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Entertainers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are planning to write a coffee table book, titled “Influence.” The book will be filled with interviews of the creative people from photographers to designers- who have inspired the girls throughout their careers and other goodies from their “collections”. What’s a book without pictures? World renowned photographer, Rankin, will provide […]
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Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement on a product is almost a guaranteed bestseller. She has the Midas touch when it comes to endorsing books and other products (I can’t tell you how many times people still look for that Netty Pot to clean their sinuses). Oprah’s latest book pick, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, is no […]
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Are you looking for something to read? Here’s the deal: Random House will offer Charles Bock’s debut novel, Beautiful Children, released Jan 08, for FREE to download online starting Wednesday at this website. Other retailers will also offer the ebook for free at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble (!) The tides maybe turning here […]
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No more Dr. Jarvick pushing Lipitor, a cholesterol lowering drug, for Pfizer. It turns out that the ads were allegedly misleading and has raised questions with Congress on Dr. Jarvick’s qualifications. Jarvick is a scientist and not a medical doctor and the ads in my opinion didn’t do much to differentiate or make that fact […]
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld presented a pretty bad analogy in comparing an author’s lawsuit against wife being akin to the “killers of Martin Luther King and John Lennon.” Of course he was just kidding per his lawyers. Of course the same woman is now suing Seinfeld for defamation of character. Mrs. Seinfeld allegedly plagiarized a […]
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Leftovers by Laura Wiess published Jan 2008, by MTV books. Dysfunction seems to be the prevailing theme of Ms. Wiess’s second book. I read her first book, Such a Pretty Girl, when it first came out in 2007. The theme of that story was about surviving sexual abuse. Leftovers spotlight teens in crisis. The […]
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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.
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. The book that has readers either loving it or hating it. Where will I fall? Look for a review.