2017-04-15 15:41
SO SAD Man Booker winner Howard Jacobson is back with a novel he began writing on November 9, 2016. As he says in this essay on the Penguin UK site, " I went to bed on 8 November… Read More
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2017-04-08 20:41
COMPLETEDIt was kind of a slow reading week for the Book Frog, with just two books (one of them super short) completed. Last Saturday I picked up from the library and quickly read… Read More
2017-04-07 14:33
WhateverJohn Scalzi writes science fiction (prize-winning novels Old Man's War and Redshirts, among others), blogs prolifically (the always-worth-reading W… Read More
2017-04-07 14:26
TASTY REVIEWSSYMPATHY FOR THE [SHE] DEVILFay Weldon's weird, disturbing 1983 novel The Life and Loves of a She Devil has been filmed twice: in 1986 as an award-winning BBC TV serial, and in… Read More
2014-04-25 20:48
WhateverJohn Scalzi writes science fiction (prize-winning novels Old Man's War and Redshirts, among others), blogs prolifically (the always-worth-reading W… Read More
2014-04-18 21:19
Many Years Later, As He Faced The Firing Squad...He'd been sick for fifteen years but that didn't lessen the blow of yesterday's news that Gabriel Garcia Marquez, novelist, journalist, … Read More
2014-04-11 02:45
BooklistAs a reader I'm always fascinated by book lists. This week, in The Week, author Emma Donoghue (Frog Music, Room) shares a list of six favorites--classic, contemporary, not yet publis… Read More
2014-04-04 15:00
April Fool!There were a number of good book-related April Fools' Day pranks this year, but far and away the best has to go to Tor.com, which posted this about an upcoming new serie… Read More
2014-03-25 21:13
As a reader and bookseller I've long been leery of what we in the business call "buzz books". Don't get me wrong--I don't believe that because something is popular doesn't mean it's no… Read More
2013-11-06 16:47
Get Wimpy!Here it is, your go-to gift for every kid on your list this season:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck. Trust me, I'm a trained professional. But if you don't believe me, check ou… Read More
2013-10-31 14:55
Photo by Laura FrondorfScary book links from around the webGoodnight Moon is not usually considered a scary book. In fact, it's a beloved fixture in most people's memories of early chil… Read More
2013-10-30 19:37
Winter is Coming But never fear: George R.R. Martin's A Dance With Dragons is finally available in paperback! For the Song of Ice & Fire fan in your life--maybe you?--we'v… Read More
2013-09-24 22:53
2013's One Book, One Peninsula title is Edward Humes' Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash. Mr. Humes will be speaking at the Peninsula Library on September 28th at 2 p.m. (for… Read More
2013-09-14 19:08
We--Pete and Becky--have been in the book business for a combined total of...well, let's just say it's more than thirty years and less than fifty. For most of that time we worked as general… Read More
2013-09-12 14:18
2013-09-09 16:37
And because, you know, Amazon doesn't have me Read More
2013-09-07 18:51
photo by Brad EltermanEvelyn McDonnell is assistant professor of journalism and new media at Loyola Marymount University. She has been writing about popular culture and society for more than… Read More
2013-09-05 22:56
Mr. Tiger is a proper Edwardian gentleman. He and his fellow creatures live properly buttoned-down lives in a properly bland city of brownstones and fountains and very little color. Whe… Read More
2013-09-02 19:58
Rose. And by any other name Read More
2013-09-02 00:14
Roan Novachez wants nothing more than to get into Pilot Academy Middle School so that he can follow in his father's and older brother's footsteps. His friends get their letters of acceptance… Read More
2013-08-25 18:04
Cat Spydell is the owner and publisher--which means she's also editor, proofreader, chief hand-holder and marketer--of a small press called World Nouveau. Cat's a writer and a mom. She takes… Read More
2013-08-22 17:33
It's been said before--and by writers far more talented and infinitely better known than I--but, after reading Good Omens (yes, for the first time, how is it possible?) I have to repeat… Read More
2013-07-26 17:58
The Kennedys' Lifelong Love Affair...With BooksThurston Clarke (JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President) writes in WSJ Speakeasy blog abou… Read More
2013-07-21 23:47
I went through an extended phase--mid-teens through mid-twenties or so--where my reading selections were painstakingly, self-consciously chosen from the canon--classic, modern, post-modern… Read More
2013-07-19 18:14
J.K. Rowling Outed as Author of "Debut" ThrillerThe most exciting story in the book world this week--in the opinion of this humble reader--is the outing of J.K. Rowling as the author of crim… Read More
2013-07-16 22:54
Vampires. I have a love/hate relationship with them. Once upon a time I enjoyed Anne Rice's sexy, brooding, glamorous vampires. I loved Matt Haig's suburban vamps in The Radleys; his portray… Read More
2013-05-28 22:57
Here's the first installment of our summer reading suggestions, this one featuring fiction picks. There are so few days to read and so many books to fill those days; let us help you narrow y… Read More
2012-11-29 22:09
So here it is, the list of my favorites from the past year. It's not comprehensive; in fact, it doesn't include any nonfiction at all (but don't worry--Pete's put together a list of his favo… Read More
2012-09-01 19:05
All of the books discussed below are available at the Book Frog or online at the Book Frog's webstore. If you'd like to reserve a book at the store call us at 310-265-2665.NONFICTIONNo Easy… Read More
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