A few years ago, the conventional wisdom was that physical books (and therefore, bookstores) were endangered species. All of us were going to get our reading material beamed directly into our various devices, if not our actual eyeballs, and there would no longer be physical books to buy. This isn’t happening. Print book sales are…
BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 23, 2016 â This month, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl, beloved childrenâs author of family favorites like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda and Dahlâs personal favorite, The BFG, as well as World Dream Day, an annual event honoring âthe dreamer,…
Sequart Organization is proud to announce the publication of The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer, by Greg Carpenter. Moore. Gaiman. Morrison. They came from Northampton, West Sussex, and Glasgow, and even though they spoke with different dialects, they gave American comics a new voice…
Like most geeks, I picked up my very own copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child last weekend. It was definitely cheaper than a ticket abroad to see the play live and waiting for the show to make it stateside would take way too long. I eagerly went home to read it immediately and…
Have you ever wondered what could have been? What if Key West seceded from the mainland? If the state of Wyoming ended up in the middle of Pennsylvania? If freed slaves were given the state of Mississippi after the Civil War? Perhaps you would like a Brief Explanation as to how Budapest became the Taco…
Iâve heard it said that old friends are the best friends. That makes sense to me. Over time, youâve shared experiences together, both good and bad. Youâve grown to know each other, to know the little idiosyncrasies that make up who we are, that make the bonds between us. You can form that kind of…
It’s been brought to my attention that I can be something of a downer in these columns. Therefore, I am thrilled and delighted to be able to report on some good news this week. Book sales are up. In bookstores. Just a few years ago, the debut of e-books and the success of Amazon were…
Remember that column I did a long time ago about getting control of my reading stack? Well, now is when it is actually happening. The New Year brings a lot of organizational needs put in me. I feel the need to get my house in order, literally and figuratively. One of my first steps was…
Book Review: The Sherlock Holmes Book Tis the season…for all of us to be enjoying whatever nifty new items we hopefully received for Christmas. For me this year, that includes The Sherlock Holmes Book, which came out on October 20, 2015 and is part of a series of “Big Ideas Simply Explained” books from DK Publishing….
Sequart Organization is proud to announce the publication ofÃÂ A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe, an essay anthology edited by Star Wars Expanded Universe author Rich Handley andÃÂ Joseph F. Berenato. In 1977, the cinematic world was changed forever, thanks to a science-fantasy film about a farm boy, a princess, a wizard, a…
My mother once told me that an odd pleasure she had in growing older was that she could go back to favorite books, particularly mysteries, and enjoy them all over again because she didnât remember the ending. She knew she liked it but she could discover it anew. Thatâs happening a bit to me these…
This week we review Rick Riordan’s latest book, Magnus Chase & The Gods of Asgard. Wait, who are we kidding…this is Maddy and this is my review. Anya hasn’t even finished the first Percy Jackson book yet (but if you would like to talk about BuzzFeed & Scream Queens, she’s your girl). The first book…
