Archive for the Books Category
Looking Back
From Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter, July is a month of celebration.
Children’s Book Authors Celebrate Birthdays in July
By Shawna Windom
Summer is the time to reminisce of one’s childhood. A time of unlimited imagination, when fairy tales and make believe coincide, creating a world of dragons, mermaids, dinosaurs, knights and princesses.
For many, summer is a time [...]
Nora Roberts’ “Vision in White”
Not just another Wedding Day
By Kathleen Knapp
Nora Roberts is a veteran of the Romance genre, so perhaps it is surprising that she has yet to address the subject of weddings. But the reason for her hesitancy becomes clear in the first installment of her Bride Quartet. A Vision in White could easily have been another [...]
Real Doggy Day Care
When walking into a library, one rarely expects to be confronted by a group of children surrounded by fluffy canines. And yet this is exactly what occurs on a weekly basis in many of Oklahoma City’s circulating libraries. Some children just come to pet the dogs, but most practice their reading skills on the tail-wagging companions.
The Evolution of the Series: From Dickens to (gasp) Meyer
Book-release parties are a new phenomenon. However, in centuries past novels were published in magazines, one chapter at a time, creating a similar hype. Readers had to wait for the next installment to find out the twist in the plot. This intimate connection between author and reader created an environment where readers mattered. If a story wasn’t being read, a magazine not selling, then the story could be truncated.
Guts, God, and Good Storytelling
Blood and guts? Check. Action? Check. Hot chicks trying to seduce the main characters? Check. Run-of-the-mill Tom Clancy rip-off novel? Not at all. This one is based on the Bible.
The Power of a Penny
Pennies are virtually worthless in today’s economy. No longer can one measly penny purchase anything, even a piece of candy or a cheap, plastic novelty toy from a battered storefront machine.