Horror Authors for Halloween

Now, I love a good scare, especially around this time of year when that’s kinda the whole point of the holiday…to be frightened. Here are some authors and their books to bring you the chills. First up! We have one of my favorites, Grady Hendrix.  Grady Hendrix Mr. Hendrix doesn’t shy away from the gore or slasher, so if that’s…


The Writer’s Corner

Tying it All Together – The Writer’s Nightmare

As I’m sure most everyone is aware, every writer has their own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to writing stories. Some can write everything but the perfect ending, while others might have a start and end of an epic with no epic to fill the space between. Finding ways to tie a narrative together can be exhausting, especially if…

Author Visits and 4 Great Questions Kids Have Asked

Before the pandemic, authors made in-person visits to promote their books. Authors of children’s books visited schools and libraries. The pay for these visits was usually – well, zero. I visited a few local schools, but I really couldn’t afford to go very far. Since the pandemic began, everyone knows how to hold remote visits. Every school has the equipment…

The 7 Stages of…Rejection (As a Writer)

Shock. Denial. Anger… Most people will recognize the seven stages of grief most often associated with the tragic death of a loved one. I am a writer. I lose loved ones, too, but sometimes those loved ones are on paper or hidden in the magic of a computer file. And my experience has been that those stages of grief kick…


Book Collecting

Stephen King Books Chronological Order

* Updated March 2022 We recently made up a nice list of James Patterson books so that fans wouldn’t miss one (as there are so many). We’ve been getting a lot of visitors coming to that page, so there must be a need. I thought it would be nice if we did the same for another author who has published…

The Historic Georgetown Rare Book Fair Has Returned to D.C

Last weekend, in Washington D.C, a historic fair was brought back onto the scene, one that book lovers and history fanatics alike are drawn to. On May 13-15 of this year, the Georgetown Rare Book Fair commenced for the first time since its last go back in 2019. The official website for the event beckons book antiquarians and anyone interested…

Booksellers: A History & Homage

The story of published books from paper form to printed page dates back to ancient times. Worldwide, written words found their way onto scrolled manuscripts made of papyrus or parchment, their edges sometimes mounted onto rollers for ease of opening and closing. Innovations in upgraded paper and binding techniques followed. History Abridged: How Books and the Trade Began The first…