http://columbiabookseller.com The latest on the written word...your comments welcome! Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:59:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, are you a resident of South Carolina and have written a novel but have not yet had it published?  This may be your chance!  The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press and their literary partners are once again accepting submissions for the biennial "South Carolina First Novel Prize". The deadline ... http://columbiabookseller.com/first-novel-contest-for-south-carolina-writers/      I was looking at Amazon.com's bestseller list this evening (their's is updated hourly) and finding it interesting to see what Amazon buyers are buying this first day of December 2011.  I thought it might also be interested to look at the websites of a few other booksellers and see ... http://columbiabookseller.com/what-are-book-buyers-buying-this-christmas-season/ Yes, it is time to buy Christmas gifts for those special people in your life.  I for one believe that you could do no better in choosing your gifts than if you get a book for your friends and loved ones.  There are so many options when it comes to ... http://columbiabookseller.com/books-for-christmas/ John Hart has written four books.  He is the only author in history to win the best novel Edgar Award for consecutive novels.  He is, in my opinion, and apparently others, a great writer.  While his books have all been New York Times Bestsellers, I was not familiar with him ... http://columbiabookseller.com/columbiabookseller-reviews-iron-house-by-john-hart/  I wrote Part I of Raise a Reader on February 25, 2010 on this website.  Being a reader, and knowing how important reading is, I decided to write "Raise a Reader! Part II." Reading is something I enjoy and is something I feel good about.  When I am relaxed and ... http://columbiabookseller.com/raise-a-reader-part-ii/ "Miles to Go: The Second Journal of The Walk Series" is just that... the second book in this series by Richard Paul Evans.  I read and reviewed the first book in the series, "The Walk: A Novel", in July 2010.  (Read columbiabookseller's review).  The main character in the books is ... http://columbiabookseller.com/columbiabookseller-reviews-miles-to-go-the-second-journal-of-the-walk-series-by-richard-paul-evans/ "The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it." Elizabeth Drew "Books had instant replay long before televised sports." Bern Williams "The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."  attributed to Mark Twain "The ... http://columbiabookseller.com/good-quotes-on-books-andor-reading/ Andy Andrews' latest "motivational novel" titled "The Final Summit: A Quest to Find the One Principle That Will Save Humanity" is a sequel of sorts to his earlier book "The Traveler's Gift."  In the earlier book, David Ponder, a somewhat successful businessman in his mid 40's, is laid off from ... http://columbiabookseller.com/columbiabookseller-reviews-the-final-summit-a-quest-to-find-the-one-principle-that-will-save-humanity-by-andy-andrews/       It is really a rare thing to receive a thank-you note in your mailbox these days.  In your U.S. Postal Service mailbox that is.  I guess we do fairly regularly receive thanks yous and short notes of other kinds in our email inboxes, but to receive a handwritten note...now that ... http://columbiabookseller.com/columbiabookseller-reviews-365-thank-yous-the-year-a-simple-act-of-daily-gratitude-changed-my-life-by-john-kralik/ Everyone has heard of book clubs.  You can find a book club to join at the neighborhood coffee shop, a community center, your church, the local bookstore, and, of course, at a library.  But have you heard of a book club that is being promoted to an entire city?  Maybe it ... http://columbiabookseller.com/a-city-reads-together/