October 31, 2010 – 6:52 pm
Here I am with my little Abraham Lincoln.
Too bad Ohio is pretty much Arctic by the end of October, but you see what we were going for here, right? We figured we only have a couple of years before he gets to pick his own costume, so we better pick good ones [...]
October 31, 2010 – 9:18 am
Happy Halloween! In the spirit of the holiday, I thought I’d make a list of my top 5 scary books. Enjoy!
If you know me, of course you know I’d start this list with a Stephen King book. I made myself restrict my list to one so I decided to go with The Shining. There are [...]
October 30, 2010 – 11:09 am
The Book: Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin
The Story: Liz is walking across the street when a taxi smashes into her. When she comes to she is on a boat and she’s way, way confused. Days pass and she kind of just thinks that she is on a cruise… but there is so much wrong with that [...]
October 29, 2010 – 6:13 am
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
When I was really young, probably 3 or 4 years old, I got totally obsessed with the movie The Wizard of Oz. I would watch the whole thing, rewind it and watch it again. I remember laying on my grandparents’ floor and watching it on their console [...]
October 28, 2010 – 9:54 am
I’m so excited to be part of the blog tour for Kristen O’Donnell Tubb’s new book, Selling Hope. Selling Hope is a YA book about a young girl living with her widowed father. The year is 1910 and Halley’s Comet is just about to pass over Earth. In a burst of ingenuity, Hope invents and [...]
October 27, 2010 – 8:20 am
The Book: A Soldier’s Promise, by Daniel Hendrex
The Story: First Sergeant Daniel Hendrex was deployed to Iraq shortly after the the overthrow of Sadam Hussian. He had been around the block in war zone situations and while he was bummed to have to leave his wife for a year, he was excited to be part [...]
October 26, 2010 – 10:16 am
So, maybe these aren’t entirely practical. Some of the shelves are, after all, curved. But I love them. To me, the just scream Dr. Seuss. Love it, love it, love it.
This is actually a whole line of furniture. So frigging cool. Check them out here.
October 25, 2010 – 10:13 pm
Eek! I just saw this today.
How stinkin’ cute is that? Even better? He’ll be voiced by Danny DeVito* which is pretty much perfect.
Betty White and Ed Helms are also involved.
I’m sold.
*Bonus points to anyone who can name the movie: “Danny Devito! I love your work!”… so funny
October 25, 2010 – 9:07 am
Jessica is another person that came to mind automatically when I decided to spotlight different indie bookstores. She is a regular at RiverRun in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I remember her telling me once about a program that they have where you get a signed book of your choice every month. I think that is [...]
October 24, 2010 – 8:04 pm
Anytime I can name a file “bookeatsman” I’m pretty happy.
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