Arthur Conan Doyle died 84 years ago, leaving behind the fictional Sherlock Holmes and real-life heirs that have demanded a toll from those who pay
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That Crazy Little Thing: Is That My Husband In Your Book?
In Kate Bracy’s That Crazy Little Thing, Buddy is an IT manager, who “at six feet five and about two-hundred and thirty pounds” would be
Middle Grade Books: How Many Literary References Does It Take To Turn Off A Third Grader?
Anne Ursu’s Breadcrumbs (2011) is a modern fairy tale that draws from the same Hans Christian Andersen story as the one on which Disney’s Frozen
Rachel Joyce’s Perfect: A Good Book That Doesn’t Quite Live Up To Its Title
Having enjoyed The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, I looked forward to reading Rachel Joyce’s second novel, Perfect. I downloaded the e-book version in time
The “Cold Metal” Version of To Kill A Mockingbird: Why Did It Take So Long?
HarperCollins announced that Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird will finally be available as an e-book by July 8, 2014. It’s about time. Lee’s only
Free E-Books: A Reader’s Perspective
“Free” books have been around since the first libraries, but our ability to access them has dramatically improved. Just a decade ago or so, apart
The Misfortune Of Knowing 