Pet Spotlight David Wishart and Annie

by | Dec 30, 2013 | Pet Spotlight

This is Annie, named after the orphan. We found her nine years ago, in a French layby near the Swiss border, very thirsty and hungry and in a terrible condition: you could literally see her ribs and her skin was patchy with scabs. It turned out later that she had five...

Tour dates for Ian Rankin's U.S. tour

by | Dec 29, 2013 | Books

2014 will see Crime fiction icon Ian Rankin tour the U.S. to support SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE, the latest novel to feature John Rebus. Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his shoulder. A 30-year-old case is being reopened, and Rebus’s...

Film Review: KILL YOUR DARLINGS

by | Dec 27, 2013 | Films

Directed by John Krokidas Written by John Krokidas and Austin Bunn Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane De Haan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, Jack Huston There seem to be subjects that do not make great films and treatments of literary figures seems to be one of them. And...

Pet Spotlight: John Burley

by | Dec 23, 2013 | Pet Spotlight

They say that animals have much to teach us if we only take the time to listen. The two dogs in my household are getting up there in years—a ten-year-old English Bulldog named Zoe, and an eight-year-old Great Dane who goes by Sterling. Zoe came first, a gift from my...