books

In 1894, a woman named Ruth Smythers wrote a book called "Sex Tips For Husbands and Wives" in order to help young women about to face "the terrible experience that is sex" for the first time. Here's a quick look at a few of  the helpful hints in Ruth's book.

Joan Rivers' new book, I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, is causing quite a stir. Not like Fifty Shades of Grey has done, but its racy content prompted Costco in Burbank, California to ban the book by the 79-year-old comedian. Rivers is not one to take such an insult laying down.

Donald J. Sobol, the author of the extremely popular boy-detective book series ‘Encyclopedia Brown,’ died last week of natural causes. He was 87.

Finally the book that everyone is talking about is the book that at least three people are singing about. No matter if you've read E.L. James' controversial book or not, you're sure to get a kick out of this short, "Fifty Shades of Grey - The Musical."

I love to read. I happen to love reading so much I have a Kindle, but I still buy books if I can't find them in the Kindle store. I've always considered myself a pretty fast reader with above average comprehension skills. That goes to say I couldn't resist the Staples Reading test.

Almost everyone has had an overdue library book at some point. We check out the book, read it, get busy with life, and totally forget when it needs to be returned. Normally, it's no big deal... Pay a fine and it's all good. But that's not what happened to a 5-year-old girl in Charlton, Massachusetts.

Every year, I love making the trip to the Centenary College Gold Dome for the Book Sale. I enjoy reading... And while I love my Nook, nothing beats the experience with a real book!

You may have heard that the Beckham's welcomed their new daughter about a week or so ago. Then, David sported the babies name on his shoes, Harper Seven Beckham. It was shortly thereafter he posted to Facebook that the name comes from Victoria's favorite author, Harper Lee.

In an effort to help support our troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Thrifty Peanut Book & Media Warehouse & Soldier’s Angels program has collected and donated lots of books & DVD’s.