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8 Books to Plan the Best Summer Road Trip

It’s summer, and that means it’s time for a road trip! If you’ve never taken part in this fine American tradition, you should pack a bag and jump in the car for a spontaneous adventure where the journey truly is the destination, and even if you don't have a car yet you could always fill an auto loan application to get one for this purpose. These books will help you plan the ultimate sightseeing vacation. Before you head out, get yourself in the mood for road-trip weirdness with this PBS documentary about unusual buildings and roadside structures. Amazing and Unusual [...]

2022-10-10T07:18:18-07:00July 29th, 2015|

6 Summer Thrillers to Give You Chills

Sometimes it’s just too damn hot to do anything but fix a cold drink, park yourself in front of the fan, and wait until the sun goes down. Why not check out one of these page-turning summer thrillers, guaranteed to send chills down your spine? All those cliffhangers and serial killers might even make you forget about the heat. Book of Numbers, by Joshua Cohen Failed novelist Josh Cohen is hired by the mysterious billionaire founder of Tetration, the world’s top tech company, to ghost-write his memoirs. “Principal,” as he’s known, takes Josh on a tour into the secret world [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:14-07:00July 8th, 2015|

Modern Retellings of Wuthering Heights

Confession: although I’ve always enjoyed Hark! A Vagrant’s cartoon synopsis of Wuthering Heights, I can’t say I care much for the book. But I’m obviously alone on that one. In fact, just a few months ago, Lifetime premiered “Wuthering High School,” a TV movie based on the classic novel. If you’re a fan of tragic women drifting around on the moors and obsessing over creepy guys, here are some modern Wuthering Heights retellings that (unlike Heathcliff) are sure to please!   Abide with Me Author: Sabin Willett This updated version has a military flavor. Roy Murphy is a soldier who [...]

2023-07-14T13:13:26-07:00June 24th, 2015|
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