The bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a very unusual YA paranormal mystery-thriller which includes some spooky “antique” photographs that were created just for the book, and it’s finally available in Kindle format. Even better, the book is currently being offered at a discount price. From Amazon: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (4/5 … Read more
I finally saw the Joe Wright (director) / Tom Stoppard (screenwriter) adaptation of Anna Karenina (R, currently priced at $12.99 to buy, not yet available for rent), and I thoroughly enjoyed it. While Amazon reviewers have only given this film an average rating of 2.5/5 stars, you’ll find the most negative reviews are from traditionalists … Read more
Sound City is the Dave Grohl -directed and -produced documentary about the seminal sound recording studio of the same name, and it’s a must-see for anyone who considers him- or herself a fan of rock n’ roll. Sound City is the studio where some of the greatest albums of all time were recorded (with the exception of … Read more
The Great Courses is a series of lectures—actual, collegiate-level courses in science, the arts and humanities—written and presented by some of the most respected scholars and professionals in their fields. If you go to the Bestsellers page on the Great Courses website, you’ll find that regular prices for these programs start at about $120 and … Read more
I was recently looking for something original to read, something along the lines of Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, American Gods, et cetera: clever, original, darkly comic, well-written and tightly plotted. Something creepy, but not a mindless gorefest. Something with supernatural elements, but with relatable characters who aren’t vampires or werewolves … Read more
These game apps are the cream of the crop: they’ve been around for a while, and just keep on racking up great reviews. Every app listed here has an average review rating of 5/5 stars across over one hundred reviews. In fact, most of these are rated that highly over one thousand reviews. So if … Read more
Kings Can Fly is today’s Amazon Free App of the Day (3/5 stars, all ages). The premise is simple: The King has a fleet of blimps and it’s your job to get them safely through the maze-like environs of his kingdom in the sky. You do this by strategically placing fans so that the blimps … Read more
BookGorilla is a terrific, FREE service that allows you to indicate what types of books you’re interested in, then sends you an email once per day containing free and bargain Kindle books from the categories you’ve specified, up to a maximum number you get to set. Here are some highlights from my own BookGorilla email … Read more