http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:22:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en    I've finally found something I don't like to read:  the manuals for software that comes with new computer gadgets.    Over the span of my life, I've read nutrition labels off cans and contest rules off cereal boxes.  I've read almost every paper known to man, even if they are in ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=12   Faulkner said there is only one tale worth telling and that is the story of sin and redemption.  SHANTARAM  has both in bucketfuls--and it is a great beach read for both guys and gals.  It has adventure, action, romance, mystery, lyrical writing,  gripping story telling and just about everything ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=11    I wallow in books.  Sometimes, I just like to hold them because I like them so much.  But there are times I'm overwhelmed by how many wonderful books there are to read.  I walk into a well-stocked bookstore or library and go into overload.  Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl's BOOK LUST :  ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=10   When I speak to book groups and the like, I often mention that some book markets are fading.  The two that come to mind are Westerns and Horror.  (Science Fiction is another.)  Well, I'll have to change the spiel.  Horror is back with new voices.  How do I know?  ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=9    Looking for a fun gift/activity book for a Virginian?  Or yourself?  Then check out CiCi Williamson's THE BEST OF VIRGINIA FARMS COOKBOOK & TOUR BOOK.  Yes, that's a mouthful but what a great read.     From Virginia's plantations and orchards to cattle and sheep farms to the fishermen of the Chesapeake, Williamson provides ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=8 This is one fractured fairy tale that tidily sums up male/female relations since time began. It may be a children’s book but I’m sending a copy to my daughter’s college dorm!   Waking Beauty is a fun take on Sleeping Beauty. However, here the Prince is a skeptic.The fairies tell ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=7 The holidays are over, the bills are coming in, and taxes are due in a few months—don’t you love January? To me, the month is all about money. When I want more information to change my life, I turn to books, and there are zillions of books on how to ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=6    My co-Books! moderator, Kelly Justice of Fountain Books, and I both don't like the cover of THE MIDDLE PLACE.  It gives the book a chick-lit, growing-up-in-(you name the city, time, or place) feel.  And it sells this amazing book short.    First and foremost, I want you to know Kelly Corrigan ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=5   It is no secret that one of my goals in life is to get my son to read.  He's twenty-three now.  I've been at this task a long time, but I won't give up.   My daughters were easy to turn into readers.  I pointed them toward Romance and they've ... http://www.cathymaxwell.com/books/?p=4