clinton spoke about The Handmaid’s Tale, warning that the dystopian, anti-woman society depicted in Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and …
Books for Keeps (BFK) is a non-profit organization based in Athens, Georgia that works to improve children’s reading achievement by breaking the barriers related to the accessibility and appeal …
Jenny Han is known for her best selling trilogies: To All the Boys I Loved Before, Burn for Burn with Siobhan Vivian, and The Summer I Turned Pretty. The author has been busy …
Mental health used to be the taboo subject that was swept under the rug. Thankfully in recent years, giant steps have been made to increase awareness of mental illness …
Ever wonder how books came to be what they are? For instance, why on earth do books have the title of the book on the top of every single …
With new shows like Girlboss and 13 Reasons Why trending on Netflix, as well as a new season of Orange Is The New Black starting up next month, it looks like we’re entering …
When I read that KFC had branched out into romance publishing. I had to take a look. Tender Wings of Desire: A Mother’s Day Novella by Colonel Sanders is …
Sara Deeter
May 8, 2017
Author Spotlight, Autobiography, Book News, Business, History, Literary Quotes, Maya Angelou, News, Politics, WTF
Because…reasons? Ivanka’s new release, Women Who Work, has already received a lot of criticism from, well, women who work. Real women. Not women whose biggest struggle is having to choose between …