Summer Reads

Dean Koontz works his magic on a classic in Frankenstein: Lost Souls. It’s sure to be a suspenseful summer read – better keep the lights on for this one.

Summer Reads

Released last year, South of Broad is Pat Conroy’s first novel in around 14 years or so. This book is said to have the prose and drama his fans love, which should make a good summer escape.

Summer Reads

Update:

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella is free online now until July 5^th at breetanner.com.

New Stuff:

The Passage by Justin Cronin has a lot of buzz. It’s new, got vamp-like beings and Stephen King himself is touting the book. Publisher’s Weekly reported that this is the first of a trilogy and already in the works as a film with Ridley Scott. Whew – I better get a copy and start soon if I want to finish the nearly 800-page book by summer’s end. :)

Summer Reads

If you devoured the Twilight Saga and still want more, try The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella. The story is said to chronicle the life of newborn vampire Bree Tanner who appears in Eclipse.

Stephenie Meyer explains how the book was written and published on her website. Here is an excerpt: “This story was something that I worked on off and on for a while, just for fun, in between the times I was writing or editing other Twilight novels. Later, when the concept for The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide came up, I thought that might be a good place for Bree. Her story is a nice complement to Eclipse; it explains a lot of the things that Bella never knew.”

An interesting bonus is that one dollar from every book sold gets donated to the American Red Cross.

I get chills just thinking about a new point of view for this series. If you’ve read Midnight Sun, you know what I mean. If not, it’s a good time to sink your teeth into the saga Oprah calls a “worldwide phenomenon.”

SYOAS!

Fall Nights Look Hot

The fall competition is heating up. At our house, we are going to need plenty of DVR space so we don't miss a moment of Alex O'Loughlin, er, Hawaii Five-O or Castle.

If you haven't seen the trailer for Five-O, check it out. And you can watch full episodes, get all the cast info and latest news on Castle too, indeed.

p.s. Thank you networks. Keep going in this direction and I might start watching your commercials again. :)

Ann Arbor Family - Playful pachyderm

I am excited to share my latest work. It's an article featuring Elephant Ears, a fun children's store in Kerrytown. You can find it online at Ann Arbor Family - Playful pachyderm and in the June issue.

Summer Reads

It’s the unofficial start to summer, so why not get a jump-start with the latest warm weather reads?

The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch is now available.

Publishers Weekly declares it "An aching, honest look into the death and rebirth of relationships. Scotch answers hard questions about the nature of personal identity and overwhelming loss with a wise, absorbing narrative."

This sounds like a great summer read, and since Allison shares such helpful information I just can’t help but cheer her on!