Many of us have made simple decisions which changed our lives. It could be as simple as turning right instead of left at an intersection, or saying ‘Yes’ rather than…Continue readingBooks Close To My Heart
Or wait? It’s an ever-vexing quandary. Should you start a series when the first book is out and then bite your nails as you wait for each new installment? Or…Continue readingRead it now?
After my mother finished reading Heidi to me, I wanted her to start all over again. When she said no, I picked the book up and taught myself to…Continue readingYour first book?
The comic Manfeels Park takes comments from men on the internet and puts them into scenes from Jane Austen’s stories, Jenna Guillaume of BuzzFeed reports. The comic is the brainchild…Continue readingMen’s Lib in Austen
Vignettes from my town There are times that I do wish I lived in the same century as the rest of the world, that I carried a smartphone with me…Continue readingThe Dancing Santa & Obama
John Scalzi uses a personal milestone, the 12th anniversary of his first pro publication in Science Fiction, to write about the works of Science Fiction and Fantasy that shaped his…Continue readingThe books that shaped a writer