Okay, how to even begin without spoilers? Finally, with Book 7, J.K. Rowling brings her epic Harry Potter series to a close. For those who complained that Book 6 was all talk, and no action, fasten your seat-belts. Deathly Hallows is just the opposite. It’s fast-paced. Violent. Creepy. It’s good, but also sort of ultimately [...]

I’ve said before that I’m pretty much fascinated by all things Playboy. I don’t have a problem with nudity as art, or even nudity as erotica (in fact, I think I have more of a problem with modesty). I’m forever frustrated with the United States’ puritanical outlook about sex and the body, especially when, as [...]

I like magic. I like shows about magic, books about magic, stickers about magic, and the idea of magic in general. I even used to shop at a magic store in Florida, which was very cool. I really like Nora Roberts’ Donovan Legacy series (Captivated, Entranced, Charmed, and Enchanted), which is about ordinary people who [...]

Erin McCarthy’s Vegas Vampires series is adorable. I love a good vampire tale, and there are a lot out there (MaryJanice Davidson’s Undead series, Susan Sizemore’s Primes series, and Jennifer Armintrout’s Blood Ties series are all good examples), but I also love Vegas, and this is a snazzy combination of the two. Set in Sin [...]

I was shelving in the Fantasy section the other day, and I stumbled across Peeps, by Scott Westerfeld. I’d checked out some of his books before, but they were from the Teen collection, and just didn’t really hold my interest. Peeps is a whole other story, though. In short, it’s about parasites. In this case, [...]

Chuck Klosterman is my favorite non-fiction writer (he’s in the middle of the picture above. He has glasses and shaggy bangs). I fell in love with his work several years ago, when I read his debut book Fargo Rock City, which discusses the impact heavy metal had on rural kids (particulary those in Klosterman’s home [...]