Books

So a few days ago, E.L James announced on Twitter who would be playing her beloved characters in the 50 Shades of Grey movie adaptation of the books.  People went crazy.

Fans of Stephen King are familiar with certain real life cities in Maine including; Bangor, Orono, Augusta (the State Capitol) and Portland. But through his books we've all been transported to some now famous 'fictional towns' in the 'Lumber State.' Let's take a look at some of these cities and find out where they're located in the state.

When I first read that Anne Frank was too pornographic, I laughed.  Seriously, Anne Frank pornographic?  Then I watched the video.  A teacher in Michigan has assigned her students to read a book about Anne Frank.  This book isn't The Diary of Anne Frank, most of us read in school.  The book is The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank (The Definitive Edition).  It is the unedited version. The unedited

If you're missing 'Harry Potter' and are desperately in need of a good Potter fix, then J.K. Rowling has some good news for you. In a recent interview with BBC News, she admitted that she'd written many of the 'Potter' novels on the run and is sorely tempted to expand upon the universe by writing a "director's cut." While that's not a direct "yes, I am writing a new Potter book,&quo

Donald J. Sobol, the author of the extremely popular boy-detective book series ‘Encyclopedia Brown,’ died last week of natural causes. He was 87.

So a month ago my son spent  the weekend with his Gamma and his cousins, and when he got home all he could talk about was the Titanic.

Stan and Jan Berenstain created a series of children's books called the Berenstain Bears back in 1962.  Their first book published was the The Big Honey Hunt. Odds are over the last 50 years  you, your parents, and your children have all read a Berenstain Bear Book.   Stan Berenstain passed away in 2005 at the age of 82 and his wife followed him in death on Friday at the age of 88 after suffering

As you probably know already, I like to read and I find myself reading books of the vampire genre.  Back in the 90's I fell in love with The Vampire Chronicles, which began with Interview with the Vampire.  Anne Rice was the author of that series of books and they are very dark and very well written.  Fast Forward to the 21st century and Stephenie Meyers gives us The Twilight Saga and sparkly vamp

If you are a die hard Twilight fan then you have probably already watched this 100 + times.  If you aren't a Twilight fan, but are curious to know what the next movie in the series will be about enjoy the new trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Any book worth the paper it's printed on will immerse the reader almost from the start. Great authors seem to have a knack for doing this without fail. Still, sometimes it can be nice to help them out a little. Reading a book with a setting that mirrors your own can be a rich and satisfying experience. With that in mind, here are five great summer reads, all set in the summer.

I'll admit I jumped on the Twilight bandwagon.  I have read all the books at least 3 times, and I have seen all the movies multiple times.  I cannot wait until Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn hits theaters in November.  However, Stephenie Meyers, the author of the Twilight Saga, wrote another book called The Host and it will make it's way to the big screen in 2013.

(Editors Note: Bret Michaels and Poison are celebrating their 25th Anniversary by bringing their tour to Lubbock on June 11th. To help you get primed for the show, I thought I would share an interview I did with Bret, prior to the Amarillo Show on April 29th. I also wanted to let you know, I'll be doing another interview with Bret with the latest info on the tour and more coming up within the next