Category: Books

The Netherlands give book lovers free train rides when they present a book instead of a ticket during national book week.
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Netherlands Gives Book Lovers Free Train Ride When They Present Book Instead of Ticket During Book Week

The Netherlands uses free train ride to show love to book lovers during National Book Week This is a train ride any book lover go crazy for. The Netherlands has a deal during their National Book Week in April. Show a book instead of a ticket and you get to ride the train for free. It’s a little more complicated than just any book.  The Dutch love their books. Ever since 1932 they’ve had something called, Boekenweek – it’s basically a national

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Gifts for you to be your own valentine.
Books, Businesses Who Rock, Stuff I Love, The Hard Stuff

You Deserve To Be Your Own Valentine! Gifts For You From You

It’s Time To Celebrate You! I love love, so yes, I’m a fan of Valentine’s Day. I hate the pain it causes, though. The feeling unloved, uncoupled, left out. Trust me, I was single for far more Valentine’s Days than I’ll ever be married. That’s why I’m all about living in the now. Celebrate the love that is here. Celebrate fabulous you! Whether or not you have a romantic partner, I believe you are enough, Valentine. I believe you should

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The star of 'A Dog's Way Home' is a real life shelter rescue dog.
Animals, Books, Celebrities, Dogs, Dogs, Good News, Overcoming Obstacles, Pets, Uplifting Stories

How Star of ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ Went From Stray Junkyard Dog To Movie Stardom

Author Bruce Cameron insisted star of ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ be a real life rescue dog Author and screenwriter Bruce Cameron had a very specific vision when he was working on “A Dog’s Way Home.” The star of the movie needed to be a real life rescue dog. But was it possible? To find the right dog in a shelter somewhere in America? The right look, the right temperament, the right smarts to go from stray to star? USA Today

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Superstar author Stephen King saves the book review section of his local Maine newspaper.
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Superstar Author Stephen King Saves Book Review Section Of His Local Maine Newspaper

Stephen King convinces 250 avid readers to buy a subscription Superstar author Stephen King is the master of horror. As an avid reader the thing that really scared King was his local newspaper dropping the book review section. The Daily Mail reports the Portland Press Herald reviews books written about the state of Maine. But in a struggling business, the newspaper announced it was going to have to drop the section because it cost too much to produce. King was

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Great books to give folks you love this 2016 holiday season.
Books, Daryn's Blog, Stuff I Love

Books I Love For 2016 Holiday Gifts

Time is running short. Your gift list is not. Whether it’s Secret Santa at work, a girlfriend, your sister, you mom, you need that extra gift. One she’ll really enjoy. Here are some I can highly recommend: “Hope Possible: A Network News Anchor’s Thoughts On Losing Her Job, Finding Love, A New Career, And My Dog, Always My Dog.” Of course, I’m going to mention my latest book. Only because I’ve been told it really does make a great gift,

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Little girls are watching as Wendy Fox' project celebrates the different sizes and shapes of strong female Olympians and gold medal winners.
Books, Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn, Sports, Stuff I Love, Uplifting Stories

Artist Celebrates How Female Olympians Show Beautiful Women’s Bodies Come In Many Sizes

Looks like if one artist has her way, female Olympians will give us all a great reminder that strong, beautiful women’s bodies come in many shapes and sizes. Wendy Fox first got the idea while watching the 2012 Olympics in London. She noticed that these champions came in so many shapes and sizes, that they were beautiful and strong in their own way, depending on their sport. She collected information and stats on the 276 women who won gold medals in London

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My husband has figured out a big secret. I take so long to blow dry my hair because I read as I dry.
Books, Daryn's Blog, Marriage

My Bathroom Secret I Think You Just Might Understand

My husband caught me. Not in a secret, per se. But certainly something I’ve been able to keep it to myself through almost four years of marriage. “Sure does take you a long time to blow dry your hair,” he remarked the other day. “Yeah, sure does,” I agreed pointing to what I thought was my perfect alibi—the huge mop of hair on my head. “What exactly do you do in there?” he asked, raising an eyebrow of suspicion. “Brush,

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Book lover guest sleep among the bookshelves at Tokyo's Book and Bed Hotel, a library-hotel.
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Library-Hotel Where You Sleep Among The Bookshelves

Can you imagine a better place for a book lover to spend the night than in a library-hotel? Such a place really exists. The Guardian says Book And Bed opened late last year in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district. There’s nothing fancy here. It sounds like it is more of a hostel than a high-end hotel. Book And Bed’s website explains what you should expect: “There are no comfortable mattresses, fluffy pillows nor lightweight and warm down duvets.” More than an upscale experience,

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Meredith Vieira Show Features Daryn And “Hope Possible”

A huge, “Thank you!” to Meredith Vieira and her staff for hosting me on her daytime talk show. They truly gave me the star treatment. My own dressing room with snacks! Hair, make up, and a really long segment talking about my new book, “Hope Possible.” We talked about losing my job at CNN, reinventing my career. We also talked about finding love and becoming a mom. The staff was kind enough to take a couple of the topics and

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Read Quietly With Strangers At Silent Reading Party

A silent reading party–talk about an introvert’s dream come true! Go to a party, but instead of making small talk, you grab a book and read. The San Francisco Chronicle reports these parties have become all the rage in the Bay Area. The silent reading party is the brainchild of author Daniel Handler (also known as Lemony Snicket) and Dan Stone, founder and editor of the Oakland literature and music magazine and podcast, Radio Silence. They held the first one last

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