While many are embracing e-books, there are those of us who still love a good old-fashioned printed hard copy. And for that, we thank the movable type printing press and the Gutenberg Bible. 555 years ago, on August 24, 1456, the Gutenberg Bible’s printing was finished and thus began the era of the printed book, [...]
Category Archive — J.K. Rowling
Word of the Week (37)
Nannies everywhere might rejoice today, because it’s Nicola Kraus’ birthday. Kraus, along with writing partner Emma McLaughlin, gave voice to beleaguered nannies the world over when they published their popular chick-lit novel The Nanny Diaries. I believe Kraus would approve of today’s Word of the Week, no doubt finding it an apt description of many [...]
Harry Potter, Revisited
I’ll apologize in advance to regular LND readers and non-Harry Potter fans for this post, which is, essentially, a filler post because I’ve had Harry Potter on my brain for the last week and haven’t had time to catch up with some of my regular book reviews and posts. I still say you can never [...]
