“Part memoir, part how-to, … [these] war stories and chatty tone will likely resonate with many mothers.” – The Washington Post With so many definitions and opinions on what constitutes “healthy,” from organic to vegan to free-range, how are we supposed to keep track of it all?  Let alone find the time to make qualityContinue reading

“Part memoir of childhood candy consumption, part paean to small candy makers.” – Chicago Sun-Times Candy may be the one thing we never outgrow out of from childhood.  And we can help satisfy your sweet tooth and your book jones for just the cost of a candy bar with  Candyfreak by Steve Almond — oneContinue reading

Food, Glorious Food Food is language. Food is love. Food is family. Food is fun. Fill up your plate—and your e-reader—with these tasty morsels of perfectly priced e-books. They’re all just $1.99 throughout September. So bring us your appetite for great books. Bet you can’t read just one.     Man with a Pan ed.Continue reading

Sometime during his restless fifteenth year, Bernie Karp discovered in his parents’ food freezer — a white-enameled Kelvinator humming in its corner of the basement rumpus room — an old man frozen in a block of ice…   One of the magical properties of fiction is its ability to inspire emotion. Sometimes it uplifts us, andContinue reading

“Graceful and often painfully funny.” — New York Times Book Review If you are looking for a laugh, look no further than this month’s Lucky 7 batch of e-books, only $1.99 through the end of August. Today, we take a closer look at one of these books, Clyde Edgerton’s Lunch at the Piccadilly, a comic yetContinue reading

A Funny Thing Happened Some laughs come from the belly and make you gasp for air. Some come as chuckles and a wry smile. We offer up seven books that will make you giggle, tee-hee, guffaw, and think. Oh, and have you heard the one about the perfectly priced e-books? Just $1.99 from August 1Continue reading