A Survival Guide to NaNoWriMo
Gird your loins! The 19th Annual NaNoWriMo writing marathon is upon us. For those unacquainted, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it is an annual writing marathon runs throughout the month of November. Whether you are a seasoned author or someone who hasn’t written…
Jimmy Santiago Baca’s Martín & Meditations on the South Valley
When I picked up Jimmy Santiago Baca’s semi-autobiographical, two-volume “novel in verse” poetry collection Martín & Meditations on the South Valley, I knew little about the acclaimed poet’s backstory. I did not know, for example, that like his narrator, Martín, Baca was abandoned by his…
Write Your Own Novel in 30 Days with NaNoWriMo 2017
Gird your loins! The 18th Annual NaNoWriMo writing marathon is upon us. For those unacquainted, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it is an annual writing marathon runs throughout the month of November. Whether you are a seasoned amateur or someone who hasn’t written…
Bookmans Recommends | A Darker Shade of Magic
Phoenix Comicon has become a well-known convention for many genre authors to attend, perhaps even more so than most comic conventions. This year, the author guest list was rounded out with such genre greats as Terry Brooks, Timothy Zahn, and Diana Gabadon. We had the…
Bookmans Recommends | A Darker Shade of Magic
Phoenix Comicon has become a well-known convention for many genre authors to attend, perhaps even more so than most comic conventions. This year, the author guest list was rounded out with such genre greats as Terry Brooks, Timothy Zahn, and Diana Gabadon. We had the…
Bookmans Recommends | Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
Rant, the 8th novel by renowned author Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Choke) is an oral biography of the life of Buster “Rant” Casey. As the book opens, we are informed that Buster Casey is now deceased. Friends and family recount the times they spent with Rant…
Bookmans Recommends | Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
Rant, the 8th novel by renowned author Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Choke) is an oral biography of the life of Buster “Rant” Casey. As the book opens, we are informed that Buster Casey is now deceased. Friends and family recount the times they spent with Rant…
A Challenged Graphic Novel: Batman: The Killing Joke – Written by Paul Lee
I never realized that Batman: The Killing Joke was considered a challenged book. The comic book received the label because someone in Columbus, Nebraska asked for it to be removed from circulation. Fortunately, the library board voted to keep it. We like to include challenged books…
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