Publishing NewsBarnes & Noble / Book-club / broadband access / FCC / Hunger Games / James-Frey / maps / medieval / net neutrality9 Comments
Appeals court strikes down FCC’s Net neutrality rules – In this long-awaited — and some say disastrous — ruling on a case filed by Verizon against the FCC, the federal appeals court has ruled that the FCC does not have authority under the so-called Open Internet rules rules to tell ... more >
C Reviewsdystopian / First-Person / Hunger Games / post-apocalyptic / PTSD / Suzanne Collins / Violence / war / Young-Adult114 Comments
Note: This review contains spoilers. I would also expect any potential comments to contain spoilers as well. Readers wishing to avoid spoilers will want to skip this. But for the people who've already read the book, as well as the spoiler-loving seekers, come on in. Let's discuss.
Publishing NewsAmazon / Hunger Games / Laurell-K-Hamilton / Suzanne Collins39 Comments
There is something about Amazon that brings out the crazy in everyone. First up is some Western author who won some award for the only book he has for sale at Amazon criticizing Susanna Fraser for daring to have a book with the SAME TITLE! I know, egregious isn’t it? ... more >
Book ClubBook-club / Hunger Games / Recommended Reads / Suzanne Collins53 Comments
Last month, Jia reviewed a new to us YA book called Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It’s a story about a teenager forced to fight in a brutal game to the death against 23 other teenagers. Others decided to read it and so we thought it would be fun to ... more >
Book Club / MiscAbout-Us / Book-club / Hunger Games / Suzanne Collins11 Comments
On October 15th, Dear Author will host a book club event for Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games. This is a book that was recommended by Jia. It’s a story about a sixteen year old girl who offers herself up as a Tribute in place of her younger sister, as a player ... more >