One line comments (advice) From authors to authors.  I do agree with the article it says that "the writing process is something only other authors understand."

I am not a writer - - that's why I review.  I admire those that do!  My sister Debbie Browdy is writing her first book and it is going to be awesome.  It is a special talent and I don't have it!  LOL

10 Interesting facts about books from www.express.co.uk

1. "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" (Groucho Marx).

2. People in India are the world's biggest readers, spending an average 10.7 hours a week.

3. The first novel written on a typewriter is said to be Mark Twain's Adventures Of Tom Sawyer.

4. The Harry Potter books are said to be the most banned in America because of religious complaints.

5. The slowest-selling book is reputedly a 1716 translation of the New Testament from Coptic into Latin. The last of its 500 copies was sold in 1907.

6. The M6 toll road was built on two-and-a-half million copies of pulped Mills & Boon novels.

7. The first book described as a "best-seller" was Fools Of Nature by US writer Alice Brown in 1889.

8. The record for most people balancing books on their heads at the same place and time is 998 in Sydney, Australia, in 2012.

9. Around 150,000 new books are published in the UK each year.

10. One in five adults around the world cannot read or write, with the highest rates in South and West Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

This is interesting, a map of the most popular books by cities - really I'd say different areas as all states aren't represented.  

Interview with J.M. Hochstetler author of the American Patriot series!  

Jocelyn Green interviews J.M. Hochstetler

Remembering 911, we should never forget

Hi everyone.  I usually don't do this with the books I read because I feel if you read my reviews you can decide if you want to read them.  However, I have been reviewing a children's series, The Wurthington Diary and I want to encourage parents to check it out, especially if you have children ages 9-12.  They are great reads and would make great family reading nights if parents and kids wanted to read them together.  The first will be available 9/15/2015 and the second 10/1/2015.  You can find my reviews on the Children's page

Interesting article by Tamara Pearson The Traditional Publishing Industry is Killing Books  I'm not sure I agree with all of it but she makes some valid points.

 I do think there are reasons for so many authors to be self-publishing or using other means to get their books to us.

Here is a list of Thrillers that Stephen King recommends   13 New Thrillers

Wise words from a wise man.

An interview with Ian McEwan on writing.  This was done 4 years ago but is very pertinent still

Interview

 

A new comic coming.  Amandla Stenberg (Rue in the Hunger Games) is launching a 'badass' comic heroine.  She is only 16 but check out the story:  Niobe, She is Life

Check out this interview with author Reavis Z. Wortham and Poisoned Pen Press Get Your Kicks With Reavis Z. Wortham in Dark Places  There is a contest through Poisoned Pen Press on my Book Giveaway page for Mr. Wortham's book Dark Places.