Where I blog about what I read
From the monthly archives:
Uzumaki by Junji Ito, 2nd edition published October 2007 by Viz Media, 208 pages. Ito is the master of manga horror. Oh, yes, I’m very familiar with his work having read Museum of Terror about a young woman men are mesmerized by and who end up killing her only to have her come back to […]
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New author, Ann Aguirre has a new futuristic romance coming out in Feburary, titled Grimspace. DearAuthor is holding a contest for readers to win a free copy of the book with the agreement of reading it and sharing their opinion on it in a public forum albeit a message board, journal or blog or at DearAuthor. […]
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Don’t try this at home.
Leno and NBC have settled with a comic book editor who published several books that used jokes from talk show host, Jay Leno among others, without their permission. The woman was apologetic stating that the comedic work of artists [snip]” takes talent, hard work and careful preparation to make people laugh.”[/snip] Obviously, what you hear on […]
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The FDA started warning the public about how dangerous cold and cough medicines are to children younger than 2 years old. The CDC study has been published in the journal of Pediatrics and this article gives a few of the highlights. The CDC did a one year study on the problem of overdosing in kids from ages 2 to 6 who […]
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I thought this NY Times article was quite interesting where it compares key features of top ebook readers, Sony Reader and Kindle, and how it’s E-ink technology matches that of paper but are the reading public ready to read books on such devices? Maybe. Of course nothing replaces the feel of a good book in your hands or enjoying the cover […]
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Spoiler Warning: This commentary contains spoilers from last night’s episode of The Wire, so please do not read any further if you have not seen this episode.
So, Proposition Joe is gone. Like another poster stated in the previous post, I should have seen it coming. It wasn’t a big surprise but I guess the surprise was more […]
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Dennis Lehane's next published novel is a major publishing event. It's been 4 years since Lehane's last book, Shutter Island. On Dennis Lehane's website, there's more info about The Given Day that you can read there.
This is a historical novel. A historical epic that is somewhat of a departure for Lehane. The release date for The Given Day is Sept. 23. Look for a review.
