Series Sunday: Eragon
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among them is they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Most of them are considered in the sci-fi/fantasy genre, packed with...
View ArticleStephen Colbert to release ‘ordinary’ children’s book
From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — With the blessing of Maurice Sendak, Stephen Colbert is releasing a children’s book. Grand Central Publishing said Tuesday that it will publish “I Am a Pole (And...
View ArticleSeries Sunday: ‘Brisingr’
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among is that they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Each Sunday, I’ll share a book from a series. You can read along with...
View ArticleSeries Sunday: Inheritance
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among is that they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Each Sunday, I’ll share a book from a series. You can read along with...
View ArticleSeries Sunday: ‘Marked’
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among is that they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Each Sunday, I’ll share a book from a series. You can read along with...
View ArticleRecently released: ‘Darth Vader and Son’
Read a quick preview of a recently released book by entertainment reporter Erin McCracken: Darth Vader as dad Artist and author Jeffrey Brown turned one of the most famous (and flubbed) movie lines,...
View ArticleRemembering the books our mothers read to us
I’ve loved reading from the time I was young. Trips to the library were long, drawn-out adventures as my mom would take books from the shelves and slip them into our bag, pausing every so often to flip...
View ArticleSeries Sunday: ‘Academ’s Fury’
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among them is they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Each Sunday, I’ll share a book from a series. You can read along with...
View ArticleSeries Sunday: ‘The Giver’
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among them is they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Each Sunday, I’ll share a book from a series. You can read along with...
View ArticleSeries Sunday: ‘Son’ by Lois Lowry
Many books in my book queue are waiting to be read, and a common theme among them is they’re all part of a series, trilogy or saga. Each Sunday, I’ll share a book from a series. You can read along with...
View ArticleFrom Page to Projector: ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
There isn’t a book in the Harry Potter series that has more going on than “Order of the Phoenix.” The fifth installment in J.K. Rowling’s beloved franchise expands on the maturing path set in place by...
View ArticleMidtown Scholar to celebrate Maurice Sendak, Richard Scarry with birthday bash
Spend a day with Midtown Scholar Bookstore celebrating two great children’s authors: The Literary Celebration Series presents “A Wild and Scarry Summer,” a birthday bash in honor of Maurice Sendak and...
View ArticleRecently released: ‘Bone Season’ by Samantha Shannon
Entertainment reporter Erin McCracken previews a recently released book. Dive in! ‘Bone Season’ likely bound for screen People who probably know more about “Harry Potter” than I do have been calling...
View ArticleFrom Page to Projector: ‘How To Train Your Dragon’
I’ll always remember 2010 as a killer year for animated movies. “Despicable Me” was charming and fun, “Tangled” issued in a new era of Disney cartoons (setting the path for “Frozen” to take over the...
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