One of the many distinctions between ebooks and paper books is what you see first when you pick up the book again to start reading. With a paperback or hardcover, you see the cover, every time. With an ebook, you’re automatically sent to the page on which you ended your last reading session. Pushed back [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fiction’
From Australia to Chicago and Miami to Rhode Island: A Week of Variety in Books and Boats
May 23rd, 2011
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I spent yesterday on the couch reading “Dreamlines, A Story of Australia” by Barbara Wood. Instantly transported to nineteenth century Melbourne, I basked in the dry heat while swatting at imaginary flies. It was the perfect accompaniment to a rather dreary Sunday, with an easy to follow story and character arcs. Last week I read [...]
2010 Holiday Book List
December 20th, 2010
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Books I recommend for gifts or just to enjoy.
Savoring “The Sea and the Silence”
May 6th, 2010
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Judging this book by its cover turned out to be a very good move.
What’s a Rough Draft?
October 25th, 2009
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Digging the story out of my imagination and putting it into words should be the hard part.
Of Books and Boats
September 8th, 2009
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Last Friday my two worlds-sailing and books-met here in San Diego. My friend and teammate for this week’s Snipe Worlds, George Szabo, was honored by San Diego Yacht Club with a party to celebrate his recent win of the Star World Championship. The same night, I kicked off the second edition of “Oliver’s Surprise” with [...]
