Archive for July, 2008
Author Interview: Scott Douglas
July 30th, 2008A few posts ago, I reviewed Quiet, Please by Scott Douglas. I thought it was great…very funny and engaging. Scott agreed to answer a few of my ridiculous questions and below you can read his excellent answers. So check out my review…and go get a copy of Quiet, Please! Why write this book? Why did [...]
Another Award…
July 29th, 2008You know…when I got my last blogging award the other day…I thought I was pretty humble about it. I tried to say the right things (like world domination). Then I was nominated for another award by The Novel World. I assume by this time next week I will have been nominated another 357 times. Unfortunately that [...]
Pennsylvania Avenue by John Harwood & Gerald F. Seib
July 28th, 2008Title: Pennsylvania Avenue Authors: John Harwood & Gerald F. Seib Publisher: Random House (2008) Well…I figured that I should do a politics related book as we continue the longest, most annoying time of the year…the Presidential campaigns! I am interested in politics inasmuch as discussions of policies like economics and crime are fun. I am NOT interested [...]
Booking Through Thursday: Memorable First Lines
July 26th, 2008This week’s Booking Through Thursday asks: What are your favorite first sentences from books? Is there a book that you liked specially because of its first sentence? Or a book, perhaps that you didn’t like but still remember simply because of the first line? Great Question! As I thought about it, what became evident was [...]
Quiet, Please by Scott Douglas
July 25th, 2008Title: Quiet, Please Author: Scott Douglas Publisher: Da Capo Press (2008) One of the crazy awesome benefits to having my own book review website is that publishers are often willing to send me review copies of their books. I asked the fine people at Da Capo Press to send me a few of their titles that [...]
They like me…they really like me!!!
July 23rd, 2008Well…at least ONE other person likes me! I have been nominated for a blog award by Readerville! Good times! The blog is a lot of fun and I am excited to know it is appreciated by one person. I can now only assume that the awards and accolades will soon come pouring in. My head [...]
The Last Real Season by Mike Shropshire
July 22nd, 2008Title: The Last Real Season Author: Mike Shropshire Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (2008) I love baseball and I am from Cincinnati…therefore when I saw there was a new book out about the 1975 season, well I had to read it! For those who don’t know what I am talking about, 1975 was the year of [...]
