Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres of fiction because you can learn so much about your history or world history through the eyes of characters who are participating…
When Movies Don’t Match the Book… It’s a Disappointment
This past Winter I sat down to watch The Help as a PPV movie with my local cable company. It was fantastic! The characters where likeable (and “hateable”), the story…
Book Review: Dirtbags by Teresa McWhirter
This weekend I was putting the final touches on the scrap book of our vacation to Vancouver, B.C., Canada. As I was gluing down images of Gastown and the Chinese…
Top 10 American Biographies of the 20th Century
The list is subjective. This is my top 10, but I truly believe that all of us could benefit from reading these stories. I’ve either read these books personally, or…
Book Review: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I read this book as soon as it came out in 2004. It opened my eyes. Not to the differences that exist between our lifestyles here in the States and…
Is John Grisham helping college students pass their law classes?
When I was taking my final law class for my MBA studies, I was surprised to see what my professor had listed as required reading: John Grisham’s The King of Torts….
How has the Harry Potter Book Series impacted worldwide Literacy?
Some people have called it the Harry Potter Literacy Phenomenon. The main idea is that children, especially boys, like to read more thanks to Harry Potter helping to raise worldwide…