Books

If you read a book today, you might be preserving your memory when you are old.  A study from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that reading any type of literature works to stimulate the brain and that stimulation will help you with your memory when you are old.

You didn't think Batman could turn 75 without getting a little love from the people at Mondo, did you? The purveyors of pop culture-inspired boutique art are going to celebrate 75 years of Batman in a big way, and they're kicking things off this week at Comic-Con 2014 with an exclusive Joker poster.

In news that will probably baffle comic book fans and normal people alike, it was revealed that Thor (yes, the Avenger) is no longer worthy of his title and will be replaced by a woman. Yes, you are allowed to unleash a collective "What?!" right about now.

A new report this week says digital book sales have surpassed book sales from brick-and-mortar stores for the first time in history. I freely admit I am part of the digital world, but more importantly, I'm part of the reading world and will take my reads wherever I can get them.  At any one time, I have at least three to five books that are in some stage of completion.  I've posted my reading list

[You're warned of major spoilers from both 'Game of Thrones' season 4 and George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' books.] Last week's 'Game of Thrones' finale, "The Children," sent many fans into an uproar for the surprising omission of one of the series' most shocking moments, the resurrection of a previously deceased character. Many still hold out hope said character might appear in season 5, but what does departed series star Michelle Fairley have to say that turns our hearts to stone?

'The Tonight Show' is down in Orlando for the week, and although the 'Harry Potter' theme park they overtook is packed with families, it's really for the kids, because it doesn't seem as if any of the parents in attendance have ever even picked up a book. Need proof? Jimmy Fallon sent out a writer to quiz some park-goers (no kids!) about some basic 'Potter' trivia, and the results were kind of dismal.

Author of 'Game of Thrones' George R.R. Martin is raising funds for the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico as well as the Food Depot of Sante Fe. By donating to this cause you might get killed for it in true 'Game of Thrones' fashion.

Apparently, Superman, Spider-Man and various other superheroes aren't the only comic-book characters whose lives are disposable.

What is assuredly the weirdest sentence I'll have written in all my years at this website: Archie Andrews will heroically sacrifice his life to save that of a deae friend in the penultimate issue of Life With Archie in July.  Written by Paul Kupperberg with art by Pat & Tim Kennedy and Fernando Ruiz, Life With Archie #36 will depict the title character's death and come with a plethora of varia

Young-adult entertainment goes through phases and we're currently waist deep in the "sci-fi dystopian" phase, where 'The Hunger Games' is the obvious high watermark. Although 'Divergent' will make a run at the throne in a few weeks, 'The Maze Runner' is taking aim at Katniss and company later this year, and the new poster looks strategically designed to tap into your love of that franchi

That number seems so low to me, but would probably seem like a good 'target' goal for my hubby. The Pew Research Center says, on average, Americans read 5 books per year.  69% read at least one printed book, 28% have read an e-book and 14% have listened to audiobooks.

As a Harry Potter fan myself, some of the fans just need to settle down with this recent interview the authoress had with Wonderland Magazine.