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Books written in verse can easily go terribly, terribly wrong. When YA books are written in verse, however, it often makes them more accessible; you really feel like you’re flipping through a teen’s journal. In Love and Lefotver, Marcie’s whole life is uprooted when her dad comes out. Now he has a boyfriend and her mom is having a mental breakdown. She drags Marcie from [...]
Steampunk and Sarah Palin are two things I honestly never thought would combine, but Antarctic Press recently released a one-shot comic book that did just that. In Steampunk Palin by Fred Perry and Ben Dunn, an explosion turns Palin into a steam-powered partial robot. Apparently, Barack Obama, John McCain, and Al Gore all make appearances as well. I’m not making this up! To read more [...]
The upcoming book releases this week include volume 13 of The Walking Dead comic book series, actor Steve Martin’s third novel, and the sixth entry in Steve Berry’s popular Cotton Malone series. Also, Sarah Palin has a new book out this week and the Mama Grizzly will be going on a 16-city book tour that is expected to draw huge crowds. Check out some of [...]
Here’s one copy of Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue I would actually like to own—Ebay is currently auctioning a copy of the book signed by Palin impersonator Tina Fey. Tina’s inscription reads, “I didn’t write this.” The current bid is $910, with all proceeds going to the New York Center for Autism. The auction is part of Comedy’s Centrals Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked [...]
There are so many memoirs from former politicians—including two former US Presidents—releasing this fall that I decided to compile them all into one list. The most anticipated is George W. Bush’s Decision Points, which had an initial printing of 1.5 million copies. There are quite a few more that I think you’ll be interested in, so check them out. A Journey: My Political Life by [...]
HarperCollins has revealed the cover of Sarah Palin’s second book, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag, which is scheduled to be released on November 23, 2010. Palin, whose first book was the bestselling Going Rogue, is a polarizing figure in American politics, with many adoring fans and just as many people who can’t stand her. Here is what HarperCollins has to say [...]
Sarah Palin has a new book, “America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag” set to come out on November 23rd, 2010. HarperCollins is publishing the book and recently announced the release date for the new book. This will be Palin’s second book, after her first entitled “Going Rogue” Last year, Palin’s book “Going Rogue” sold over 2 million copies, becoming a New York [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!! Here are some book related stories that have been in the news this week: Palin’s book tour contines to draw crowds and angry people (Huffington Post). The film adaptation of the Pulitzer prize winning novel, The Road hit theaters this week. Here is a interview with the director (EW) (You can also read the movie review over at Daemon’s Movies). A new book [...]
Last week I started a new feature called ‘Burn That/Buy This’. Although it’s probably pretty self explanatory, what I started doing is suggesting a book that is so vile (in my opinion) that I think it should be burned*, and one that is so incredible I think you should buy it. So this week, I’m featuring 2 books on the New York Times Best Seller [...]
Palin’s book bashes Couric and McCain camp (ABC) Journalist and North Korea jailbird, Euna Lee has a book deal. It will be released through Broadway Books and will be about her experiences after she was arrested (NY Times) NPR released an interesting interview and feature on the book “Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words” by John Bemelmans Marciano. Marciano delves deep into the world [...]
