Among my friends, (who, let’s face it, often regard sunlight as the enemy) there can never be a better Christmas present than a coveted book. Most of our friends, family members, and colleagues know we love to read. However, what to get …
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Top Ten Gifts for Readers and Writers: Cyber-Monday is Here!
Got a reader and/or writer on your Christmas list? Take advantage of Cyber-Monday with these unique offerings for your favorite nerd. And I mean that in the most loving way possible, of course. 10. Favorite Writer’s Coasters Even first-class swillers …
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2002 Has No Idea What You’re Talking About, 2012!
A couple of years ago, my then 10-year-old son declared that “everything is the best it could ever be.” He was quite sure that, new iPhone in hand, nothing could surpass the (then) current marvels of the Modern World. I was just …
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Louise Erdrich Wins 2012 National Book Award
It was a good morning for author Louise Erdrich, as she was announced the recipient of 2012’s National Book Award for her novel The Round House. Like much of Erdrich’s other work (Love Medicine, The Red Convertible), The Round House concerns the life …
All Things Tolkien: Five Ways to Await the Release of “The Hobbit”
If you are counting the days until the December 14, 2012 release date of The Hobbit (Part I) chances are you do not have a girlfriend and therefore need to find ways to pass the time. (I kid the geeks… I kid. …
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That’s a Fact, Jack: History of the Jack-O-Lantern
Have you ever seen a flickering light, perhaps over a foggy river or hovering above a misty hilltop, that seems to recede the closer you get to its source? For hundreds of years, this phenomenon was referred to by several …
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