Wait, what?! Do you want to make a monster? Are you out of your mind? Why intentionally seek trouble? Don’t you like some peace and quiet? Before you storm off in disbelief, hear me out… We’re not about trying to create some real-life Godzilla in some sinister underground laboratory somewhere. What IContinue Reading
I’m introducing the guest post of Clara Godwin-Suttie about Georges Simenon. I’m familiar with his work; I read the first book about Maigret when I was 12-13. Currently, I’m reading his biography, The Mystery of Georges Simenon, written by Fenton Bresler (a second-hand book – the last one – I got viaContinue Reading
Why do we love reading mystery and crime? escaping from the dull reality/routines, fear mixed with passion: we live in a world where more than 400,000 people die from homicide each year we identify ourselves with the detective and, as a result, seem stronger, feel more courageous, or smart an exercise forContinue Reading
I just finished reading the book, Beautiful Writers by Linda Sivertsen. She runs the Book Mama website and the Beautiful Writers Podcast. In the book, she shares her writing journey and sparks each page with remarkable and honest advice from famous authors we admire. As a young writer in Los Angeles, Linda SivertsenContinue Reading
Today’s post is about Chaim Potok’s book, The Chosen, which I consider an excellent read as well as great studying material – for all of us: writers, booklovers, nerdy teenagers, religious folks, even conscious non-believers. I have to admit, I fell in love with this novel when I read an introduction byContinue Reading