Regardless of genre, an interesting subject or theme is not always alone sufficient for a writer. Most authors also face the challenge of having characters or individuals the reader will care about, whether for good or bad. Therein lies the problem with Robert Greenfield’s A Day in the Life: One Family, the Beautiful People, and […]
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Blogging, including both the regular Midweek Music Moment and a book review, are on hold for another day or so. Youngest daughter graduated high school Sunday evening, flew to Massachusetts Monday, toured one of her two final college choices Tuesday, then drove to Vermont so we can tour finalist two this morning. Thus, no blogging […] Achievement Awards Blog headline of the week: World Realizes Internet Has Free Porn, Stops Caring About Playboy Bookish Linkage Ro, ro. A federal court in Russia ordered a local newspaper reporter to pay compensatory damages of $1,000 “to a writer who did not like a review of his book published in the newspaper.” The author […] Do you feel it? We South Dakotans have the most personal freedom in the country, at least according to a new study by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Technically, we are third but the two political science professors who authored the study say South Dakota is in “a virtual tie” with New Hampshire […] Book Gluttony! Are your eyes bigger than your book belly? Do you have a habit of buying up books far quicker than you could possibly read them? Have you had to curb your book buying habits until you can catch up with yourself? Or are you a controlled buyer, only purchasing books when you […] |
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