iheardin

And Another Thing…, written in 2009, couldn’t possibly be claiming what I thought it was claiming-who could possibly think they were gifted enough to carry on where the great Douglas Adams had left off? Eoin Colfer, that’s who, author of the Artemis Fowl series and literary giant in his own right. | Read More

Edna St. Vincent Millay lived in the Village for most of her life and spent the majority of her time loving and writing. Perhaps it was the combination of where she lived and how she loved that created the beautiful poems collected in The Everyman’s Library Pocket Poetry collection entitled Millay. | Read More

There are 25 levels of classification for murders. Level 1 is for the amateurs, the ones that start out in the business. Level 25 is for the organized and brutal murders.

There is one new level made for one man.

His targets – anyone.
His methods – unlimited.
His alias – Sqweegel.

His classification – Level 26. | Read More

On my list of favorite movies, films such as The Goonies and Super 8 can be found. Maybe I just can’t resist a group of children (who I’m convinced are slightly suicidal) finding it their duty to get themselves in the most dangerous of situations. Take this formula to the extreme and you get this gem: Attack the Block. | Read More

The Forgotten Garden spins a tale so intricate that each word seems like another stitch on a perfectly embroidered golden gown worn by a princess. The interwoven stories of the strong female characters create a world so beautiful it appears almost as fanciful as the stories Eliza writes while alone in her cottage. | Read More

The discovery of DNA remains one of the greatest scientific feats in the history of mankind. Its wonder and dramatic importance to the world is rivaled only by the drama attached to its discovery. In The Double Helix, James D. Watson, one of the chief players in the discovery, reveals the story behind the publication that explained DNA to the world. | Read More

Carl Férey’s novel, Zulu, is the first novel of his to be published in English. It is a dark novel that digs deep into the depths of African history, culture, and background. As the best crime novel of the year, Zulu is a multilayered novel which is set in South Africa during its transition between the old rule of the Apartheids and the new rule by black Africans. | Read More

Horace Walpole’s novel, The Castle of Otranto, is where all the Gothic fiction started; in fact, he even coined the thought of Gothic fiction to be what we think of now.  In his novel, which takes place in Italy during the crusades, there are helmets falling from the sky, damsels in distress, and walking portraits. | Read More

Poetic prose takes on a new meaning in this beautiful story of a human being deeply and irrevocably in love with a woman. I’ve always believed that being in love with a woman is an experience that needs to be captured with the written word, so that the wonder of it can be shared with the world.| Read More

Another film that’s done quite well for itself is Like Crazy. Jake and Anna are a young couple who meet and fall so intensely in love that she decides to overstay her Visa to be with him a summer longer. | Read More