Hi, friends: I went the entire month of May–Skin Cancer Awareness month–without reminding all of you to bust out the UV protectant clothing and sunscreen. It’s not too late, though! We just had a weekend here in NY that was close to 90 degrees every day and very sunny, so I expect that we’ll just […]
When my sister and I were kids, our family always went on a summer vacation, even when you had to use gas rationing stamps to buy fuel. I remember wonderful camping trips to Yosemite back in the days when you could camp alongside the Merced River, watch the firefall, and go to the garbage dump […]
Welcome to my first Lori’s Book Sense post. I would like to thank the wonderful women of The Stiletto Gang for asking me to join them here each month. I’m honored!! Each month I’ll share with you a few of my favorite reads from the previous month. Since this is my first month I’m going […]
by Rachel Brady I saw a billboard with this phrase today and thought to myself, “Yes. Life is too short to eat boring rice.” It is too short to do a lot of things. Life is too short for me to wear clothes that don’t fit right just because I already own them. So what? […]
I first heard the term “high concept” applied to novels a few years ago and I have to admit, for a time, the idea had me banging my head against a wall. Generally used to describe a film or a television show, high concept is basically a one or two sentence tagline that’s tightly worded […]
First, I want to take moment to remember the people of Joplin, Missouri. I can’t imagine anything more horrifying than being trapped in a store while a tornado bears down, knowing that the store will probably collapse and bury you alive. The devastation is vast, the damage unthinkable. So, sending good thoughts and prayers to […]
Watching movies is one of my favorite pastimes–not that I have much time to pass. I love going into a movie theater with anticipation, hoping that I’ll be entertained, charmed, seduced, scared, or surprised. It doesn’t always happen, but I’m pretty choosy about which movies I pay good money to see. I’m not quite so […]
In the spirit of leaving economic problems, natural disasters, disease, political uprisings, and the end of the world to others to contemplate, I’m offering up a discussion this week on the all important subject of “summer television.” I’m not ashamed to admit that I love movies and television. I’ve always loved dramas best. My earliest […]
by Susan McBride I was fortunate enough to blurb Bethany Maines’ debut novel, BULLETPROOF MASCARA, as her fabulous editor at Simon & Schuster is my former mystery editor at HarperCollins (hi, Sarah!). When I read the book, I knew I’d like Bethany as she has a wicked sense of humor. Since then, I’ve come to […]
by Maria Geraci Oscar Wilde once wrote that “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.” I’m not sure which imitates which more, but I will say that life and art seem intrinsically bound together. Art springs from life and vice versa, and lately, it seems we’ve had plenty of examples of each. As […]