Hollywood Is like High School with MoneyAuthor: Zoey DeanWhen I read the first chapter of Zoey Dean's Hollywood Is like High School with Money, I thought, Oh no! not ANOTHER "The Devil Wears Prada" (I loved The Devil Wears Prada - but enough already)!As I read further, I found Taylor Henning ( second assistant to Metronome's President of Production Iris Whitaker) her own person, and quite charming.Just out of Weslyan College, Taylor moves to L.A. She rooms with her friend, Magnolia and ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaways – Hollywood is Like High School With Money
Music Reviews: Gallery – Dion Roy
There are times when I get so much enjoyment from popping a CD into the player in my car and singing at the top of my lungs. There are other times when I just want the music to take me away.Dion Roy's breakout first CD, "Gallery" is the a bit of the latter. With his singer/songwriter style Dion Roy confides in you his innermost feelings. You can immediately hear the influences of both rock and folk within all of his songs.I particularly like the sounds of his harmonizing and there seem to be ... continue reading...
Music Reviews – “Take Me Anywhere”
Take Me Anywhereby: Marcus GoldhaberI am not a jazz connoisseur, so bear with me!When I listened to Marcus Goldhaber's newest CD, "Take Me Anywhere" I found myself in my mind's eye sitting a spotlit piano bar, dimly lit lights, cast over linen tablecloths, glass on wine in hand, staring into the eyes of the handsome man across the bar.Goldhaber's mellow and cool voice with jazz background by the Jon Davis Trio moved across the room like sultry ocean breezes and soft palm fronds. His straight ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaways – April & Oliver
April & Oliver: A NovelAuthor: Tess CallahanThis poignant novel of losses startles with lovely prose and hard truths. April and Oliver are childhood friends, inseparable, soul mates. Oliver moves away to California and April stays in New York. When April's beloved 18 year old brother, Buddy, dies in the car she has loaned him, Oliver moves back from California where he has found law school and a fiance. A promising concert pianist in his youth, Oliver remains the good son, pursuing what he ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaways – Italian for Beginners
Italian for BeginnersAuthor: Kristin HarmelWhat is it about Italian mothers, or Jewish mothers or Irish mothers, etc? True to form, Cat's Irish Catholic grandmother interrupts Cat Connelly's sister's wedding to ask why it's her younger sister that's getting married and not Cat. Always the responsible one, Cat has lived her life playing it safe. Looking to escape a potentially bad relationship, Cat returns to the place where she was the happiest - Rome.Italian for Beginners is a quick moving ... continue reading...
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