Imagine working as a writer full time on your sailboat in Honolulu, Hawaii. Patricia Wood doesn't have to use her imagination. She is living this dream. Her sailboat? A 48 foot ketch called Orion. This hasn't always been the case. According

Thirty-six year old Jack Madigan lives at 117 Battersea Road in Boston in the town house of his deceased rock star father. Jack was nine years old when his father died as a result of a wound he received during a concert when he bit into a turtle. Not just any turtle, a snapper

To say that Random House is one of the largest trade book publishers is really an understatement. This publishing giant has an international presence because of their reputation, past acquisitions and mergers with a number of large publishing

Almost five years after scientist and inventor Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896) died, the Nobel Prize was created according to specifications in his will and supported by the remains of the majority of his estate. The Nobel Prize

Literary festivals are like any other festivals really. It’s a group of people who get together to celebrate similar interests. Instead of food or dance or heritage, it´s books. There can be anywhere from a couple hundred people to thousands

Iris Murdoch´s The Bell is her fourth of twenty-six published novels. It was released in 1958 but takes place in England in the late forties. This is my second Murdoch novel and I found it flows and is much more vivid in detail than her

One of my favourite places to look for used and new books is ebay. I often go there for out of print books or to help my friend Lana fill her latest book craving (right now she´s addicted to Lora Leigh) at bargain basement prices.

Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones) was a plain child from a family of ten children. She preferred to participate in activities like cricket and baseball rather than socialize. If she wasn´t being active then she was poring over romantic novels.

What on earth is a Kindle you ask? It is the wireless reading device Amazon unveiled last year to encourage more electronic book (ebook) reading. When I first received my notice about it my interest was peaked since I read my ebooks from my laptop.

Audio books offer are a great addition to our multi-tasking society. They are most often used while commuting, travelling, exercising, gardening or while doing another repetitive task (hopefully not involving sharp machinery). And some people just