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gregory-wilson's picture
Aug.28.2011
  Well, August is drawing to a close, we’ve just ducked the worst of a hurricane, and information about school scheduling is starting to flow into my inbox.  That must mean the summer is almost over, and with it much of the convention going season.  But this one was a great one, with...
dale-estey's picture
Aug.25.2011
  RELEASE : 11-273    NASA And Tor-Forge Books Partner In Themed Science Fiction Works    GREENBELT, Md. -- In an effort to introduce, inform and inspire readers about NASA, the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has partnered with Tor-Forge Books to...
shirley-bullock's picture
Aug.24.2011
  History 1888 from Time Travel Novel Forever Promised   Jack the Ripper       Hi, my name is Geri Lanham and I am the heroine of the time-travel, western-fantasy novel, Forever Promised.  I try to give everyone in the future an insight to life here in 1888, and why I...
michael-seidel's picture
Aug.23.2011
I write science fiction and fantasy/urban fantasy. I've been reading Peter Hessler's "River Town" along with non-fiction books regarding WWI and the Korean War. These are useful for helping me shift out of my paradigm of cozy middle class America and looking at my alien worlds with new eyes. Anyone...
vijaya-schartz's picture
Aug.23.2011
You can read any book in this series separately, but if you are like me, you'll want to read them all from the beginning.  So here is the sequence. WHITE TIGER is Book One - RED LEOPARD is Book Two - BLACK JAGUAR is Book Three - and BLUE LIONESS is Book Four. I wasn't able to load all the...
shirley-bullock's picture
Aug.23.2011
  Diabetic Terms from Geri’s Medical Minis   Hello, here are some more terms for diabetics.       ·      Sweets and Desserts   ·      Try (notice I said try) to limit sweets they provide little nutrition.   ·...
wim-coleman's picture
Aug.17.2011
The Amazon reviews are starting to trickle on for the second novel in Pat's and my pre-teen Red Monocle series, _The Death of the Good Wizard,_ and they're really good. (Even the one three-star review is actually a rave—did the reviewer make a little mistake there?) _The Death of the Good...
dale-estey's picture
Aug.11.2011
  Top 100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Books From NPR Books   More than 60,000 ballots were cast in our annual summer readers' poll. Here's a printable list of the top 100 winners. For even more great reads, check out the complete list of 237 finalists. 1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J...
shirley-bullock's picture
Aug.10.2011
Help! I am diabetic and I’m Sick!        When you are sick with a cold, flu or infection your blood sugar can go higher than your normal.  It is important to have a sick plan in place before you are sick.  This is one of the things you need to talk over with your physician.      Call your...
shirley-bullock's picture
Aug.10.2011
NY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets up a 19 win streak.  Baseball is beloved by most Americans, here in 1888 as well as in the future.  I think Reverend Watts is trying to set up some games for Betheltowne.  There is a young Indian who is very good, and everyone will want him on the team.  I would give...