Today's guest post is by Sarah Moore. Sarah Moore is a diehard book nerd with an insatiable lust for literature and a library that’s about to eat her house. She chronicles her bookish journey on Instagram @newleafwriter and blogs at New Leaf Book Nook, where she write about books, social media and literary crafts. I love Gretchen Rubin, author of “self-helpful” books The … [Read more...]
Writing Theft or The Art of Plagiarism
Today's post was written by Rose Scott, a lifelong reader who is fond of books, coffee and old libraries. If you are a bookworm to the greatest extent, follow her on Twitter.What is the difference between a writer who is influenced by another writer’s thoughts and ideas, and a writer who lifts thoughts, ideas and words wholesale from another writer and passes them off … [Read more...]
Are Book Clubs Good for Your Health?
This post was written by Cynthia Swanson, author of The Bookseller: A Novel.Perhaps you saw the article last month - the one that claimed groups such as book clubs are good for one’s health, especially after retirement. In a study of UK retirees, researchers found that participants who belonged to two or more social groups had very low death rates six … [Read more...]
Senseless Shootings and the Rise in Popularity of Mysteries and Thrillers
Why thrillers/mysteries are becoming more clever, more shocking, and more twisted—and why in an age of senseless shootings and political uncertainty, readers are consuming these books faster than ever by Clay Stafford.Every generation likes to think of themselves, frankly, as the only generation and their current time as the scariest of all. Why? Because the past is … [Read more...]
Vitamin Myths: 6 Things Your Doctor May Not Tell You
Today's guest post is from Romy Block MD & Arielle Levitan MD, authors of The Vitamin Solution and co-founders of Vous Vitamin. Confused about vitamins? One day the news states Garcinia Cambogia is effective for weight loss, and the next we hear that supplements are contaminated and dangerous. Vitamins are a confusing topic, but we are here to help.As … [Read more...]