Recent Contributing Articles
Nov 10, 2009
The Thanksgiving Ceremony by Edward Bleier: The Best new Traditions for the Family Holiday Feast
In: Lifestyle/Pop Culture Books
By:
Lynn Brogan
Nov 10, 2009
Summary of A Christmas Carol: Synopsis Charles Dickens Classic Novella
In: 18th & 19th Century British Fiction
By:
Melissa Howard
Nov 10, 2009
Minor Men in The Bell Jar: Important Male Supporting Characters in Sylvia Plath’s Only Novel
In: American Fiction
By:
Melissa Howard
Nov 10, 2009
Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon: The Great Scottish Novel
In: Scottish/Welsh Fiction
By:
Maggie Craig
Nov 9, 2009
The Teapot Dome Scandal by Laton McCartney: How Big Oil Bought the Warren Harding Administration
In: History Books
By:
William L. Wunder
Nov 9, 2009
Hot, Flat and Crowded Book Review: Review of Thomas L Friedman's Book on Climate Change
In: Reference Books
By:
Mallory Giunchigliani
Nov 9, 2009
Emil and the Detectives: Why the 1929 Children's Book Is Still an Enduring Favorite
In: Children’s Books
By:
Kate Rodriguez
Nov 9, 2009
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster: Book Review of Funny, Inspiring, Children’s Novel
In: Young Adult Fiction
By:
Michelle Pannecoucke
Nov 9, 2009
The Diva Runs out of Thyme by Krista Davis: A Best Bet for a Cozy, Culinary Thanksgiving Holiday Murder Mystery
In: Cozy Mysteries
By:
Lynn Brogan
Nov 9, 2009
True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy: A Book Review
In: Biographies/Memoirs
By:
Amy Martin
Nov 8, 2009
The Best Stories for Winter Solstice: Picture Books That Celebrate Yule – The Change From Dark to Light
In: Picture Books
By:
Tricia Edgar
Nov 8, 2009
Using Creativity to Add Drama to Photos: J. D. Hayward’s Dramatic Black & White Photography Book Review
In: Reference Books
By:
Christine Musser
Nov 8, 2009
Book Review on Photography Exposure: Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson
In: Reference Books
By:
Christine Musser
Nov 8, 2009
Stories for Children Who Are Afraid of the Dark: Picture Books to Help Scared Kids Go to Sleep
In: Picture Books
By:
Tricia Edgar
Nov 8, 2009
Black and White Photography Book Review: The Art of Black & White Portrait Photography by Lozoya
In: Reference Books
By:
Christine Musser
Nov 8, 2009
Spending More Time with Your Family: Book Review of How to Start a Mother Daughter Book Club
In: American Fiction
By:
Christine Musser
Nov 8, 2009
Snapshots: 20th Century Mother–Daughter Fiction: Review of the Short Essay Wicked Girl
In: American Fiction
By:
Christine Musser
Nov 8, 2009
Pets & the Supernatural-Beasts Of Burden Review: Dogs & Cat Confront Otherworldly Horror in Comic Mini-Series
In: Graphic Novels/Comics
By:
Peter Wong
Nov 8, 2009
Review of Kim Chernin Book: The Woman Who Gave Birth to her Mother
In: Biographies/Memoirs
By:
Christine Musser
Nov 8, 2009
Comic Book Review - Blackest Night #2: The Black Lanterns Continue to Rise
In: Graphic Novels/Comics
By:
Robert Becka
Nov 8, 2009
Sam De Brito At Waverley Literary Festival: The Lost Boys Author on His Writing Style and Cross-Dressing
In: Australian Literature
By:
Rachel Williamson
Nov 8, 2009
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane Book Review: The Salem Witch Trials Get Retold
In: American Fiction
By:
David Tubbs
Nov 8, 2009
Turkey Day Murder by Leslie Meier: Lucy Stone Does her Best to Juggle Family, Thanksgiving and Murder
In: Cozy Mysteries
By:
Lynn Brogan
Nov 8, 2009
The Social Media Bible a How-to that's Darn Righ: Strategy and Tools for Making the Most of the Internet
In: Reference Books
By:
Dindy Yokel
Nov 8, 2009
Jane Austen's Likable Rogues: Charming Villains In Classic Literature
In: 18th & 19th Century British Fiction
By:
Laura Briggs
Nov 8, 2009
Love Bites - Vampire Romance Review: The Second Book in the Argeneau Series
In: Romance Fiction
By:
Katie Ouderkirk
Nov 8, 2009
New Critical Edition of Varney the Vampire: Review of James Malcolm Rymer's Penny Dreadful, Edited by Curt Herr
In: 18th & 19th Century British Fiction
By:
Amelia Hill
Nov 8, 2009
Playing House By Fredrica Wagman: A Review of the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition
In: American Fiction
By:
Krista Sadlers
Nov 7, 2009
Amazon Kindle Accessories: Personalize and Enhance Functionality with Covers, Earphones etc
In: Audiobooks/Ebooks
By:
Kate Pullen
Nov 7, 2009
Book Review – The Salterton Trilogy: An Examination of Robertson Davies’ First Three Novels
In: Canadian Fiction
By:
Erin Pienaar
Nov 7, 2009
Review of The 10-Minute Total Body Breakthrough: Sean Foy's Guide to Lose Weight and Get Fit With Ten Minute Workouts
In: Diet Books
By:
Jennifer Murray
Nov 7, 2009
Christopher Moore's Fool: A Review: The Jester Surpasses the Master
In: American Fiction
By:
David Tubbs
Nov 7, 2009
Bless This Food by Adrian Butash: Best Ancient & Contemporary Mealtime Blessings From Around the World
In: Spirituality Books
By:
Lynn Brogan
Nov 7, 2009
A Vampire Mystery Series – Underdead: Fun to Read Murder Mystery With Vampires Rivals Twilight Series
In: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fiction
By:
Britt Warner
Nov 7, 2009
Against The Current by Frances Kroll Ring: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Final Months in Hollywood
In: Biographies/Memoirs
By:
Dale Van Every
Nov 7, 2009
Dr. Syntax and the Birth of the Cartoon Star: The Comic Hit of 1809 Sparked the Marketing of Tie-in Merchandise
In: Classic Comics
By:
P. Ryan Anthony
Nov 7, 2009
Lone Questioners of the Universe: George Johnson explores lore and love of science in ‘10 Most Beautif
In: Science Books
By:
Mike Perricone
Nov 7, 2009
Review – The Voice by Gabriel Okara: A Classic Example of Nigerian Literature
In: African Literature
By:
Brian Jungwiwattanaporn
Nov 6, 2009
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger: A Story of Time, Loss, and Love
In: Modern American Fiction
By:
Holly Beth Anderle
Nov 6, 2009
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga: Book Review: Man Booker Prize Winner Aravind Adiga's 'The White Tiger'
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Preetam Kaushik
Nov 6, 2009
Book Review—Cupcake by Rachel Cohn: The Third (and Final) Book in Cohn's Popular Teen Series
In: Teen Fiction
By:
Francine Morrissette
Nov 6, 2009
Guilt and Transgression in Roger Malvin's Burial: The Tragedy of Miscalculation
In: Colonial American Fiction
By:
Christopher Mansour
Nov 6, 2009
Review of When the Sacred Ginmill Closes: A Matthew Scudder Novel
In: Mystery/Crime Fiction
By:
Deborah Mack
Nov 6, 2009
The Return of Barbara Kingsolver: Beloved Author of Poisonwood Bible and More Returns With The Lacuna
In: Modern American Fiction
By:
Alicia Zadrozny
Nov 6, 2009
Joseph Brodsky's "A Polar Explorer": Making Decisions Without Choices
In: American Poetry
By:
Matthew Birdsall
Nov 6, 2009
Interzone 224 From TTA Press, Reviewed: The September-October Issue of Britain's Leading SF Magazine
In: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fiction
By:
Colin Harvey
Nov 5, 2009
Kublai Khan, Maker of Modern China by John Man: The Mongol King Who Remade China and Helped Shape Much of Asia
In: History Books
By:
Michael Mackey
Nov 5, 2009
Ursula K. LeGuin's The Left Hand of Darkness: The Role of the Ekumen in LeGuin's Science Fiction Masterpiece
In: Utopian/Dystopian Fiction
By:
Michelle White
Nov 5, 2009
My Life With History: An Autobiography: A Review of John Hicks's Autobiography
In: Biographies/Memoirs
By:
Robert Marcell
Nov 5, 2009
What is Stephen Harper Reading? A Book Review: Yann Martel and the Unanswered Question
In: Reference Books
By:
David Tubbs
Nov 5, 2009
Eric Jerome Dickey's Gideon Series: Best Selling African American Author's Books Hard to Put Down
In: Mystery/Crime Fiction
By:
Sonya Wilson
Nov 5, 2009
W.H. Auden's Speaker in Musée Des Beaux Arts: Structure and Voice as Vital Dimensions of a Meaningful Poetics
In: Poetry
By:
Jim Benz
Nov 5, 2009
The Temptation of Christ: Holy Exchange With the Devil or Hallucination?
In: World Literatures
By:
William Padgett
Nov 5, 2009
Heavens to Betsy by Beth Pattillo: Book Review of Funny Romantic Novel
In: American Fiction
By:
Michelle Pannecoucke
Nov 5, 2009
A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands - Review: The Story of the First Argeneau Vampire to Find Her Soul Mate
In: Romance Fiction
By:
Katie Ouderkirk
Nov 5, 2009
Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins: An Expose of 'Irregular Marriages in Scotland'
In: History/Philosophy Books
By:
Tristania Currie
Nov 5, 2009
Book Review – Dreaming in Hindi: How Katherine Russell Rich is Transformed by Learning a New Language
In: Biographies/Memoirs
By:
Sharon Hurley Hall
Nov 5, 2009
Review – Savvy by Ingrid Law: Newbery Honor Book for Young Teen Readers
In: Teen Fiction
By:
Michelle Schusterman
Nov 5, 2009
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody: Author of The Scarlet Letter's Courtship and Marriage
In: Classic American Fiction
By:
Vickie Britton
Nov 5, 2009
A Dying Emperor's Unsolved Mystery: Hadrian's Last Poem Eludes the Centuries
In: Poetry
By:
Duncan McGibbon
Nov 5, 2009
What Really Happened to Little Red Riding Hood? Critical Interpretations of a Cautionary Tale
In: Fairytales
By:
Lito Apostolakou
Nov 4, 2009
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art – A Review
In: Art Books
By:
Katherine Kuzma-Beck
Nov 4, 2009
Nathaniel Hawthorne's Roger Malvin's Burial: The American Gunfighter and Heroic Identity
In: Colonial American Fiction
By:
Christopher Mansour
Nov 4, 2009
Discussion Questions for John Bunyan: Discussion Starters for Bunyan’s Classic The Pilgrim’s Progress
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Melissa Howard
Nov 4, 2009
What is The Pilgrim's Progress: John Bunyan’s Classic Allegory of the Christian Life
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Melissa Howard
Nov 4, 2009
Picture Book Review – Night Fell at Harry's Farm: A Discussion of Carey Hedlund’s 1997 Illustrated Story
In: Picture Books
By:
Scott Fogdall
Nov 4, 2009
Children's Book Review – How Far is Far? Major Elements and Ideas in Alvin Tresselt’s Classic Story
In: Picture Books
By:
Scott Fogdall
Nov 4, 2009
Minor Women in The Bell Jar: Important Female Supporting Characters in Sylvia Plath’s Only Novel
In: American Fiction
By:
Melissa Howard
Nov 4, 2009
Children's Book Review – Call Me Ahnighito: A Critical Look at the Conrad-Egielski Story
In: Picture Books
By:
Scott Fogdall
Nov 4, 2009
Joan Hiatt Harlow Profile: A Little Girl's Dream Fulfilled
In: Young Adult Fiction
By:
Bryan Jackson
Nov 4, 2009
Children's Book Review – A Place for Ben: Perspectives on Jeanne Titherington’s Classic Story
In: Picture Books
By:
Scott Fogdall
Nov 4, 2009
Single White Vampire Book Review: The Third Novel in Lynsay Sands' Argeneau Romance Series
In: Romance Fiction
By:
Katie Ouderkirk
Nov 4, 2009
Never Bug A Bear by Carol McTavish: McTavish & Wentzloff Book About Protecting Animals Recommended
In: Picture Books
By:
Julie Burtinshaw
Nov 4, 2009
Ted Dekker's Green is the New Black: Ted Dekker Completes The Circle of The Circle Trilogy
In: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fiction
By:
Nicole Barlow
Nov 4, 2009
A Review of Leaving Carolina: Tamara Leigh Author of Raising Harriet Does it Again!
In: Chick Lit
By:
Nicole Barlow
Nov 4, 2009
How the Value of a Comic Book is Determined: The Factors Affecting a Comic's Appraisal and Selling Price
In: Graphic Novels/Comics
By:
Luke Arnott
Nov 4, 2009
Georgette Heyer's My Lord John: Historical Novel of John, Duke of Bedford
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Eilene Toppin Ording
Nov 4, 2009
The Fox Raids the Henhouse – D.H. Lawrence: Ellen March is the Ultimate Scapegoat
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Kathy Hahn
Nov 3, 2009
Three Day Novel Contest Hits the TV Screen: Facts and Findings on Canada’s Most Unique Literary Contest
In: Canadian Fiction
By:
Jenna Galley
Nov 3, 2009
Themes in Sister Carrie: Theodore Dreiser Connects Money and Morality
In: Classic American Fiction
By:
Eva Gordon
Nov 3, 2009
Book Review: Glass People: Gail Godwin’s Novel of a Stifled Housewife Trying to Break Free
In: Modern American Fiction
By:
Eva Gordon
Nov 3, 2009
Jeffrey and Sloth by Kari-Lynn Winters: Award Winning Picture Book From Orca Publishers
In: Picture Books
By:
Julie Burtinshaw
Nov 3, 2009
W Somerset Maugham's The Ant and the Grasshopper: A Different Take on Aesop's Fable About Hard Work & Laziness
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Lucille Lever
Nov 3, 2009
Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich: Early Romantic Comedy by Bestselling Stephanie Plum Series Author
In: Chick Lit
By:
Lynn Brogan
Nov 3, 2009
Lady of the Roses Book Review: Sandra Worth's Unique Look Into England's War of the Roses
In: American Fiction
By:
Beth Hinds
Nov 3, 2009
Austenland Book Review: Travel Back In Time to England's Regency Era
In: American Fiction
By:
Beth Hinds
Nov 3, 2009
Vice and Violence in Shakespeare: Sexual Humor and Violence in Shakespeare Plays
In: European Literature
By:
Frank Yeats
Nov 3, 2009
Seven Days in the Art World – A Review: A Look at Sarah Thornton's Inside View of the Art Market
In: Art Books
By:
Katherine Kuzma-Beck
Nov 3, 2009
Stealing Athena – A Review: On Karen Essex's Novel
In: Art Books
By:
Katherine Kuzma-Beck
Nov 3, 2009
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving is the Best Kind: Louisa May Alcott's Classic Children's Thanksgiving Tale is Timeless
In: Children’s Books
By:
Lynn Brogan
Nov 3, 2009
Sarah Dunant's Sacred Hearts: A Study in the Application of Power
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Eilene Toppin Ording
Nov 3, 2009
Literature Review, Huxley's Brave New World: Literary Criticism on Huxley's Utopia / Dystopia and The World State
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Nicholas Morine
Nov 3, 2009
Literature Review – George Orwell's 1984: Nineteen Eighty-Four Depicts Totalitarian Oceania Under Big Brother
In: British/UK Fiction
By:
Nicholas Morine
Nov 3, 2009
Individual Accountability or Social Influence: A Response on Human Behavior from "The Lucifer Effect"
In: History/Philosophy Books
By:
Joseph Wilner
Nov 3, 2009
Magic Watery Moment in Beloved: An Unexpected Interlude in Toni Morrison's Novel
In: African-American Fiction
By:
Kathy Hahn
Nov 3, 2009
The Bodwins' At Yo Service: One Family’s Decor is a Model of Disrespect
In: African-American Fiction
By:
Kathy Hahn
Nov 3, 2009
Book Review – Crave – A Passion For Chocolate: Possibly The Best Book About Chocolate, by Maureen McKeon
In: Home Decor/Cookbooks
By:
Karin Engelbrecht
Nov 2, 2009
Connie Willis Award Winning Author: Multiple Winner of Science Fiction's Nebula and Hugo Awards
In: Time Travel Fiction
By:
Mary Beth Miller
Nov 2, 2009
Gordon Ramsay – Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: A Biography of Britain's Temperamental Chef
In: Biographies/Memoirs
By:
Holly Beth Anderle
Nov 2, 2009
Top 10 Tips for Your First Sci-Fi or Comic Con: How to Get the Most Out of Comic Conventions
In: Comic Book Conventions
By:
Tony Simmons
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