In his free time, he enjoys writing novels that he describes as "beach books. They're page-turners. They're not 'War and Peace.' " And yet, he said, with luck, he would not mind becoming the next John Grisham. "I think my books are good.
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NORTHWEST GARDEN writers are coming on strong this spring, with books on everything from free-range chickens to crafting a pergola of plumbing pipes. Gardening is nothing if not local, so you can be sure that the featured plants, techniques and ... Sun, 20 May 2012 02:06:10 GMT
By Katie V. Jones When Frank Spruill first looked into franchises more than 30 years ago, he found three options: fast food, automobiles or books. "It was a no brainer," Spruill laughed this past week, standing inside his Little Professor Book Center ... Sun, 20 May 2012 04:27:46 GMT
The buzz: Ever since the killing of Osama bin Laden, books about the elite forces known as SEALs (fiction and non-fiction titles including SEAL Team Six) have done well on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. 3. Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at the ... Sat, 19 May 2012 16:07:43 GMT
SOMETHING WE haven't heard many university commencement speakers discuss this year is our Western heritage – or the related topics of “Western civilization,” “Great Books” or “the classics.” The hostility to such topics is not new; it goes back at ... Sun, 20 May 2012 06:58:04 GMT
Dr. Seuss' words from that wise, clever book keep resonating as each milestone is embraced and we get a little closer to ending one chapter and starting another. I asked Hannah McRae, a voracious reader as you might imagine, to share the favorite books... Sun, 20 May 2012 04:13:35 GMT
By Amy Sutherland Judy Collins is a fan of books on the Tudors, especially those by Antonia Fraser. As Judy Collins says, she was “born productive.” That personality trait has translated into more than 40 albums, seven books, and her own record label.
Sun, 20 May 2012 04:23:47 GMT
Per usual for these sorts of events, it seems unlikely that the success of "The Avengers" will translate into increased sales of comic books. (Remember when we thought that might happen when the first Spider-Man movie was so popular? We were so young.) ... Sat, 19 May 2012 23:40:33 GMT
White and Jackson were jointly researching a yet-to-be-published book on Joe, the slave who had belonged to Col. William B. Travis and who actually did live through the battle, when they started finding 19th- and early 20th-century stories about others ... Sat, 19 May 2012 23:52:26 GMT
THE first time I'd ever heard that there were video previews for books was when I was told I had to make one. A few months before my own book was to be released, my publisher advised me that official book trailers were now routinely posted on YouTube ... Sat, 19 May 2012 22:52:00 GMT
