tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:38:10 +0000A blog for Bookmarc's 'BookmarcsOnline', an online bookstore selling used, out of print and rare books as well as providing book search services for book collectors. This blog was started to provide a place where we could write about authors, book collecting, books and reading as entertainment, and other book related topics that we find interesting.http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-567499258859442708Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:06:00 +00002019-03-04T09:24:16.495-06:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block --> Margaret Coel part 1, the non-fiction of a noted mystery author by Steven Williams <!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Article Body Block --> Margaret Coel is a fourth generation native Coloradan noted for her series of mysteries, the Wind River mysteries. She has always been interested in all kinds of history, but particularly the history of the http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2010/09/margaret-coel-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-4418321517039946994Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:14:00 +00002010-09-22T13:49:42.389-05:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Don Winslow, gripping thrillers and good writingby Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Article Body Block -->Don Winslow was born in New York on Halloween in 1953 but grew up in Rhode Island. In describing his life and the influences that lead him to writing, he ascribes to his parents his greatest influences because. His mother was a http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2010/09/don-winslow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-7348804402145843536Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:04:00 +00002010-09-08T23:34:39.832-05:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Brad Thor, Creator of Bestselling, Fantastic Antiterrorism Thrillersby Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Article Body Block -->Brad is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he studied creative writing under author T. C. Boyle. After graduation Brad traveled and worked in television, most notably as creator, producerhttp://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2010/09/brad-thor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-6951488853799955690Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +00002011-11-26T14:42:47.613-06:00Mincemeat Recipes and Mincemeat Historyby Steven WilliamsTraditional mincemeat aka mince-meat was basically a mixture of fruits and spices that was cooked with minced meat and or beef suet and doused with brandy, rum, or whiskey. Mince-meat improves and becomes moister as the weeks pass and so is generally allowed to mature for at least four weeks before using. If a person is attempting to make ahttp://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/mincemeat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-566809749907735937Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-20T19:41:52.265-06:00<!-- Begin Title Block -->Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Chicana Scholar, Novelist and Poet<!-- End Title Block --><!-- Begin Article Body Block -->Alicia Gaspar de Alba is a scholar, cultural critic, novelist, and poet whose works include historical novels and scholarly studies on Chicana/o art, culture and sexuality. She comes from the border area between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, where she lived http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/alicia-gaspar-de-alba.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-3298734373369842471Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:35:00 +00002009-12-09T16:50:23.422-06:00<!-- Begin Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- End Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Story Bored, Comics as a Perfect Storytelling Mediumby Nick Locking<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar -->Why can't comics be more like prose? Why can't they be more like film? Well, why the hell should they be? Comics are such a perfecthttp://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/story-bored.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-2594070140950407907Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-09T12:26:54.291-06:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Sarah Cortez: Policing, Poetry, and Prose<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Article Body Block -->Sarah Cortez is a police officer, poet, writer, and editor. Author of the poetry collection How to Undress a Cop (Arte P&#250;blico Press, 2000), Cortez was the 1999 PEN Texas Literary Award in Poetry, placed as a semi-finalist in the 2000 Fourteenth http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/sarah-cortez.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-8289225946423169879Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-08T22:34:29.689-06:00<!-- Begin Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- End Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Flesh Colored Horror, the early work of Japanese Manga horror writer Junji Itoby Rob Vollmar with additional editorial material by Steven Williams<<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar -->To complement Rob Vollmar's recently launched http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/flesh-colored-horror.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-9096711652941333890Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:09:00 +00002009-12-08T21:03:35.305-06:00Lucha Corpi, a Groundbreaking Writer of Latina Mystery FictionLucha Corpi is a poet, novelist, and children&#39;s book author. She has written three mystery novels featuring Gloria Damasco, the first Chicana detective in American literature. These are Eulogy for a Brown Angel (Arte P&#250;blico Press, 1992), Black Widow&#39;s Wardrobe (Arte P&#250;blico Press, 1999) and Death at Solstice (Arte P&http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/lucha-corpi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-2244146851824119181Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-03T22:40:56.382-06:00<!-- Begin Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- End Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Club Forteana, a Review by Alasdair Stuart of Elvis Must Die by Neil R. King<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar -->Don your blue suede shoes and erase all suspicion from your minds. Ninth Art has got some good rockin' tonight as we join http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/elvis-must-die.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-1329591140703280419Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:28:00 +00002009-12-03T22:31:55.018-06:00Oatmeal Pie and Sweet Potato Soup======================Sweet Potato Soup======================Creamy Sweet Potato SoupIngredients:2 Tbsp. canola oil1 large sweet onion, sliced2 tsp. ground cumin3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed1 1/2 qt. chicken broth1 3/4 cup plain yogurt2 Tbsp. chopped parsley or cilantro1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seedsDirections:1. In a soup pot heat oil. Add onions and cumin andhttp://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/oatmeal-pie-and-sweet-potato-soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-6607874311674238414Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-03T23:41:23.222-06:00<!-- Begin Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- End Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Scene of the Crime, a Reviewby John Fellows with additional editorial material by Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar -->A Little Piece of Goodnight is that rare throwback - a genuine detective comic from Detective Comics.http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/scene-of-crime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-6591204187889372067Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-08T21:07:56.488-06:00Guillermo Arriaga, Noted Mexican Author, Screenwriter, Director and ProducerGuillermo Arriaga Jordán (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎermo aˈrjaɣa]) (born 13 March 1958) is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. He received the 2005 Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay Award for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.BiographyArriaga was born in Mexico City and spent his childhood inhttp://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/guillermo-arriaga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-3421523741275649788Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-09T10:04:25.677-06:00<!-- Begin Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- End Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Berlin: City of Stones, a review by John Fellowswith additional editorial material by Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar -->What are comics capable of? In the hands of a creator as accomplished as Jason Lutes, it seems http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/berlin-city-of-stones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-5091223872508851948Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-01T22:01:28.787-06:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Sara Paretsky and the Transformation of Crime Fiction Women<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Article Body Block -->Sara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947) is a modern American author of detective fiction.Life and careerParetsky was born in Ames, Iowa and raised in Kansas, graduating from the University of Kansas with a degree in political science. She did http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/sara-paretsky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-5938328680439034901Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-09T10:37:29.202-06:00<!-- Begin Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- End Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->The Fall by Brubaker and LutesA Review by Nick Brownlow<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar -->Can comics do short fiction? Are anthologies worth your time? The answer lies in the pages of The Fall, an essential crime noir from the peoplehttp://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/fall-by-brubaker-and-lutes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-1028772575316510039Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +00002009-12-01T21:17:43.270-06:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Jon Scieszka's Time Warp Trio Series, Learning History and Culture can be Funby Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Article Body Block -->The Time Warp Trio is a series of stories written by Jon Scieszka, originally illustrated by Lane Smith and later illustrated by Adam McCauley, which chronicles the adventures of three boys - Joe, Sam,http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/jon-scieszka-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-3726538387645293855Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:57:00 +00002009-12-09T10:41:54.318-06:00<!-- Begin Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- End Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Camera Obscura, Writing and Reading with a Pulp Sensibilityby Jonathan Mills with additional editorial material by Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar -->Comics may have superseded the written pulp, but there are still http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/09/pulp-sensibilities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-3597745713436831687Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:14:00 +00002009-12-01T21:07:27.277-06:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Blending Forensic Anthropology, Montreal's Québecois Culture, and the Carolinasby Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Article Body Block -->Kathy Reighs was born in 1950 in Chicago. She is both a crime writer and professional forensic anthropologist. In her professional work as a forensic anthropologist, Reichs has worked for the Office http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/08/kathy-reichs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-32386050940361839Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:52:00 +00002009-08-28T04:52:39.380-05:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block-->Vampires in Folklore,How Early Vampire Literature Shaped Today's Vampires,andA Short History of Bram Stokerby C. T. Thompson<!-- End Title by Author Block-->Vampires in FolkloreVampires are fantastic villains and appear throughout folklore. Here are four tales of vampires.The Buckinghamshire VampireIn 1196 a vampire roamed the Buckinghamshire region of England. http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/08/early-vampire-fiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-1569379435767798361Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:20:00 +00002009-08-26T23:34:20.910-05:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Jon Scieszka's Trucktown Series and His Literacy Program Guys Readby Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Blog Article Body -->Jon Scieszka (rhymes with Fresca and means 'path' in Polish) was born in Flint, Michigan on September 8th, 1954. He grew up in a family with five brothers, an elementary school principal father, and a registered http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/08/jon-scieszka-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-8316608151629506008Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-08-24T18:17:59.121-05:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Corn Pone, Corn Domestication in the Americas, and Nixtamalizationby Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block -->Indian Pone(also known as Corn Pone)"Put on one quart of water in a pot, as soon as it boils stir in as much Indian meal as will make a very thin batter. Beat it frequently while it is boiling, which will require ten minutes; then take it off, http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/08/corn-pone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-8307821110753573564Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:29:00 +00002009-08-15T17:33:09.364-05:00<!-- Begin Article Graphic Header Block -->V is for Verbal Violenceby Jonathan Mills<!-- End Article Graphic Header Block --><!-- Begin Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar -->Jonathan Mills examines how Alan Moore and David Lloyd's V for Vendetta creates a unified language of words and images.<!-- End Teaser Paragraph and Divider Bar --><!-- Begin Blog Article Body -->A bulky stumbling block in the http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/08/v-is-for-verbal-violence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-2943161385599511385Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:29:00 +00002009-08-19T19:09:16.716-05:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->Perceptive and Vivid Accounts of Tudor Era England by Alison Weirby Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Blog Article Body -->Alison Weir, born in London in 1937, currently lives in Surrey, England. Weir's formal education was in history at a teacher training college, the North Western Polytechnic, and she began her professional life http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/08/alison-weir.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229622873688592857.post-2989934301124169919Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:06:00 +00002009-08-13T17:30:51.539-05:00<!-- Begin Title by Author Block -->The Burning of the Library of Alexandria, the Historical Reality Behind the Mythsby Steven Williams<!-- End Title by Author Block --><!-- Begin Blog Article Body Block -->The Royal Library of Alexandria, more commonly known as the Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was probably the largest of the ancient libriaries. It is also the best and http://bookmarcsonline.blogspot.com/2009/08/burning-of-library-of-alexandria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)