So this is a news story I stumbled across forever ago that I meant to kind of rant about and somehow it just kind of got lost in my giant, ever shifting, to-do stack. The main thrust is that despite Ray Bradbury’s dislike of technology and the e-book format, his iconic book “”Fahrenheit 451″ has been published in the format. Click on in as I go on a bit of a tear about publishing companies, Ray Bradbury, and perhaps setting a Kindle on Fire….

How a lucky impulse buy at a used book store introduced me to the delightful world of cartoonist Tsai Chih Chung, and his takes on the Chinese classics.

Back on January 15, 2012 Dawn Hunt had a book signing for her great cookbook “Tastes From the Temple” at Muse Gifts & Books. That meant one wonderful thing, it was back to Marlborough, NH! Click on in for cookbook shopping, tie wearing phrenology heads, vegetarian Reubens, and more!

Apparently I have very strong feelings about the appearance of a fictional character. Maybe you have an opinion too. Click on in, there are lots of pretty pictures of ladies in fishnet stockings, and yet, we’ll be debating black top hats.

Hidden water pools, Tron ice suites, carved book landscapes, a survey about the use of symbolism in writing gets results from some impressive folks, and more in the latest “Geek Month in Review” from JB Sanders!

It’s that hopefully exciting time of the year again when I give the rundown on some of my favorite things of the past year! This year I take on Oprah, do a video interview with the Mystic Pyramid, and even manage to talk a little bit about some of my favorite things of 2011!

I know it will sound like the start of some sort of silly advertisement, but when I first pulled my copy of “Meditation: The Complete Guide” out of the envelope from New World Library I found myself thinking, “Complete guide? We’ll see about that.” Well consider me soundly put in my place. Click on in to see why!

Thanks to Alan Richardson, Marcus Claridge, and Skylight Press you can be introduced to “the odd life and inner work” of William G. Gray, a real magician.

Click on in for 10 questions with Varla Ventura! Not only is she the curator of the new Magical Creatures and Paranormal Parlor lines of ebooks from Weiser books, but she’s also the author of “Beyond Bizarre: Frightening Facts and Blood-Curdling True Tales” and “Book of the Bizarre: Freaky Facts & Strange Stories”! Learn about some unique books and a few “bizarre” facts too!

Amy Ahlers, the Wake-Up Call Coach, is on a mission to wake up your Inner Superstar so you shine bright. Today’s article “Ditch Your Inner Critic: Five Practical Ways to Stop Beating Yourself Up So your Inner Superstar is Free to Shine” is based on her new book “Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves: Ditch Your Inner Critic and Wake Up Your Inner Superstar”.