Book reviews by Kristin Gray for Thursday, June 21, 2007 include: "Forged by Fire" by Janine Cross; "The Silver Ship ... (The Davis Enterprise)

The Courage to Fail

Book reviews by Kristin Gray for Thursday, June 21, 2007 include: "Forged by Fire" by Janine Cross; "The Silver Ship ... (The Davis Enterprise)

Published Jun 21, 2007 - 14:05:17 CDT. Do you prefer novels, or short stories? Most readers would rather sink their teeth into a nice long novel, rather than nibble on a compact little tale.

Q&A with William Gibson (Boston Globe)

SCIENCE FICTION WRITER William Gibson has a reputation for forecasting the future that dates to his first novel, "Neuromancer" (1984), in which characters used computers to "jack" into a virtual world Gibson dubbed the matrix, a term that seemed ready-made for the Internet explosion soon to envelop us all. "Neuromancer" won science fiction's top prizes -- the Nebula, Philip K. ...

Stanley book causes renewed pain for victims’ families (Winona Daily News)

For Rose Hammes and Ferdinand Roth Jr., Bryan Stanley is the author, first and foremost, of a horrendous crime: the murder of their fathers and a priest in 1985 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Onalaska, Wis.

Psychic hinted at writer's Oprah invite (Miami Herald)

Advice columnist and Miami native Jess Weiner, known as the ''Queen of Self-esteem'' on Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's website www.mary-kateandashley.com, got some unsolicited help from psychic medium John Edwards, who told Weiner back in 2003, ''I am going to help you publish your book.'' Weiner said, ''I'm not writing one,'' until Edwards busted her and said, ''You have three chapters next to ...

Grandmother shares her family's journey of love and adoption in book (Herald & Review)

DECATUR - When you open the book, the first page talks about a precious little baby girl named Regan Joy, and flip over to the next page is an illustrated picture of the baby holding a teddy bear with only one eye.

'We're shy and introspective people, wary of strangers and skittish about body contact, and the State Fair is where you ... (Pioneer Press)

Kathryn Strand Koutsky and her daughter, Linda Koutsky, know a lot about research after collaborating on their popular books "Minnesota Eats Out" and "Minnesota Vacation Days." They assumed that writing about the Minnesota State Fair would be a breeze because the archives are all in one place.

Pa. school funding a formula for inequality (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Local property-tax dollars are taking over as the primary source of support for schools.

Bryan Stanley, who murdered three men at an Onalaska church in 1985, writes book about making Driftless Area a national ... (La Crosse Tribune)

MADISON — The Spring issue of the College of Natural Resources news for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point included an alumni update about 1977 soils graduate Bryan J. Stanley.

Web Sites Help Kids Heading Back To School (CBS News)

AOL's Regina Lewis pointed to destinations that help kids and parents get ready for classes to start again, on The Early Show .

Big schools, big supplies: Time to think about filling the book bag (The Times and Democrat)

Laura Ingalls and her chalk would be lost in these days and times. A fictional character on the ’70s television show “Little House on the Prairie,” Laura’s one-room school, one book and a writing pad seem almost laughable in the realm of education necessities today.

Book reviews by Kristin Gray for Thursday, June 21, 2007 include: "Forged by Fire" by Janine Cross; "The Silver Ship ... (The Davis Enterprise)

To be original is to not confine oneself to the boundaries set by one's predecessors. In today's modern society, this is a sometimes frustrating task for a writer. Albeit, it is impossible to be completely avant-garde, because our influences shine through in everything we write. Acknowleging that it is all but impossible to show someone how to be original (an oxymoron), we have a few suggestions that might help you in discovering the individual in yourself.

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Book reviews by Kristin Gray for Thursday, June 21, 2007 include: "Forged by Fire" by Janine Cross; "The Silver Ship ... (The Davis Enterprise)