This weekend my hubby and I went to see the movie “Alex Cross.” There have been so many Cross books now, it is hard to remember what scenario goes with which book, and some of the elements in this movie hadn’t been in any books, but that was okay. Overall, I liked the movie. Tyler […]
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Misadventures of a Garden State Yogi: My Humble Quest to Heal My Colitis, Calm My ADD, and Find the Key to Happiness Brian LeafPaperback: 264 pages Publisher: New World Library (October 9, 2012) ISBN-10: 160868136X ISBN-13: 978-1608681365 This is the way this delightful book is described on Amazon: “As a college freshman business major suffering from a variety
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Before I get into the main part of this post, I want to ask if you have ever had trouble posting a comment here? On Wednesday, my guest, Mary Deal, could not leave a comment, and I know that was very frustrating as she wanted to thank me for hosting, as well as interact with
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Timothy Hallinan, a terrific author whom I discovered when I read and reviewed Breathing Water, has just received some good news about his latest, The Fear Artist. The book was chosen one of the Best Crime Novels of 2012 by Deadly Pleasures Magazine.The Fear Artist continues the Poke Rafferty series that just keeps getting better
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LOSSES By Robert Wexelblatt ISBN: 978-0615669649 BISAC: Fiction / Literary Published by Vagabondage Press LLC Published: September 2012 82 Pages / 25,000 Words / Language: English MSRP $8.95 Trade Paperback / $3.99 Digital “A single father who is a new IRS agent, his cherished and imaginative little girl, a divorced woman having second thoughts about
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I love it when my friends have good news to share, and earlier this week I received this press release from Slim Randles: Albuquerque-based writer and former mule packer Slim Randles will receive The Rounders Award at a reception October 16 at Governor Susana Martinez’s residence in Santa Fe. Named for the classic novel by
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I recently read an interesting article by Madeline Levine, a psychologist, educator, and co-founder of Challenge Success a project birthed at Stanford’s School of Education. She wrote about the dangers of overparenting and said that “Fostering autonomy is key to rearing successful kids.” Gosh. I knew that. Some years ago I even tried to market
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Fifteen Tales of Murder, Mayhem, And Malice Paperback: 172 pages Publisher: Nodin Pr (September 12, 2012) ISBN-10: 1935666436 ISBN-13: 978-1935666431 This anthology is the work of the authors of The Minnesota Crime Wave, a group that includes Carl Brookins, Elizabeth Gunn, Pat Dennis, William Kent Krueger, and Joel Arnold, as well as ten other
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My Wednesday’s Guest today is my friend Slim Randles. If it wasn’t for him, I would probably have a lot of blank pages on Wednesdays. (smile) Thanks to Slim for being so generous with his work. He doesn’t get paid for this. I don’t get paid for this. We just do it because we like
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry either had a recent meltdown, or he truly believes that the doctrine of the separation of church and state is a myth devised by Satan to drive Christians from public life. He also said, “American families are under siege and that Christian Warriors must defend the nation against secular attack.” Separation
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