2024 Reading Challenge

2024 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 1 book toward her goal of 285 books.
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2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 5 books toward her goal of 265 books.
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Let’s Talk About Movies (Part 2 of 2)

So last week I started talking about movies. More specifically, the prevalence of sequels and remakes and “reimaginings” and the utter dearth of truly original movie content. That led me to a top ten list all about the worst book-to-movie translations I have seen. I promised that it wasn’t all gloom-and-doom though, and so I […]

Let’s Talk About Movies (Part 1 of 2)

So I’ve been thinking about movies lately. What have I been thinking, you ask? Well, mostly, I’ve been thinking that there aren’t really any new ones that I’m dying to see, and that the one that I do want to see is a remake of a movie I’ve seen a bunch of times. And read, […]

A Host of Haiku

Here I sit, feeling a little poetical and a little more whimsical, so today we’re going to talk in haiku… I love haiku. What a fun, random, quirky way to express a thought, eh? I like to think of myself as fun, random and quirky so think that it may in fact be the poetic […]

Guest Post: An Interview with Author Joyce Oroz

Today’s guest post features an interview with author Joyce Oroz. Portions of the interview were originally conducted by Joseph Valentinetti; additions (and subtractions) were made by Joyce herself.

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What’s the name and genre of your book? Secure the Ranch is a contemporary murder mystery. It is a fast-paced suspenseful adventure with laughs at every […]

Book Review: Keep the Change

Don’t you love it when you learn something and are vastly entertained at the same time? I certainly do, and Steve Dublanica’s latest – Keep the Change – is my new favorite exemplar of this. The book, a follow-up to his 2008 hit “Waiter Rant”, is a fascinating exploration of the service industry and tipping. […]