I Was Lost But Now I'm Found

I've heard that blogs make great platforms for venting your troubles and I'm tempted to see if this holds true. I'd regal you with details of my lousy week spent chasing down my my blog which suddenly went AWOL, after I switched my main website to a new host. I'd tell you about the frustrating hours spent attempting one possible solution after another, in hopes that I would stumble upon the answer to getting back my blog (since I really have no...

The Maze Runnner by James Dashner

One of the aspects I like best about dystopic books is how they present a futuristic world so different from our own, but with enough similarities to make the story seem believable. The characters in such books are often faced with interesting dilemmas, and I often pick up these books just to find out how the character ends up dealing with the situation described in the book blurb. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember...

Happy Towel Day!

Today Douglas Adams fans around the world will unit in shared love and appreciation for the genius of Douglas Adams by celebrating Towel Day, which takes place every year on May 25th.You can pay tribute to Towel Day by carrying a towel with you throughout the day, though there are actually quite a few Towel Day events taking place all around the world.The Mana Bar in Brisbane, Australia will have games and prizes for customers towels.In Austria,...

New Scifi and Fantasy Releases: Week of May 23

This is a really awesome week for book releases, especially as it's the week that Ilona Andrews' newest Kate Daniels novel, Magic Bleeds, will be hitting the bookstores. Lynn Flewelling also has a new Nightrunner book coming out this week and there is a new fantasy novel from Dave Duncan which looks interesting. While compiling this list I also came across some great looking books that I have not yet heard of but which I definitely want to try,...