I finally finished reading Patrick Rothfuss’s The Wise Man’s Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two — not because it was difficult to read, which it wasn’t, but because my life has been difficult. The good news is that it was … Continue reading
Amazon.com announced today that they have acquired the exclusive e-book rights to 91 books by the prolific British author Dame Catherine Cookson (a.k.a. Catherine Marchant). I am not familiar with her work, as it appears to lie outside of my … Continue reading
Okay, let’s get the disclaimer out of the way right at the top: Scott Mingus was my roommate for our first three years of college at Miami U., and in spite of that is still a good friend. So this … Continue reading
Lately I seem to find myself playing a game or two of MONOPOLY on my Kindle almost daily. I’m not really sure why, since I never really cared all that much for the board game when I was a kid. … Continue reading
While I had intended to read The Wise Man’s Fear, due to grieving for my recently deceased mother and worries for my aging and ailing dog, I didn’t feel ready to give it the attention it deserves (much as I … Continue reading
In honor of Albert Einstein’s birthday today, you might be interested to know that Amazon has released seven special edition Kindle books as part of an exclusive deal with Open Road Media. I realize not all of these books are … Continue reading
First, I want to apologize for not posting much lately, but I’ve been dealing with some serious “real life” issues which have consumed both my time and my energy. As a little tidbit to tide my readers through these doldrums, … Continue reading