Tagged: Books

Grisham’s “The Appeal” Is Denied

I think I know why Grisham continues to be a best-selling author, and it has almost nothing to do with the glowing reviews he can get from the New York Times.

Ken’s Update June 2009

Wanted to give you all an update on what I’m doing this summer, since I’ve not been blogging as heavily as I’d like. Confirmation. My third novel in the Mike Adams series has hit...

Ken, not Atlas, Shrugged

My sister thinks it is notable that I had a “lukewarm” reaction to the novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Usually, she explains, most readers either love her work and have a political epiphany,...

Deathly Hallows

I finished the 759-page final installment in the Harry Potter series the day after I purchased it from Borders. Without giving anything away that you can already find on Wikipedia, I’ll say it’s an...

Potter-Mania

So, the fifth movie is now out and the final book will be available next Saturday. My younger brother – the first Potter fan in the family – must be thrilled to death. I...

The Last Thrill?

I just finished reading John Grisham’s The Last Juror. It is a great and easy read, the biographical sketch of a man’s life in a small Mississippi town as the publisher of the town’s...

The Politics of the Future

I have always enjoyed Star Trek, and I’ve always enjoyed politics. So why not put the two together? Someone else thought of it first, and wrote the book, “Articles of Federation”. Well, let’s just...

Potter Turns Attention to Plot, Action

I’ll admit in a number of things here. First, I watched the fourth Harry Potter film – The Goblet of Fire. Second, I honestly came out enjoying it – I can tell because I...