September 2015
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14 – Peter Clines
I knew nothing about this book, or the author, before digging in to it. And reading it on my Kindle, I didn’t even have the cover copy to give me a hint. What I found inside was as much a surprise as what Nate tucker and friends discover behind the door to room 14! Nate Continue reading
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JUPITER’S LEGACY – graphic novel
A child living in the shadow of a famous parent is often difficult, for the child can rarely live up to the expectations of being as great as the parent. So what happens when the child is the flesh of superheroes? Jupiter’s Legacy takes a not-too-unfamiliar story (the days when superheroes have aged into retirement) Continue reading
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PAINT IT – Mari Bolte
NON-FICTION WEEK I’ve reviewed a number of art-related books on this blog, and for good reason … I began my education as an art student and haven’t fully abandoned it, so I have a keen interest in the fine arts. This book, Paint It, by Mari Bolte, has been in my to-read queue for over Continue reading
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WRITE IT YOUR WAY – Education.com
Write it Your Way is a fantastic writing workbook, but possibly better for children a little older than targeted. One of the more unique aspects of this book is that it doesn’t just focus on writing, but also on reading. It offers samples from classic literature and explains different aspects of the writing. In part this Continue reading
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100 Things You Will Never Do – Daniel Smith
This is one of those books that I consider to be a ‘bathroom reader.’ It is filled with sometimes interesting little facts, and in this particular book it is couched under the idea that these are things that perhaps can be done but most people will not do them because of a variety of difficulties. Continue reading
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ECOLOGY AND RELIGION – Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
NON-FICTION WEEK I have long wondered why churches weren’t being more active and vocal about the need for environmental and ecological controls over God’s earth. In the early 1990’s I read a book (God is Green) that opened my eyes to this issue. Now, John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, leader figures on this Continue reading
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THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS – Sy Montgomery
This book took me completely by surprise, and in a fantastically good way. First, author Sy Montgomery manages to capture the reader’s attention with the subject matter (octopuses [which is the correct way to write the plural of octopus, and Montgomery explains why]), but she holds the reader with her gentle narrative, which strokes our Continue reading
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LOCK IN – John Scalzi
I was doing some significant (for me) commuting the last few months and so I made some good use of my Audible account and picked up some books to listen to. Lock In is only my second book by John Scalzi, but it won’t be my last. Lock In is about social issues and the Continue reading
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THE NIGHT OF LONG KNIVES – Fritz Leiber
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE Dover Publications is a reprint publisher and I’ve really enjoyed a number of the works that they’ve selected for re-publication. This novella from Fritz Leiber, a giant in the golden age of fantasy and science fiction, is a once-lost treasure. Leiber is often associated with fantasy, and more precisely, Sword Continue reading
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A STITCH IN CRIME – Cathy Elliot
I have some friends who are quilters, and coupled with the fact that I’ve rather recently discovered that I enjoy the mystery book market, I thought I’d broaden my reading a bit and try this mystery in the “Quilts of Love” series. What I’ve learned is that there are a LOT of different kinds of Continue reading
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