Description: A site for finding a good book, reading book reviews, getting the latest book news, and connecting with others who share your passion for books. Everyone loves
books (16674) fiction (3540) library (2127) non-fiction (460) book reviews (435) biographies (201) in the stax (1) in the stacks (1) find good books (1)
Recently, Design writer Jude Stewart stopped by the NPR studios to talk about her new book ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color . The author offers a new perspective on the colors which surround us daily and how different cultures can view and describe the same colors differently. Regarding the relationship between color and language, the book reveals a fascinating link among many languages around the world. Even diverse languages, that share no common root, develop names for colors in the
The quirky, silly, and insanely entertaining Mr Gum children’s books, written by British author Andy Stanton, have been re-styled in audio format by Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet. The series of chapter books, geared toward grades 3-6, detail the devilish dealings of Mr Gum, the hometown baddy in the charming English town of Lamonic Bibber. Combine that villain with a bathtub fairy that doles out wacks with a frying pan, a gingerbread man named Alan with electric muscles, and throw in a few trolls and w
By J.K. Rowling Publisher: Little, Brown and Company | 512 pages Release Date: September 27, 2012