I have to admit that I was not a Stephen King fan before reading this book. I am now. The Outsider begins in Flint City, Oklahoma with a gruesome murder and a manhunt to find the killer. However, once the case begins to unfold it stands clear that the murderer might not be who everyone …
Frank Herbert: Incredible World Builder or Just Plain Confusing?
Have you found yourself reading a book in which the world was built so intricately, and so realistically that you honestly thought you were there? The writing was so well done that as the words flowed from the pages, you could picture every part of the world in your mind? I have. It's an incredible …
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My Shelves and Why you Should Take a Look at Yours!
How do you organize your bookshelves? Are your shelves cluttered, with books piling up in front of others, leaving no room to even see the titles? Are yours neatly organized by author? By the color of the cover page? What about by title? I don't know about you, but the joy that having a crisp, …
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Blood, Guts and Gore
What's your favorite spooky Halloween read? Does it go something like this... The lights suddenly go out. You look up from your novel, the lengthy prose forgotten as you stare at your front door, standing slightly ajar. A crisp autumn breeze sweeps over you, sending chills down your spine as the door swings open to …
Are Books Becoming Obsolete?
Are books becoming obsolete? In the age of instant gratification and technology, are our favorite paper filled books becoming a dead means to transmit our thoughts and knowledge? Some may say no, and are adamant that books will be around forever but some are forging a new path in how we read books. Do you …
The Sword of Truth: Why You Need to Read this Series
There is one series in my library that has been the most influential in my life and is the one that got me into fantasy in the first place. The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. This series is packed full of adventure, monsters and magic and will forever hold a special place on my …
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Transforming your Passions
This post is a little off base from my previous posts, but it has been sticking in my mind all afternoon while I have been thinking about what to write about. How can we use our strengths and passions to assist us in all the other work that we do? I work with parents and …
Dracula
“Do you not think that there are things which you cannot understand, and yet which are; that some people see things that others cannot? But there are things old and new which must not be contemplate by men´s eyes, because they know -or think they know- some things which other men have told them. Ah, …
Books, books and more books
Does anyone else have a huge stack of books that they haven't read? You promise yourself that you won't buy any more until you read at least one from the ever growing pile of unread books... and then you come home with 5 new ones to add to the pile? Every time I see my …
Favorite Fall Fantasies
“I often hear people say that they read to escape reality, but I believe that what they’re really doing is reading to find reason for hope, to find strength. While a bad book leaves readers with a sense of hopelessness and despair, a good novel, through stories of values realized, of wrongs righted, can bring …
Every Book and Cranny 