Sunday, June 27, 2010

Gifts for writers/lexiphiles

Kiss and Tell and Haikubes, both available in Chronicle Book's Fall/Winter catalog, could be perfect gifts for a writer, English teacher, librarian, book club leader, or other word-lover in your life.

Haikubes is a set of 63 word cubes players can roll like dice to dish up ingredients for an original haiku. From the folks behind the Cranium games, the cubes are available in August. US $25

Players of Kiss and Tell compete to tell the sexiest/sultriest/silliest story, according to the story component  cards they are dealt. Available in November; US $19

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Futbol fans rejoice!

Check out five titles all about futbol/soccer, reviewed by The Plain Dealer's Karen Long. Sounds like enough good stuff to keep you reading for a couple of months after World Cup 2010. Enjoy!


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