books

I had dinner with my nephew who will be graduating college soon.   Conversation was interesting with both of us talking about some of our favorite books.   I told him about the "Five Love Languages" that I recommend everyone read.  He told me about "Thinking Fast and Slow...

If your a fan of music, the Beatles and/or John Lennon, then you definitely wanna check out a new book entitled "Lennon on Lennon". Shawn Michaels talks with editor of the project Jeff Burger. The book is a collection of transcribed interviews in which readers get to hear Lennon's thoughts through his own words.  ...

This weekend I stopped by Brick Town Veterinary Hospital to see the awesome people who have been taking care of my pets for years, and to chat with Dr. Adam Christman, who just published his first book.

Do you seem to get a lot more reading done at this time of year?  There's something so nice about sitting on the deck or on the beach with a book.  Do you have a stack of books ready to go into your suitcase or beachbag?  Or have you converted to an e-reader...

Are you looking for that perfect book?

During a 2010 college football game, a crushing tackle left Eric paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors said that he would never again breathe without a ventilator. Five weeks later, he astonished them by drawing breath on his own, and eventually leading his Rutgers teammates onto the field in his wheelchair...

She has written such classics as "the Tale of Desperaux", "Because of Winn-Dixie", "Flora and Ulysses: the Illuminated Adventures", and "The Magic Elephant" now Kate DiCamillo has written her latest "Raymie Nightingale" ....   I had a chance to sit down and talk with Ms. DiCamill...

Today, April 4th, is National School Librarian Day! What a great way to recognize the hard work and dedication of these often unsung heroes. Things have changed a lot since I was in school, and today's librarians do so much more than just help decipher the Dewey Decimal System and check out books...

Every Parent hopes their children are good readers, but like some parents some kids just don't like to read. I must admit I wish I was more of a reader. When I say that .... I mean, I wish I read more books/novels. I do read a lot everyday, but it's fragmented with newspaper, internet, magazines, text etc   Do you feel your kids are good readers ?   ...

Liza Baker, Vice President and Editorial Director of Scholastic Books, Joined Shawn & Sue to talk about "young" readers and how to motivate and engage kids with books. As Sue mentioned her 9 year old Abby hasn't been bitten by the "reading bug" ... so we...