http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:33:14 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:07:08 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Parental-issues-A-book-review-of--Elizas-Daughter-by-Joan-Aiken?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner If you were ever interested in just what happened to Eliza William’s daughter – you know, the girl who was the ward of Colonel Brandon and impregnated by that scoundrel John Willoughby, then a speculative answer might be found in &lsqu... book review book novel novel review chick lit Jane Austen books book reviews novel reviews fiction review reviews Eliza's Daughter Joan Aiken Charlotte Bronte Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:07:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Parental-issues-A-book-review-of--Elizas-Daughter-by-Joan-Aiken?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Soggy-A-book-review-of-Sense-and-Sensibility-and-Sea-Monsters-by-Jane-Austen-and-Ben-H-Winters?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner Galloping directly on the heels of the success of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ comes a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense and Sensibility’, except this time there are sea monsters afoot. I should begin th... book review book novel novel review chick lit Jane Austen historical fiction books book reviews novel reviews fiction review reviews literary trends Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:36:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Soggy-A-book-review-of-Sense-and-Sensibility-and-Sea-Monsters-by-Jane-Austen-and-Ben-H-Winters?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Back-when-ghosts-made-house-calls-A-book-to-film-review-of-A-Christmas-Carol?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner Aw, the holidays are upon us. Thankfully it seems as if the local radio stations have thus far resisted playing Christmas tunes the day after Halloween, but to tide us over until the start of the real holiday film season (you know, Oscar contender... book novel children historical fiction books fiction books to film movies films movie review review reviews film review fall movies ghosts A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens 3D Christmas Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:21:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Back-when-ghosts-made-house-calls-A-book-to-film-review-of-A-Christmas-Carol?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Ree-Drummond-will-be-roping-up-fans-at-Unity-Temple-this-Monday?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner America’s favorite accidental country girl will be meeting, greeting, and signing books at the Unity Temple on the Plaza this Monday, November 16th. 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Based on the experiences of Ms. Cutler ‘The Washingtonienne’ covers her brief experience as a low-level staff assistant for a Midwestern conservative Senator (Republican Senator DeWine from Ohio in re... book review book politics chick lit books book reviews review reviews The Washingtonienne Jessica Cutler Sex Lawsuits Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:46:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d26-A-life-I-never-had-A-book-review-of-The-Washingtonienne-by-Jessica-Cutler?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Crawl-Space-Politics--A-Book-Review-of-The-Summoning-by-Kelley-Armstrong?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner   I decided to give this series, ‘Darkest Powers Trilogy’ a whirl while I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the newest ‘House of Night’ book, ‘Tempted’ to be released on the 27th. The hardback version of &... book review book novel novel review books house of night novels books for teen girls horror book reviews novel reviews fiction review reviews Books with Sequels The Summoning Kelley Armstrong ghosts Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:18:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Crawl-Space-Politics--A-Book-Review-of-The-Summoning-by-Kelley-Armstrong?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Girls-just-wanna-have-fun-A-book-to-movie-review-of-Whip-It?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner 'Whip It’ has been getting publicity for being the first film directed by Drew Barrymore (who has a supporting part) a film actress who has been performing before she was out of diapers. 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Sure it had a cute puppy on the cover, but I just knew at some point that cute puppy’s fate was going to end up as the o... books to film Marley & Me John Grogan a four legged love story Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:19:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Marley--Me--me--A-book-review-of-Marley--Me-by-John-Grogan?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Bloody-table-scrapes-A-book-review-of-A-Touch-of-Dead-by-Charlaine-Harris?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner    ‘A Touch of Dead’ is some sort of literary lesson, but I don’t know quite what it is. Charlaine Harris is practically a household name thanks to the way the television show ‘True Blood’ has propelled her and... book review book charlaine harris dead and gone vampires books horror book reviews fiction review reviews True Blood Sookie Stackhouse Mysteries Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:40:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Bloody-table-scrapes-A-book-review-of-A-Touch-of-Dead-by-Charlaine-Harris?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Read-your-Bible-A-book-review-of-The-Lost-Symbol-by-Dan-Brown?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner    One of the things that Dan Brown does well, this I even remember from ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ is that he knows how to end a book chapter with the reader wanting to read more. In ‘The Lost Symbol,’ I think he took to ... book review novel novel review book reviews novel reviews review reviews Mystery Dan Brown The Lost Symbol The Da Vinci Code Freemasons Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:02:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Read-your-Bible-A-book-review-of-The-Lost-Symbol-by-Dan-Brown?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d10-The-literary-baggage-of-being-Dan-Brown?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner    Dan Brown’s latest book ‘The Lost Symbol’ was released on September 15th and currently resides on the top of the New York Times bestseller list as a hardcover fiction. 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Leslie Schnur makes the story smarter than one would presume from a book entitled ‘The D... books book reviews Celia Rivenbark The Dog Walker Leslie Schnur Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:02:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Not-bad-A-book-review-of-The-Dog-Walker-by-Leslie-Schnur?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Edgar-Allen-and-little-buddy-Louy-May-a-book-review-of-The-TellTale-Corpse-by-Harold-Schechter?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner    ‘The Tell-Tale Corpse’ is Harold Schechter’s second Edgar Allan Poe mystery following ‘The Mask of Red Death’ and his third mystery ‘Nevermore,’ which was released earlier this year. I had a litt... book review novel novel review books horror book reviews novel reviews fiction review reviews Books with Sequels incest Edgar Allen Poe The Tell-Tale Corpse Harold Schechter Mystery Edgar Allan Poe Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:21:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Edgar-Allen-and-little-buddy-Louy-May-a-book-review-of-The-TellTale-Corpse-by-Harold-Schechter?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Diablo-Cody-a-short-profile-and-review-of-the-Jennifers-Body-screenwriter?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner    Let me just say upfront, any film that utilizes the great Amy Sedaris really can’t go wrong. I loved ‘Jennifer’s Body’ for all the reasons that possibly other critics did not – it is a totally chick flick ho... book american icon memoir horror sceenplay review reviews film review pop culture humor fall movies Diablo Cody Jennifer's Body Writer Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:33:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Diablo-Cody-a-short-profile-and-review-of-the-Jennifers-Body-screenwriter?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Information-overload-a-book-to-film-review-of-The-Informant?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner    There was something off about this film that I can’t rightly put my finger on. Don’t get me wrong, on several levels I enjoyed it, but after some reflection I think it doesn’t pay off in the end because the motivation o... books to film movies comedy movie review review reviews film review The Informant! Kurt Eichenwald fall movies Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:28:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Information-overload-a-book-to-film-review-of-The-Informant?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Edgar-Allan-Poe-as-an-innocent-a-book-review-of-An-Unpardonable-Crime-by-Andrew-Taylor?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner    If you are a fan of historical fiction then ‘An Unpardonable Crime’ by Andrew Taylor is a MUST read. It is one or those rare gems of modern day publishing (2004) that reads as if it was written at the time in which it takes p... book review book novel novel review american icon horror book reviews novel reviews fiction review reviews Page Turner Edgar Allen Poe An Unpardonable Crime Andrew Taylor Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:32:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11034-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Edgar-Allan-Poe-as-an-innocent-a-book-review-of-An-Unpardonable-Crime-by-Andrew-Taylor?cid=exrss-Kansas-City-Literature-Examiner