I can’t take another bookstore closing
Today I got disturbing news. And on Facebook, too. My pal, Bart, posted a story from Pacific Business News that said discount retailer Ross Stores Inc. may be taking over the space… Read More
Cheating on my Kindle
I’ve had my Kindle Fire for more than a year now, and while I use it pretty regularly, I can’t seem to stop buying books. Why is that? There’s something about the… Read More
Books — they’re still around!
Growing up, I have always escaped with books. I read ’em all — Encyclopedia Brown, Choose Your Own Adventure, Nancy Drew — which fostered a love for reading early on. I’ve read everything… Read More
My obsession with ‘The Hunger Games’
After my appendectomy, I couldn’t do much more than watch TV and read books. And it didn’t take long for me to blaze through whatever magazines I had around and finish the… Read More
Lessons from the Berenstain Bears
I spent a good portion of my childhood behind the cover of books. I read everything from “Encyclopedia Brown” to the uncomfortable sci-fi YA thrillers penned by William Sleator. And, of course,… Read More
