Egyptian Book Fair Cancelled
The turbulence in Egypt has forced the cancelation of a major bookfair that last year saw 1.8 million visitors…
Month: February 2011
Book Review: West of Here by Jonathan Evison
The blog *shelf awareness*–http://shelf-awareness.com/— linked to an interesting review by Seth Marko on the Indie book pic for February, West of Here. Well, right here is the link to the review: http://sethmarko.blogspot.com/2011/01/west-of-here-by-jonathan-evison-review.html
The Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore’s Upcoming Author Signings and Events
“Mysterious Galaxy is a genre store specializing in science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and horror.’ I like to inform readers, other booksellers etc, of upcoming events from indie bookstores. The Mysterious Galaxy has been a solid source for mysteries and science fiction for quite some time. Author events and signings are a huge way to increase … Read more
Love Hurts
AbeBooks.com,a tremendous source for out of print and difficult to find titles, has provided a group of 25 when-love-goes-wrong titles, past and present. Before you hit the link, try to write a list of books you think fits the category, and compare it to theirs. I only matched a couple. I’m giving you one title by … Read more
Are you 'Out There' – Do You Throw Your Boomerang?
One of the biggest problems of working by yourself from home is always being your own impetus. I’ve really been struggling with this and you might have noticed a lack of articles here due to that. This morning I put on some music and insisted I get motivated and get some actual work done as … Read more
Why I Hate the Film You've Got Mail
No, not because it’s a re-re-make of a 1930s James Stewart film, The Shop Around the Corner, or because it’s a remake of a later film with Judy Garland which word for word is The Shop Around The Corner, nor is it because it involves AOL and e-mail. The premise of two people who dislike … Read more
