March 2008

Yes, I love Mary Stewart but I haven’t read very many of her books. So, I am thrilled to have discovered that a couple of her fans have created a website devoted to her work. A very nice website, too. Check it out here. My absolute, absolute favorite Mary Stewart novel? Hmmmm - Nine Coaches […]

Harry Potter has made it to college. The professors who teach the course examine among other things, theology and the global impact these books have had across the globe. I bet this class is packed (with a waiting list a mile long) and it sounds like fun. The article goes on further to argue that […]

Apparently, best-selling author, JK Rowling, told a student reporter a month ago, about her bouts with depression in her mid-20’s before the success of her Harry Potter books. She even had “suicidal thoughts” and did seek therapy and recovered.

Are we as readers going to continue to get this type of breaking news from Rowling […]

I am not writing this in order to instigate debate or the ethics of the situation. I am here to inform. Here is the case: a Wisconsin pharmacist refused to refill a customer’s prescription for birth control and even refused to transfer the prescription to another pharmacy. The pharmacist is a devout Catholic and he […]

RITA award winning author, Karen Rose next book, Scream for Me, makes her hardcover debut, publisher suggested price: $16.99, to be released May 13. I really enjoyed Ms. Rose last book, Die For Me, where art imitates life - literally. Here is the back blurb for Scream For Me:

For her exciting debut in hardcover, […]