reviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban I met Sandra Carey Cody at a book signing at the Doylestown Bookshop three years ago. Always the Southern lady she was too modest to promote her own book and instead told everybody approaching our tables how wonderful my young adult novel was. She even bought a copy of my novel for her neighbor's grand-daughter. I reciprocated and brought home with me Put Out the Light, the first mystery [...]
by Chrysa SmithBefore the magazine business dropped like a sunken souffle, my love for food writing began with some celebrity chef interviews. One of my favorites: Eric Treuille, pictured to the right in apron. http://www.dorlingkindersleyuk.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000056407,00.html. If you've been reading since the beginning, you may already know this. Besides being cute (right?) he is one genuine, down-to-earth guy whose life is food. Situated in the UK, the French chef, who has authored dozens of [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.I think Oprah may be having an identity crisis.It’s been just over two months since the Queen of Everything said goodbye to her daily talk show in order to concentrate on her OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) cable channel. And things aren’t going too well.Let me just clarify that I am an Oprah devotee. I loved her talk show, [...]
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Reviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban Once again, PBS Masterpiece has brought us a winner. This time, it is Zen, a mystery series based on Michael Dibdin's novels (http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Dibdin/e/B000APLL6M/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1). Zen is Aurelio Zen, a contemporary Italian police detective working in Rome. So, on top of great acting, an intriguing story and handsome people we get to see Rome. We also get to see life in modern day Italy, which is in many ways quite different [...]
