My first review of the new year is from a new novelist I had not read before. I enjoy discovering new authors and trying out someone outside of the mainstream of contemporary fiction is one of the great pleasures of reading fiction. The Unspeakable by Tessa Stockton...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.15: You Sure Do Read A Lot of Fiction For A Man?
by MHill | Feb 3, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Someone made that comment to me a few weeks ago. The person was surprised and thought it was unusual for a man to mostly read fiction. Last year, I posted a blog entry explaining why I read fiction. I've considered this current blog entry as part two of this topic. I...
Quotes 76
by MHill | Jan 25, 2013 | Quotes
There is a common saying that goes like this, "If I knew then what I know now, my life would have been so much easier or better." Well, I believe that cheats of fullness and duration of life. If you learned everything by 29, why get older? Somehow, we have to come to...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.14: What Is The Novel You Would Buy And Give Away To Others?
by MHill | Jan 19, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
After reading and reviewing my latest book review, The Sparrow, I have bought several copies this past week and given them away to friends urging them to read this novel. First of all, I would like to thank everyone who posted kind words about that review. Getting...
Book Review 34: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
by MHill | Jan 14, 2013 | 2012 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
Have you ever read a book that you knew instantly you should have read years ago? I knew it after reading the first chapter of The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. I was working at a mom-and-pop bookstore in Santa Fe, NM in 1996 when this novel was published. I...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.13: An Inspirational Message For the New Year
by MHill | Jan 1, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
Since, this is the first blog post of the new year. I thought I would share an inspirational message. I heard this on a radio interview a couple of nights ago: "Graham Greene, the great novelist, wrote a page a day everyday. After he wrote his page, he spent the rest...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.12: Marion’s 2012 Book Reviews Year In Review
by MHill | Dec 29, 2012 | 2012 Book Reviews, Book Reviews
The end of 2012 has come and the world didn't end...those Mayans! LOL! Anyway, I've decided to create my own list of the books I've read and reviewed for the blog in 2012. I had a good year reading and looking forward to fulfilling my reading resolution in 2013....
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.11: Marion’s Bakers Dozen of Reviews for 2013
by MHill | Dec 19, 2012 | 2013 Book Reviews, Book Reviews
We have come to the end of an another year. I have read a lot of books and reviewed quite a few for the blog in 2012. However, I will post an end of the year review on those books in a few days. Moreover, I'm lining up my books to read and review for the blog for...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.10: For Those Who Are Angry At God After Yesterday’s Tragedy
by MHill | Dec 15, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
There are many people who are angry with God today. Both believers and non-believers are angry with the Lord because of what happened yesterday in Connecticut. The atheists, agnostics, and other non-believers are saying, "How could we believe in the God of the Bible...
Book Review 33: The Child Goddess by Louise Marley
by MHill | Dec 11, 2012 | 2012 Book Reviews, Book Reviews
Can you judge a book by its cover? Well, this old adage was put to the test by me in reading The Child Goddess by Louise Marley. I was perusing at our local used bookstore here in San Antonio and made it to the science-fiction section to see this striking cover of a...