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Book on Handgun Defense Makes a Great Christmas Gift

Now before you go all anti-gun liberal coward on me, I'm not saying that you should give people guns for Christmas...that's what birthdays are for.  What I am advocating is the constant spread of...

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Free Beer & Hot Wings: A List of Our Favorite Books

This week on "The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show," we were going over a list of the most popular books in the U.S. We got a little sidetracked discussing our favorite...

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Free Beer & Hot Wings: Pastor Wants All Books Dealing with Demons, Vampires...

A pastor in Cleveland, Texas, is trying to get "demonic" books removed from his local public library, KTRK 13 Eyewitness News reports. Continue reading…

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Free Beer & Hot Wings: 'Reading Rainbow' Star LeVar Burton Reads 'Go the F**k...

The website Rooster Teeth recently held a 24-hour live stream fundraiser to raise money for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. Nearly $250,000 was raised, which is pretty awesome. Besides raising a...

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Shreve Memorial Library Hosting Event for Book and Movie Lovers

And the best part about this is that it is completely free. Continue reading…

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Harry Potter Convention Set for 2018 in Dallas

August 10–12 of 2018, The Hyatt Regency in Dallas, TX will be transformed into a Diagon Alley-esque scene straight from the pages of JK Rowling's worldwide blockbuster series. Continue reading…

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Movie Studio Cracking Down on Unlicensed Harry Potter Festivals

Festival bosses are being forced to turn their JK Rowling love-fests into generic celebrations of literary magic, because the alternative is shutting down the event altogether. Continue reading…

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Original Hundred Acre Woods Map Sells for $570,000

The most famous map in children's literature final sale price not only exceeded the appraisal - it smashed the record for the largest amount of money ever spent on a book illustration Continue reading…

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Have a Harry Potter 1st Edition? It Could Be Worth $100,000

Quick! Search your bookshelf for your oldest copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Continue reading…

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Shreveport Barnes & Noble Offering Summer Reading Program For All

Don't you just love getting lost in a really good book? Continue reading…

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4 New Harry Potter Books Coming This Summer From JK Rowling

The 4, new editions to the official HP universe will allow true potter-heads to delve deeper than ever before into the fantasy world's lore. Continue reading…

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The Cheesiest Romance Novel Covers of All Time

Today's reading experience is nothing like the literal "page-turners" of yesteryear. But even with the e-Book, the Kindle and the iPad at our fingertips, we can still spot a wacky...

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And It’s Back.. True Blood Season 4!!!

I have been waiting for this day for a very long time now. True Blood season 4 starts tonight on HBO at 8pm. Season 4 is not only gonna have vampires, shape shifters, but *spoiler alert*, it's gonna...

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Corey Taylor “Seven Deadly Sins” Available NOW [VIDEO]

Front man for Stone Sour and Slipknot, Corey Taylor, is about as talented as they get.   We've known his talents as a song writer and now we get to experience that talent in book form. The book, Seven...

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Slipknot and Stone Sour Singer Corey Taylor Enjoys ‘Catharsis’ with New Book

Ever since he was a kid, Corey Taylor has wanted to write a book. The Slipknot and Stone Sour front man finally fulfilled his dream with the recently released hardcover Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the...

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Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons to Cover Early History of Kiss in Upcoming Book

Who better to tell the story of Kiss‘ early years than the two members who have been with the band for its entire run? Guitarist Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons are working with journalist Ken...

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Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge Book

There's a resurgence of great grunge rock as Nirvana and Pearl Jam are a few of the notables celebrating 20th anniversaries and such. Right on time comes a new book, Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral...

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Ernest Hemingway's Chicago Home Hits Market for $2 Million

The sellers left behind reminders that the notable author once called the building home. Continue reading…

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