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Reading is the Best Medicine

I’ve been pretty sick for the past few weeks — like, multiple-doctor-visits, miss-a-week-of-work sick — and it wasn’t the fun kind where you sip ginger ale on the couch and watch movies all day. It was more like the sleep-14-hours-a-day-because-you’re-worn-out-from-coughing kind. So you can imagine how happy I was when I finally felt good enough to hold up a book and focus my eyes on the print! I have to tell you, my Kindle was a lifesaver. With my all-pajama wardrobe and erratic showering schedule, there was no way I was going out in public to the library. But I [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:16-07:00May 30th, 2012|Tags: , , |

Book Trailer Review: Ruby Red

A trend we've been seeing lately is the "book trailer," a short web video advertising an upcoming or just-out book. Here's one I recently watched for Ruby Red, by Kerstin Gier (read my review of the book): While a one-minute-long animation can't go into much detail about the story, I think it gets the basic concept across pretty clearly: a teenage English girl suddenly faces the unexpected downsides (and possible romantic perks) of her newfound time-traveling powers. Sure, it sounds cool... but not if you have to learn a bunch of boring history, ditch the makeup and cellphone, and you can't [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:16-07:00May 25th, 2012|Tags: , , , , |

6 Creative Book Gifts They’ll Love – Really!

Most readers have a cringe-inducing book-gift memory or two. One of my earliest childhood memories is getting into big trouble at a birthday party when I unwrapped a book from my next-door neighbor and cheerfully announced that I already owned it (well, he should have known — he came over to play almost every afternoon). But don’t write off giving books as presents! With a little ingenuity, and a clever presentation, you can give books for every occasion — from weddings to housewarmings to baby showers — that your friends and family will genuinely appreciate. If you're looking for [...]

2024-03-20T18:11:45-07:00May 24th, 2012|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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