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Hysteria

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure The movie Hysteria is an absolute gem. It's about the invention...

All Books Are Sacred

Thomas Moore | Posted 05.16.2012

Thomas Moore

In our modern way of thinking, we believe we can separate the contents of a book from the material it's written on and bound with. But anyone who loves books knows that the book is what you hold in your hand.

50 Shades of Politics

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.11.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure While our government schemes to limit women's access to contrac...

6 Essential Kitchen Tools

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.04.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure For years I lived in tiny Manhattan apartments with microscopic...

'Fifty Shades of Grey' Author E.L. James Starts U.S. Book Tour With a Bang

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 05.01.2012

Rachel Kramer Bussel

Hot on the heels of the explosive Katie Roiphe Newsweek cover story examining women's sexual fantasies, New York Times bestselling author of the Fifty...

The Mystery of a Book Bus Tour

M.J. Rose | Posted 04.30.2012

M.J. Rose

The Atria Mystery Bus tour took off April 12th. I think that what made the strongest impression on me was much we all love books. The authors on the tour. The amazing booksellers who hosted us. And the readers who came out to see us.

Price-Fixing Is Bad for Both Readers and Authors

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.30.2012

Hoyt Hilsman

The truth is that this dispute is not about saving literature or the sanctity of the literary world, it is about the publishers' business model.

Don't Believe the eBook Monopoly Ploy

Warren Adler | Posted 04.26.2012

Warren Adler

The new ploy by book publishers is to characterize Amazon as a monopoly poised to take over and dictate terms and run rampant over those who create ebook content.

Romancing Earth Day

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.20.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure This Sunday marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, which will...

The ONE Thing You Need for Soft Skin

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.13.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Soft skin is the ideal, right? In romance novels like mine, her...

Life on the Nothing White Diet

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.06.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Earlier this year, my mom pledged to adopt the nothing white di...

Spring cleaning 101

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.23.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure I love cleaning. Weird, I know. I especially love a fresh, clea...

Should Amazon Be Taxed To Protect Smaller Booksellers?

Posted 03.21.2012

The French Ministry of Culture has proposed a controversial new tax on digital book industry giants such as Amazon that goes far beyond any other curr...

Holland's Most Sacred Book Store

Architizer | Posted 05.20.2012

Architizer

A bookstore is something of a sacred place these days. The few independent outlets that remain are rare opportunities to retreat from the churning o...

Red Beet Salad with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.16.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure This is the perfect salad for 2...or a nice side dish for a few...

My New York City Window Garden

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.09.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Being a Rodale, I am often asked if I garden. For most of my li...

My New York City Window Garden

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.09.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure Being a Rodale, I am often asked if I garden. For most of my li...

Discovery

Lisa Guest | Posted 05.06.2012

Lisa Guest

Isn't there a saying that if one waits long enough, good things come to pass? When the timing is right, things fall into place?

How Romance Novels Empower Women

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.02.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure While as a society we wonder how to motivate girls to reach hig...

Who Decides What Gets Sold In The Bookstore?

Seth Godin | Posted 04.30.2012

Seth Godin

We're heading to a world where there are just a handful of influential bookstores (Amazon, Apple, Nook...) and one by one, the principles of open access are disappearing. Apple, apparently, won't carry an ebook that contains a link to buy a hardcover book from Amazon.

The Best Organic Travel Snacks

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.25.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure It's relatively easy to eat organically at home when one has a...

WATCH Ann Patchett: Can Online Shopping Make You The Unabomber?

Posted 02.21.2012

Last night, Ann Patchett appeared on "The Colbert Report" to defend physical bookstores everywhere. Colbert introduced her by praising the amount ...

Farmer's Market Breakfast

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.18.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure This dish is so named because we pick up most of the ingredient...

Why Do Writers Need Readers? Not for the Reason You Might Think

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.09.2012

Holly Robinson

For most writers, every book takes months, even years, to write. We don't know how, or even if, that book will ever be published in the end, but something compels us to keep going. That "something" is the reader.

Super Bowl Snack: Easy Guacamole

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.04.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Maya Rodale, writer of historical tales of true love and adventure There are only two things I like about sports: 1) dramatic mome...