Seven Wonders of the World, written 1 week ago, The great Wall of ChinaThe Taj Mahal from IndiaBrazil's statue of Christ the RedeemerChichen Itza in MexicoColosseum in RomeJordan's Petra– The famed rose cityPeru's Machu Picchu

Twilight! Need I say more?, written 3 hours ago, Starring KRISTEN STEWART (Into the Wild) as Bella Swan, ROBERT PATTINSON (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) as Edward Cullen, BILLY BURKE (Untraceable) as Charlie Swan, PETER FACINELLI (The Scorpion King) as Carlisle, ELIZABETH REASER (The Family S...

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Judging books by their covers, written 3 days ago, (inspired by reading this)Am I in a very minor minority here? First, let me make the dreaded confession - yes, I HAVE pre-judged a book by a cover - we ALL do it - it?s that visual thang that?s hardwired into the human brain. The cover is the first ...

Doing the wrong thing, written 6 days ago, When a happily married man falls in love with a happily married woman you know there isn't going to be a happy ending. There's always too much collateral damage, shrapnell whizzing everywhere lacerating the innocent parties, to say nothing of the total deva...

Dead Good, written 1 day ago, Review by DAPHNE LEETHE GRAVEYARD BOOKBy Neil GaimanPublisher: Bloomsbury, 289 pages(ISBN: 978-0747598848)THIS book opens with a murder - three murders, actually - and yet, I would call it a comforting book. A man, Jack, is sent to kill a family...

Singing in the rain, written 2 weeks ago, The hurricane took a right turn a few hours ago over toward Nova Scotia and is only going to glance our way, with rain and maybe 30-40 mph winds tonight. The tarps should hold. Knock on wood. We're staying up late just to be sure.I re-read much of David Fost...

Call for action - Something Special for Halloween, written 8 hours ago, Well it is getting to be that time in October that we all get in the mood for Halloween. And I am ready for it!As you can tell I read a lot of different kinds of books, and definitely seem to spend a lot of time reading about th...

Events Coming Up..., written 1 week ago, Hi Everyone,Carlie and I have some dog-friendly City Dog events coming up:Saturday, October 11Book signing at my favorite store, Zoomies (it's a really good store)434 Hudson Street, NYC12:30 - 3:30 pmSaturday, October 18Reading in Central ParkPAWS My Dog Love...

Cash from eBooks and Best $elling Authors, written 17 hours ago, The conventional wisdom in the eBook publishing world is that the way to make money in publishing is to write pithy, useful  non-fiction title.  Everyday I get at least one email or Google alert telling me that I can ensure my financ...

The Girls by Lori Lansens, written 1 day ago, Lori Lansens' second book is like a thistle, full of prickles with flashes of beauty, overlooked in favor of showier bestsellers. I was reluctant to read this novel of cojoined twins, fearing an exaggerated comedy in the Vonnegut vein, but thankfully it ...

Jane Austen Short Story Award 2009!, written 7 hours ago, Chawton House Library has just announced a Jane Austen short story competition to celebrate 'the bicentenary of Jane Austen's arrival in the Hampshire village of Chawton – where she spent the most productive years of her literary life'.It l...

BTT: A Book Meme, written 3 days ago, On three-day weekends, Thursday's memes on Friday, patience, fortitude, and a whole lot of stuff about me: I had several ideas for today's post but I forgot them in all the excitement of learning that it was a three-day weekend here in the States.  (Hot diggity...

Beatrix Potter, written 8 hours ago, Snatching moments when I can between working, writing and family life, I've been reading Linda Lear's book, an autobiography of Beatrix Potter. BlurbBeatrix Potter, the twentieth century's most beloved children's writer and illustrator, created books that will fo...

fonts, written 6 hours ago, This weekend at a small gathering of friends, I finally discovered who to blame for the question of which font to use: English composition courses and style handbooks. Believe it or not (and this explains how literarily geeky the crowd was) there was a debate about which ...

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Victorian Ladies Used Economy in Fashion, written 2 weeks ago, The trend-sensitive Victorians spent much time and effort on their wardrobes, sometimes due to matters of economy, as well as to keep fashionable. Dressing suitably for each occasion was most admired, because of one of the new trends com...

Weary Mondays and a good work review, written 10 hours ago, Managed to get myself to work today, hurrah – had almost forgotten what the office looked like. I'm okay, if weary, just as long as I don't walk very far and don't make any sudden movements. Hell, that about sums up my life plan then. And...

Sick Day, written 3 days ago, I seem to have picked up a minor bug from mixing with the masses, and plan to spend the weekend catching up on the novel finishing I didn't get to do this week because of said travel. However, may I direct you over to Stephany's, where she's been posting amazingly wonde...