Borders, a 40-year-old book seller, is seeking approval to liquidate after it could not get any bids to keep it in business. The chain, with 399 stores in total, including 15 in Massachusetts, could start liquidation as soon as Friday if the judge approves their bid in court on Thursday. Borders will ask the Bankruptcy [...]
Amazon: Kindles are just straight destroying paper books
May 23, 2011 2 Comments
How bout those rain forests?
Ask Alexis: Thrift store spoils
Dec. 16, 2010 1 Comment
My best thrift store gifts this holiday season
Interview with Boston Book Festival author Da Zheng
Sept. 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
Chinese author talks about books, e-books, and beyond
Bringing Boston together, one short story at a time
June 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Our story is literary
‘Horse Soldiers’ frustrated me, a lot more than it should
June 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
When you’re writing a book about the military, this critic thinks, you’ve got to be a great writer. You have got to know what you’re doing, and you have got to understand the shark-infested waters you’re swimming in. A bad book about the military will do one or several of the following things: 1) reduce [...]
A Blast tale: Let
May 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
An original story by Blast writer Roger Gude It was hot and sunny as Henry Splinter tossed a ball up into the air. It was way up there, yardsticks high. The audience sat comfortably tan or flushed in the face. There were couplets of attendees fanning themselves with conversations until the umpire quieted them. The [...]
Green books to read
April 22, 2009 Leave a Comment
As you celebrate Earth Day consider books which focus on Green and Sustainability issues. Whether your focus is on eco-friendly building and design or just easy every day solutions, we encourage you to take a look at some of our suggestions. Now there are more and more options to be eco-friendly without sacrificing style, taste [...]
Learning about the past can help you prepare for the future
March 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
(ARA) – There’s an old saying that learning from the past can help you prepare for the future. This doesn’t just apply to your own past mistakes, but also means taking in the lessons of those that came before you. Whether you’re an adult or you’re in seventh grade, reading about mythology and the classics [...]
Overhyping it! ‘Watchmen’ companion books… better than the movie?
March 7, 2009 2 Comments
Okay, so I went to see that little movie based on some four-color funny book that just hit theaters, “Watchmen,” and maybe it was the inundation that comes along with every big-budget movie like this, but when I finally got to see how Zach Snyder, David Hayter and Alex Tse rendered their homage to Alan [...]
Books vs. video games
March 6, 2008 1 Comment
They’ll rot your brain. They’ll make you lazy. They’ll demagnetize your moral compass and turn you into a sociopathic monster. They’ll sabotage your ability to function in the real world. Sound familiar, gamers? In the 1950s and 1960s, critics claimed a new form of mainstream entertainment, comic books, were going to do just that. However, [...]
