Category: book publishing

  • Narnia: Why the Order Matters

       This week I bought my third complete set of the Narnia Tales.   I don’t buy every set of the Narnia Tales that I see, of course, but within seconds of seeing this one, I clutched it tight.   The books, you see, were in the right order.   The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, et…

  • Remembering Dick Francis

    Dick Francis died February 14, 2010. An author I discovered when I was in about seven grade, I toted his books with me for decades, beginning with, I remember well, Nerve. My riding instructor had introduced me to him, knowing that I was a reader, and knowing that I was crazy about horses and jumping. Like he…