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Some would say that us trying to review a children’s book is a stretch. They’re probably right. But we have (sorta) done it before and we’re gonna do it again.
It’s a lot easier this time because we know two discerning consumers who love it. At ages 3 and 6, our critical advisors, who [...]
Dear John Dan,
It’s been a while since we first got together. A lot has changed since then. You’ve changed, but so have I. Some might say we’ve grown, but I don’t know if we’ve done that together.
I admit that I saw you first about the same time everybody else started taking notice. I certainly [...]
By Yankee Rose
The other day Rube pointed out that I’ve been reading a lot of books about love lately. Maybe he noticed that I have been tearing up behind the paperbacks, or maybe he checked the reading list, but either way he was on to something. Love is a favorite theme among authors; few other [...]
By Yankee Rose & Rube Ambler
It’s our last list of the year (whew) and a little shorter than the others, but still a good list (we think). As we consider our favorite books that were first published this year, we also thought for a minute about one thing that usually distinguishes book lovers from music [...]
By Rube Ambler
You’d think we’d have Yankee Rose write this one, but I decided to jump in with my list (she did help me make it better though). Lots of these lists, including this one and the other one we recently published are called “best of”. It may be a little too much to point [...]
By Yankee Rose
Fresh out of University of Georgia and in search of something new Mary Jane Mahan moved to Decatur, GA. The year was 1997, and Mary Jane’s first job in her new hometown was as a server at the Brick Store Pub. Less than ten years later, she began writing about the Brick Store and [...]
By Yankee Rose
It is a rare occasion when you find an author who you can’t get enough of, so rare in fact, it’s almost like finding the perfect man. He makes you laugh out loud, you can’t bear to turn away from his voice, he touches your soul, and stays on your mind for [...]
