August 31, 2010 – 4:08 pm
NEW BOOKS:
JANE PORTER released She’s Gone Country earlier this month. I got to read this book months ago and loved it. AUTHOR WEBSITE BONUS: Check out the Readers’ Guide for the book — a great tool for book clubs! Even better: be a cover girl yourself! (Seriously, check this thing out. It’s [...]
August 26, 2010 – 2:02 pm
Today, on this 90th anniversary of Women’s Right To Vote (yes, folks, it’s less than 100 years old!), let’s take a moment to look at how far we still have to go.
The past week sparked controversy as Jonathan Franzen’s latest book approaches release and the critics work themselves into a frenzy over it. Why do [...]
August 10, 2010 – 10:14 am
Since 2008, MySpace has been been making regular and large staffing cuts. In 2009, comScore reported that Facebook had twice the global traffic as MySpace.
Back in February of 2010, one of the CEOs quit, and it was seen as a really bad sign. Back in the heyday of MySpace, bands flocked to MySpace [...]
NEW BOOKS:
ELOISA JAMES released A Kiss at Midnight today, July 27. This is the first time in recent memory I have not gotten to read Eloisa’s book early, but I see Eloisa herself today so I plan to be ensconced with this Cinderella tale by dinner. AUTHOR WEBSITE BONUS: Right now, for [...]
We’ve all seen this author website: You plug in the URL, excuse the loading time (usually just a second or two), and up comes a high-concept, Flash-built homepage. Maybe the author’s name is animated or the navigation dances when rolled over. Or perhaps a little less cartoonish, the homepage is high design, featuring just a [...]