Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls

Atomic Matzo Balls?

Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls: A Novel of International Intrigue, Pork-Crazed Termites, and Motherhood, is a new novel from Gary Buslik. The tale is demented, uncouth and fun. It’s a novel alike no other and it is all kinds of crazy.

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Guide to Tai Chi

How Tai Chi Can Improve Your Writing

Mark L. Fuerst’s new book, The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart & Sharp Mind, written with Harvard Medical School’s Peter Wayne, PhD, is now in bookstores nationwide.

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A Review by Sally Wendkos Olds of the book “Suddenly Solo: A Lifestyle Road Map for the Widowed or Divorced Man” by Harold (Hal) Spielman and Marc Silbert

The bulk of the book, “Suddenly Solo: A Lifestyle Road Map for the Widowed or Divorced Man” by Harold (Hal) Spielman and Marc Silbert, offers guidance for meeting, dating, having sex with, and developing relationships with women. Co-authored by a widower (a market researcher by profession) and a divorced man (a writer), the book draws on extensive research. The writing is accessible and easy to run through, and the headings are prominent enough so you can easily find topics of interest. There are also lots of stories and even a joke for a man to share with his buddies. The authors come across as nice, decent men with a sense of humor who show compassion for their male readers and respect for the women these men want to meet.

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Industry News for Writers in my ASJA Monthly Market Monitor Column

Attention Writers! Stay ahead of the game with a Wordpress website, a strong social media presence, branding your image, building your platform. So many options for writers to sell their work. It’s a writer’s world out there. American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA.org).

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November’s final 2012 movie releases, just in time for the Thanksgiving weekend

Just in time for the Thanksgiving Weekend, “Life Of Pi” in 3D hits theaters. Ang Lee(“Brokeback Mountain”) directs this action adventure and CGI stunner about a 16-year-old Indian boy, Pi Patel (played by newcomerSuraj Sharma), who is trapped at sea on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. It’s a story of faith; a journey of a … Read more

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Q&A with Ciaran Foy, writer and director of the new horror movie, ‘Citadel’

Q&A with Ciaran Foy, writer and director of the horror movie, “Citadel.” Plot Synopsis: Tommy Cowley (Aneurin Barnard) is a young father suffering from severe agoraphobia after a brutal attack by a gang.

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Patrick Robinson’s latest international thriller is “Power Play”

Author Patrick Robinson’s latest international thriller is the book, “Power Play.” There’s an exciting exchange in the prologue between a Mossad agent and a Russian Navy Commander-turned spy. For anybody who remembers the Cuban Missile Crisis, the details will take you backwards and forwards simultaneously, which is a good trick for a writer.

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Nadia Ilse, 14, received free plastic surgery from the Little Baby Face Foundation and Dr. Thomas Romo, III

Nadia Ilse, 14, received free plastic surgery from the Little Baby Face Foundation and Dr. Thomas Romo, III for a deviated septum, hemifacial microsomia and an otoplasty for her ears that stuck way out. She was unmercifully bullied in school and having thoughts of suicide.

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Q&A with Jennifer Skiff, Animal Advocate & Author of “The Divinity of Dogs”

Author and animal advocate Jennifer Skiff is a director of Pilots N Paws in the U.S. and a trustee of the Dogs’ Refuge Home in Australia. Her second book, The Divinity of Dogs: True Stories of Miracles Inspired by Man’s Best Friend (Simon & Shuster, October 23, 2012), is now available. The book is a collection of transformational stories about spiritual experiences between people and pooches.

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Face to Face: A Mother’s Account of Her Son’s Suicide Attempt and its Aftermath

“It was just before Thanksgiving when my son put a shotgun under his chin and pulled the trigger. He survived but the blast obliterated his face.” Judith Casey, author of the book, Face to Face: A Mother’s Account of Her Son’s Suidice Attempt and its Aftermath

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