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This could be the start of something big

One of the joys of reading is that there’s an unlimited supply of good books to discover. And who knows when or where you’ll stumble onto something new. A casual aside by my sister--during a wandering conversation about the recent PBS series...

Published Tue, Mar 1 2011 3:09 PM by Jeff Reich

Filed under: books, Margery Allingham, mysteries

A historic shift

Online retailer Amazon announced yesterday that sales of books for Kindle, its e-reader, jumped ahead of hardcover sales in the second quarter of this year. Its press release states that “Over the past three months, for every 100 hardcover books...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 11:33 AM by Jeff Reich

Filed under: Kindle, books, Amazon, hardcover

A playful prompt for young writers

As writers and readers, it’s natural that we want to encourage any signs of blossoming talent in young writers we know—students, nieces and nephews, sons and daughters. That might mean passing along a good book, perhaps one we loved as a child—Shel...

Published Fri, Jul 2 2010 11:12 AM by Sarah C. Lange

Filed under: books, writing prompt, writing for children

What's that person reading?

I’m one of those people who can’t read a book without buying it, even when I can’t or shouldn’t afford it. I may skimp on other things, but not books. There’s something indescribably special about owning each book you’ve...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 10:33 AM by Jeff Reich

Filed under: Kindle, The New York Times, Anna Karenina, books

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