What’s On Your Bookshelf? – Part II
Okay, so you splurged on a library wall of gorgeous antique bookcases that transformed your den, giving it a touch of old world charm. Perhaps an Italian Renaissance-inspired design, made of solid wood in a dark chestnut finish, enriched with antiquing wax and gold painted border highlights. Some are open shelves and some covered by [...]
What’s On Your Bookshelf?
My wife and I have begun the process of de-cluttering our home. Going through old clothes is one thing, old books another. I have decided to take an hour or so every now and then to look over our various bookshelves…including the ones buried in the basement. You know…the ones that contain old text books [...]
It’s a Mystery
Everyone likes to cuddle up with a good mystery, right? Mysteries draw readers in by bringing suspense and intrigue to their already uncertain lives. Mysteries, like all genres, are formulaic. There is the creation of an ordered, sometimes very elaborate, universe to serve as the backdrop for the story. In a world of shifting time [...]
Reality Check: The Night and Neil Gaiman
In the past month, I’ve been on a Neil Gaiman kick. And quite the kick it has been. Neil Gaiman is not everyone’s cup of tea, but if you are interested in visits to and from the graveyard or simply to and from your everyday alternate reality, then Gaiman’s intoxicating brews may well be for [...]
