Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling are all over headline news lately, due, of course, to the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. While reviews of the book have been somewhat mixed, the global reader market has been in an uproar over it. Recently, though, Harry Potter has been in the news for a different reason, one that has delighted a few scattered fans worldwide. Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9780545069670 The world first fell in love with the iconic boy wizard when Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in 1997. The book was an instant success, delighting audiences young and …
Hunter S. Thompson has garnered a well-deserved reputation for doing crazy things. He jumped to fame with the publication of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a nonfictional account of a trip to Vegas that laced with drugs of every caliber and almost ending his life several times. Credited as the founder of gonzo journalism, he never disappointed his readers with his writing and storytelling. A recent news article revealed that Thompson did even more shocking things than in Fear and Loathing and his drug-and-alcohol fueled journalism. In 1964, as a young journalist, Thompson visited the home of his literary idol Ernest Hemingway in Ketchum, Idaho. His …
Are you on Twitter? If you’re not, you should be. All your favorite authors are, just so long as they’re still living. Most of their tweets are entertaining. There have been a few recent tweets from well-known writers that caught people’s attention more than others. Tweeting is an art and these writers can certainly write, but they can also communication with fans around the globe in less than 100 characters. Augusten Burroughs, the author of the touchingly funny memoir, Running With Scissors, is a master at turning his childhood traumas into masterful captivating stories. He’s also great at tweeting. His signature wit …
A particularly unusual sounding film has been in the news lately. Directed by Brenda Chapman, Come Away is being described as a “prequel to both Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Peter Pan.” The two classic children’s stories are not typically thought of as going together, but in this version, the title characters will originally be brother and sister. The premis of the film has lead to considerable speculation as to how Lewis Carroll and James M. Barrie would feel about this prequel to their work. It’s also lead to some serious reflecting on some of our favorites… Wicked: The Life and Times of the …
George W. Bush probably has a lot on his mind right now. His political party is dealing with some significant problems and the mainstream media hasn’t been doing them any favors. The former president has his own difficulties, though. A man notorious for writing extensive and critical volumes around former presidents has just completed a book about his time in office. Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9781476741192 Author Jean Edward Smith doesn’t hold anything back. As he states in the opening sentence of the preface; “Rarely in the history of the United States has the nation been so ill-served as during …
