Tick-tock, Christmas is coming up and you may be freaking-out about what to get your significant other. Have you ever thought about getting them a nice watch? A watch is a practical, thoughtful and elegant gift. The right design can even be romantic. Well, there are some nice Casio gshock watches available online for Christmas — that might prove to be the perfect gift this year. Read Full Story

Have you ever watched that show, Castle, about the mystery writer who helps the police solve crimes (Yeah, there’s an original concept)? Well, the other day, my mother, who watches the show, informs be that the show is "based on a real person" because "Richard Castle" just came out with a new book. I told my mother that there’s no way that show is based on the life of a real character and that if there’s a mystery novel out there written by Richard Castle... Read Full Story

Halloween is over (thankfully, he sighed) and although it’s still a little too soon to think about Christmas, I did find myself, earlier this morning, fantasizing a bit about my wish list. I even went so far as to mosey on over to Amazon to create a wish list. Read Full Story

Let’s say you wanted to create a list of your personal library. Here’s how you can use Google Book’s "My Library" feature to import books: Step 1 Go to Google Books, log-in to your Google account, a click on "My Library": Google Books My library | Web History | My Account | Sign Step 2 Click on "Import books": this user’s library – Google Books Books in my library? (1) Import books Export my library RSS feed Step 3 Import Books ... Read Full Story

I’ve decided to participate in NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve never really been into that whole “let me write-a-novel-in-30-days-who-cares-if-it-sucks-ass” movement, but I figured I had to change my game to finish this novel I’ve had on the back-burner since 2007. Whether I will actually write 50000 words is debatable. But, I’m going to give it the old college try. So, I guess I’m going to join every Middle-Class, angst-ridden, Orange NJ invisalign-wearing... Read Full Story

I’ve received another thing for another vampire series novel (speaking of which, is St. Martin the publisher for vampire novels, these days?). Similar to the last vamp novel mentioned on this blog, this one is also being promoted heavily online. The second novel in The League series, Born Of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon not has a novel excerpt published online, but it’s own feature in its own YouTube video, and is running a contest to promote the book’s release.  Winners of the s... Read Full Story

With all the buzz about the new generation of e-readers and with so many companies looking to jump on the bandwagon, you might think that we need another one like a cat needs dog supplies, but The Nook, Barnes & Noble’s answer to the much-hyped Kindle 2.0 is something to get excited about. Not only does it offer many of the same features as the Kindle, The Nook is offering some features that the Kindle does not. For example, the Lend Me feature allows ebooks to be lent-out for 14 da... Read Full Story

Much ado has been made about net neutrality — by those who support it and those who don’t. Those who don’t support neutrality are mostly the Telecom industry and those who support the Telkom industry such as certain member of congress who’ve been in the pockets of the Telecom industry for years. Those who do support neutrality (or at least are indifferent to it) are comprised of everyone else. Read Full Story

Ellis Weiner posted something in the Shout & Murmurs section of the The New Yorker this morning that made me snicker like a child. I nifty satirical piece on the decline of book marketing at major publishing houses — a theme I discussed the other day in a post about a new vampire novel being buzzed about online. What makes this funny is that it’s essentially true. More and more, authors are forced to do the job of marketing their own books. Don’t get me wrong, it was always a ... Read Full Story

Gold is the most malleable and ductile metals — and one of the most sought-after. It is also a very rich and diverse symbol in literature, playing a pivotal role in many written works over the centuries. In literature, gold is seen to represent both good and evil influences and aspirations. In the Bible, the Golden Calf is seen as symbol of idolatry, wickedness and rebellion. In the story of Jason and the Argonauts, The Golden Fleece is a symbol of power. In "The Pardoner’s Tale,... Read Full Story