A beautifully written family memoir, Bending Toward the Sun explores an emotional legacy—forged in the terror of the Holocaust—that has shaped three generations of lives. Leslie Gilbert-Lurie tells the story of her mother, Rita, who like Anne Frank spent years hiding from the Nazis, and whose long-hidden pain shaped both her daughter and granddaughter’s lives. [...]
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Are you are as curious about Scott Westerfeld’s book Uglies as I am, we can now download a free, DRM-free PDF made available by Mr. Westerfeld’s publisher, Simon & Schuster. Pretty snazzy and timely with the upcoming October 6th release of Mr. Westerfeld’s latest title, Leviathan. I have already downloaded and am anxious. I have [...]
Frozen Tears – Review/Interview/Giveaway
In Alaska’s stunning but brutal interior, where white and native cultures clash, Kale Weaver struggles to survive a devastating tragedy that becomes the genesis for allegiance to wolves and the circumstances making her target of a primitive superstition. Aided by her best friend, a worn-out helicopter pilot, and the bond shared by a wolf shaman, [...]
The Wild Things are almost upon us!
Maurice Sendak’s classic tale, Where the Wild Things Are, is not only being released to the big screen October 16th, there is also a novelization based on the screenplay written by Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze due to be released on October 1st. Mr. Eggers has stated that his 300 page book is somewhat derived [...]
Have you changed where you buy your books?
Publisher’s Weekly had a little blip concerning bookstore sales. According to PW, bookstore sales showed an increase of 3.4% in June compared to last year but sales for the first six months of this year were down 2.7% (the stores included had to generate at least half of their revenue from books). Yet book sales [...]
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