Daniel Handler: From Young Adult to Adult

An Interview with Lemony Snicket Author About His New Novel

Synopsis – “Why We Broke Up”
This novel tells the story of Min Green and how she and Ed Slaterton met at a party, saw a movie, followed an old woman, shared a hotel room, and broke each other’s hearts.

7 Beach Must Read Books

If you want a true beach read it stands to reason that the setting should be the beach – near or far, today or yesteryear. These classic and bestselling books evoke the essence of a seaside locale with adventures, sport, romance, serenity and even a few storms. 

The Last Great Book I Read: In The Woods

Now that summer has officially arrived, it’s time to start thinking about your vacation reading list. Summer for me has always been a season of taking chances

Book Lovers and Dog Lovers

Come Together to Try and Save the Only Dog Friendly Independent Bookseller in Los Angeles…

Many romantic comedies such as the Tom Hanks film

Forced Seduction: “The Rougher Side of Romance”

When we found out that Borders was shortly going out of business, a good friend and I hurried to our local mall to check out the deals.  So much of their stock was gone at this point – it was startling and actually rather disturbing to see the barren shelves

The Last Great Book I Read

One Day by David Nicholls

Before a recent trip to New York City, I worried that my utter refusal to go completely techno would hinder my access to convenience. See, I have a dumb phone; its capability stops at texting. My iPod holds a mere 240 songs, and I don’t own a Kindle.

Women You Should Know: Cara Bruce & Shawna Kenney

Writers & Publisher/Editors of Robot Hearts

You’re texting yourself to sleep, watching the world from a TV screen and still have time to chat with your girlfriend in Mumbai about that guy you met last weekend before passing out with your heating blanket.

Badass Ladies and the Girl Who Loves Them

When I was a kid, I couldn’t relate to those spacey Disney Princesses who communicate with forest critters and sleep through half of their own stories. No, my favorite was Belle of “Beauty and the Beast”.

The Night Before Christmas

Many of us remember Christmas as a child and the weeks before asking mom and dad to read us over and over about the approaching visit from St. Nick, our excitement barely containable. 

A Dog’s Purpose – A Novel for Humans

“One day it occurred to me that the warm, squeaky, smelly things squirming around next to me were my brothers and sister. I was very disappointed.”

Blind People Finally Get Their Porno On

It’s not every day a girl sits down and says to herself: I wonder what blind people fantasize about as they pleasure themselves? And then decides to make a book full of forms and shapes that would incite the imaginations of those who appreciate the human body for how it feels rather than how it looks.

Time-Wasters and Hamburgers

I recently caught author Raj Patel on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report. He was discussing his book, The Value of Nothing, a title that comes from an Oscar Wilde observation in which he says “people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.”