Share Share Share June 21, 2018 Biography, Reading Fantasy Faves Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon Prolific fantasy fiction author (140+ novels) and baby boomer Mercedes Lackey (nee Ritchie) was born in Chicago, Illinois (June 24, 1950). Her occasional co-author & fantasy illustrator - and second husband… Read More
Share Share Share May 24, 2018 Memorial, Reading W. P. Kinsella & Shoeless Joe In Field of Dreams W. P. Kinsella was the celebrated Canadian author of the 1982 classic baseball novel Shoeless Joe (the inspiration for the 1989 movie Field of Dreams), and other fictional stories featuring baseball… Read More
Share Share Share April 27, 2018 Reading, TV Book Review & Excerpt: Mr. Novak An Acclaimed Television Series By Chuck Harter Introduction by Richard Donner, Forward by Martin Landau, and Afterword by Walter Koenig (Dean Jagger & James Franciscus 1963-1965 Mr. Novak Photo: Courtesy… Read More
Share Share Share April 1, 2018 Biography, Pets & Animals, Reading Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny ...and Beatrix Potter Feeling nostalgic for Beatrix Potter's classic children's stories of Peter Rabbit and his friends? This episode of the 1993 TV series The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends combines live action… Read More
Share Share Share April 12, 2017 Biography, Reading Celebrating Seniors - Author Beverly Cleary Update April 12 2017: Beverly Cleary is now 101 years old! The United States Library of Congress has named children's author Beverly Cleary a "Living Legend"; her 35+ books for… Read More
Share Share Share December 12, 2016 Reading Baby Boomer Books: Trixie Belden Series Baby boomers may be familiar with the children's mystery book series featuring amateur girl detective Trixie Belden, based in the the Hudson Valley area of New York. (Source Photos: Pinterest,… Read More
Share Share Share September 5, 2016 Reading, Technology & Learning Technology for Seniors: OverDrive Overdrive article source: What is OverDrive? by TechBoomers.com Happy Labour Day! And what better way to spend a holiday relaxing from your labours, than by reading a great book? Overdrive lets… Read More
Share Share Share July 29, 2016 Reading, Technology & Learning Technology for Seniors: Audible Audible article source: What is Audible? by TechBoomers.com Sometimes, it's nice to just kick back, relax, and read a good book. However, not everyone is the biggest fan of reading,… Read More
Share Share Share June 3, 2016 Biography, Movies, Reading, TV Celebrating Seniors - Larry McMurtry is 80 New octogenarian senior citizen, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and Booked Up mega-bookstore owner Larry McMurtry was born on June 3, 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Story-loving McMurtry grew… Read More
Share Share Share May 28, 2016 Reading, Technology & Learning Technology for Seniors: Wall Street Journal Online Wall Street Journal Online article source: What is WSJ.Com? by TechBoomers.com WSJ.com is the online edition of the Wall Street Journal, the most widely-circulated newspaper in America. It specializes in… Read More
