Authors

So, are you a resident of South Carolina and have written a novel but have not yet had it published?  This may be your chance!  The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press and their literary partners are once again accepting submissions for the biennial “South Carolina First Novel Prize”.
The deadline for applications is soon, so this […]

Continue Reading First Novel Contest for South Carolina Writers

Tags: Brian Ray, Hub City Press, John F. Blair Co., Josephine Humphreys, Matt Matthews, Mercy Creek, Nowhere Else on Earth, SC Arts Commission, South Carolina First Novel Prize, South Carolina State Library, The Humanities CouncilSC, Through the Pale Door

     I was looking at Amazon.com’s bestseller list this evening (their’s is updated hourly) and finding it interesting to see what Amazon buyers are buying this first day of December 2011.  I thought it might also be interested to look at the websites of a few other booksellers and see how their bestseller lists compare […]

Continue Reading What are Book Buyers Buying This Christmas Season?

Tags: BN.com, LifeWay.com, Malaprops Bookstore, Powells.com, The Strand

Yes, it is time to buy Christmas gifts for those special people in your life.  I for one believe that you could do no better in choosing your gifts than if you get a book for your friends and loved ones.  There are so many options when it comes to books.  It is never difficult […]

Continue Reading Books for Christmas!!!

Tags: Betty White, Catherine Jinks, David Baldacci, David Levithan, Elizabeth C. Bunce, Gabrielle Giffords, Gina Neely, H. Jackson Brown Jr., James Patterson, Joyce Meyer, Karen Kingsbury, Marcus Buckingham, Max Lucado, Michael Connelly, Pat Neely, Richard DiLallo, Stephen King

John Hart has written four books.  He is the only author in history to win the best novel Edgar Award for consecutive novels.  He is, in my opinion, and apparently others, a great writer.  While his books have all been New York Times Bestsellers, I was not familiar with him until this past summer.  I […]

Continue Reading columbiabookseller reviews “Iron House” by John Hart

Tags: Chatham County, Edgar Award, Fiction, Hendersonville NC, John Hart, North Carolina Authors, Suspense Novels, Thrillers

“Miles to Go: The Second Journal of The Walk Series” is just that… the second book in this series by Richard Paul Evans.  I read and reviewed the first book in the series, “The Walk: A Novel“, in July 2010.  (Read columbiabookseller’s review).  The main character in the books is Alan Christoffersen, a man in […]

Continue Reading columbiabookseller reviews: “Miles to Go: The Second Journal of The Walk Series” by Richard Paul Evans

Tags: columbiabookseller reviews, Key West, Miles to Go: The Second Journal of The Walk Series, Richard Paul Evans, Seattle, Simon & Schuster, The Walk

The 15th annual South Carolina Book Festival will be held May 14 and 15, 2011 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in downtown Columbia, SC.   I have been to 3 of the festivals and I truly enjoy the event.  Each year the festival seems to get bigger and better.
Information that I received from the sponsoring […]

Continue Reading SC Book Festival is May 14-15, 2011

Tags: , 2011 SC Book Festival, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia SC

 
Written as a letter to his daughter’s, Malia and Sasha, the forty-forth president of the United States Barack Obama’s new book, of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is a wonderful way to introduce children to a few of the great individuals who have helped shape our country.  With a target audience of 4 […]

Continue Reading columbiabookseller reviews: “of THEE I SING: A Letter to My Daughters” by Barack Obama

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Billie Holiday, Cesar Chavez, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington, Georgia O'Keefe, Helen Keller, Jackie Robinson, Jane Addams, Loren Long, Maya Lin, Neil Armstrong, of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, Sitting Bull

There are so many talented writers.  Through the ages, our lives have been enriched and changed by people who have the desire, the knowledge, the ability, and the creativity to write.  And I, for one, am thankful for them.
I love to read and I guess I read a lot, but I often get frustrated that […]

Continue Reading More Time to Read? More Listening?

Tags: Harold Myra, Mark Nepo, One Extraordinary Day, The Confession, The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live an Authentic Life

Let me say up front that I have long been a fan of John Grisham.  Grisham has now written 25 books and I have read all of them except for Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, which was released in May 201o and was written for teen readers.  I have that book and it is on my personal “short […]

Continue Reading columbiabookseller reviews: “The Confession” by John Grisham

Tags: columbiabookseller reviews, Death Penalty, legal thrillers, Texas, The Confession

All of a sudden it is mid-November!  Thanksgiving Day is a week away.  So where has the fall gone?  It seems that just a couple of weeks ago we were at my son’s back to school event, “Shamrock Showcase.”  We were getting into the fall routine, which I tend to love, even though our temperatures here […]

Continue Reading Books ~ The Ultimate Christmas Gift!

Tags: and Songs for Making Lasting Memories, Andrew Attaway, Back in the Day: 101 Things Everyone Used to Know How t, Candice Miller, Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Ange (The Infernal Devices), Daily Guideposts 2011, Dennis Lehane, Frank Beddor, In the Company of Others, Jan Karon, Jeffrey Toobin, John Bredar, Kathryn Stockett, Michael Powell, Moonlight Mile, My Reading Life, of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, Pat Conroy, Poems, Rick Riordan, Ruby Holler, Sharon Creech, Stories, Susan Magsamen, The Boy Who Changed the World, The Classic Treasury of Childhood Wonders: Favorite Adv, The Help, The Heroes of Olympus Book One: The Lost Hero, The Looking Glass Wars, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Ov, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journe