Sarah Palin to Hawk ‘Going Rogue’ on Oprah

Oprah and Palin to meet next month
It is confirmed, by the Chicago Sun-Times and the New York Times, Sarah Palin will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” next month, the very day before her book “Going Rogue” hits the shelves.
Needless to say, people have some pretty strong opinions about this [...]

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Sarah Palin, image from Wikimedia.
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

Jodie Sweetin’s Memoir | Will She Make a Comeback?

Book by Jodie Sweetin comes out soon
Jodie Sweetin, the actress who played middle child Stephanie on “Full House,” has written a memoir. The book, “UnSweetined,” hits shelves Nov. 3, and it details her childhood on TV and her drug addiction.
Amazon.com has a pretty extensive excerpt from the book. In it, [...]

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Image from Flickr.
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

Cakes Gone Wrong Chronicled in Cake Wrecks

Cakes gone wrong provide popular pastime
It’s fun to watch the way the print world and the Internet feed into each other. Most of the time, I read stories about how newspapers are shutting down and books will someday be obsolete because of the Internet. However, Cake Wrecks is an example [...]

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"Cake wreck spotting" has become a popular sport, as evidenced by this photo from Flikr. Can't guess what this cake is supposed to be? It's a turtle.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

“Liberty and Tyranny” Takes Conservative Stand on Economy

Mark Levin’s book now published
Two years ago, conservative radio host Mark Levin planned to write “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto.” He got sidetracked for a couple of years, but at last the book was published yesterday. Conservatives who are looking for a voice amid unprecedented government spending might consider [...]

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book cover
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild