HBO has a huge hit series with True Blood, but the strange tales of Sookie Stackhouse and weird happenings in her Louisiana, backwater town of Bon Temps all began with Dead Until Dark, a supernatural thriller with a generous helping of romance, written by Charlaine Harris. Amazon reviewer Susan Shedd says: I am a big Charlaine Harris fan … Read more
Amazon’s MP3 album sales are a great way to fill in the gaps in your collection. As always, we remind our readers that Amazon MP3s are DRM-free and compatible with iTunes, iCloud and iTunes Match. This list of $2.99 MP3 albums kicks off with Sam Cooke: Portrait of a Legend. This MP3 album has an … Read more
We’re happy to share this post from our sister site, Kids Corner @ Kindle Nation Daily, where you can find all things Kindle for kids and teens. Student reviews have all been sponsored by the Kids Corner Book of The Week – Mike Feazell’s The Irregular Ones of Luemenor: A Max Fletcher Adventure – Think … Read more
The Dark Knight Rises, the last in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy of films, opens this weekend. It’s a good time to get caught up on the Caped Crusader’s story in the series to date, and Amazon has put the 48-hour Instant Video rentals of the first two movies on sale for just $1.99 each! … Read more
You may be familiar with the alternative band, They Might Be Giants. If so, it’s probably from their alt-rock hit singles like Don’t Let’s Start or Birdhouse In Your Soul. But did you know that, since becoming parents, they’ve also branched out into making fun, educational music for kids? Their first foray into music for children … Read more
I love movies. I love, love, LOVE movies. Movies are a lot like music and books for me: they have positive or negative associations with whatever was going on in my life at the time I was first exposed to them, they can evoke certain feelings, they can be a much-needed distraction or source of comfort in times … Read more
Picross puzzles, also known as “Griddlers”, are logic-based, picture-grid puzzle games where you have to figure out which squares to fill in on a blank grid based on clues provided along the top and side border of the grid to reveal a picture. The number at the top of each column and the side of … Read more
Today’s Amazon Digital Deals of the Day Sara Gran’s Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead has an average review rating of 4/5 stars and today only, it’s priced at $1.99 for the Kindle edition. From Amazon: Claire DeWitt believes she is the world’s greatest PI, even if few agree with her. A one-time … Read more