The Mechanics of Falling and Other Stories by Catherine Brady

The Mechanics of Falling and Other Stories by Catherine Brady is a collection of eleven short stories set mainly in the San Francisco area and are an intimate portrayal of the characters relationships with each other and how those relationships are tested when faced with dilemma’s, change, discontent, responsibility, despair, self-doubt, and faith.
From the book [...]

March Search Terms – What Brought People to My Blog

Each month, I highlight my favorite search terms and keywords that brought people via search engines to the Maw Books Blog. I’ve selected a few of my favorite search terms and left them exactly as they were typed in.   It’s really hard to choose just these few (okay, more than just a few).  You [...]

New York Times Bestsellers – April 5th

The New York Times Bestseller List
April 5th, 2009
Hardcover Fiction

TRUE DETECTIVES, by Jonathan Kellerman.  In the 24th Alex Delaware novel, the interracial half-brothers from “Bones” investigate a young woman’s death.
HANDLE WITH CARE, by Jodi Picoult.  A woman whose daughter has a dangerous birth defect must decide whether to sue her obstetrician, an old friend.
OUTCAST, by Aaron [...]

Always by Ann Stott, Illustrated by Matt Phelan

I didn’t think I would post anything today, but here I am.  Almost 10 pm on a Friday night.  How’s that for my social life?  I just about had it with my two boys today.  My littlest isn’t feeling 100% and my three year old tried to wrestle with him all day.  Let’s just say, [...]

There’s a Wolf at the Door: Five Classic Tales Retold by Zoe B. Alley, Illustrated by R.W. Alley

There’s a Wolf at the Door: Five Classic Tales Retold by Zoe B. Alley and illustrated by R.W. Alley is the cutest little graphic novel.  Okay, I lie.  The book is something like 12×18 inches.  Huge.  I call it little because it’s for little people, around ages four to eight.  There’s a Wolf at the [...]