Lerner Publishing Group recently has pulled one of their books, Angel Girl, from the shelves and canceled all reprints. The company also is offering full refunds for those who have purchased the book already. Angel Girl is the story of a young man trapped in a concentration camp who comes into contact with a young girl that sneaks him food and provides him company. In the story the young man quickly falls in love with the girl and after being separated for years is later reunited with his savior by chance through a blind date in the United States. The two...

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Admittedly, when I go to a bookstore, I always go to a specific section. Most of the time, I don't venture to the other sections of the store because I either am not interested at that time or I don't have enough time. But there were times when venturing into other sections has led me to discover new books I never thought I would read. Here are some suggestions for the particular reader: 1. For Fiction Readers - Try the Non-Fiction department. There are biographies of real people whose stories are more interesting than fiction stories. 2. For Travel Enthusiasts - Try the...

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In the spirit of the holiday season, Wasabi Media Group is launching the Doubly Good December Contest.  This contest will reward one reader and one writer with a cash prize of 25 dollars each. In order to qualify for the reader's prize, all you need to do is have a comment published* for any article posted during the month of December.  Comments will be accepted for this contest through January 7th.  One comment will be chosen randomly, and the author of that comment will receive $25! So, start reading, and submitting comments.  The more comments you submit,...

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“We have to catch a plane to Florida in half an hour, but we wanted to see the most beautiful book in the world,” said Betty Katarain Rosado. Betty who is from Palm Beach Florida, waited for 20 minutes in the freezing cold weather of New York with her husband for a library to open. The library was not just any library, however. It was the New York Public Library, and Betty and her husband were waiting to see a $126,000 book named Michelangelo: La Dotta Mano or Michelangelo: The Learned Hand. The book is an Italian language celebration of Michelangelo's...

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Life is not a plotted course that is followed.  Events occur, and plans that we make are changed.  Such is the story in A Three Dog Life. In this book, Abigail Thomas shares the story of her life and the changes that are inflicted upon it.  Married to her husband Rich for 12 years, their "normal" life is cut short when he suffers a traumatic brain injury.  Gone are the days of weeding the yard and eating omelets together.  Now their life consists of visiting Rich at his assisted living facility and bringing him to the house that they used to...

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