Game of Thrones – Here to Stay

WATCH on April 23 After an astounding 2.2 MILLION viewers watched the premiere last week, HBO has already decided to give them a second season.  

I am deeply in love with my Kindle

READ on April 22 I can count on 2 fingers how many days it took me to toss aside my treasured collection of books, that I once carted around this entire country, and open my heart completely to the Kindle.  

TV Review: Game of Thrones Episode 1

FEATURED on April 18 Game of thrones is the first novel in the “A Song of Fire and Ice” fantasy series by George R.R Martin and the first episode of the television adaptation has hit the airwaves by the way of HBO, but does it stack up to the printed word?  

An eBook Deal You Can’t Pass Up!

READ on April 11 In a nutshell, you have your three basic types of fantasy books, Young Adult (YA), Heroic Fantasy (Tons of action, singular character) and Epic Fantasy (Huge worlds, races,lore) Seventh Star press has a awesome eBook deal if you want to break into their titles in any of those three areas.  

VIDEO: “The Aurors” Who Wouldn’t Watch This Show?

WATCH on April 8 This is a pretty cool “fake” trailer for a crime show set in the “Harry Potter” universe.  

The Spice Must Flow!

READ on April 3 This one is for all of the Dune fans out there. Scientists may have just found a way of making humans live nearly twice as long as we have been able…and we know this because they’ve been testing the concoction on ‘worms’.  

Please Cthulhu, download complete works of H.P. Lovecraft for Kindle or Nook

READ on March 25 Thanks to Cthulhu chick, you can get your H.P. Lovecraft on for the sweet sweet price of free.  

Rebooted “Star Trek” Universe Continued in Book Form

READ on March 24 According to product descriptions and images released by “Star Trek” novel publisher, Simon and Schuster, there is going to be some young adult oriented novels taking place in J.J. Abram’s “Star Trek” Universe.  

“Discworld” Being Developed Into Weekly Crime Drama TV Show

WATCH on March 24 Popular comic, gaming, and book series by Terry Pratchett, “Discworld” will be coming to the small screen as a weekly crime drama series.  

Kindle: 99 Cent Game Deals (Including “Scrabble” and “New York Times Crosswords”)

READ on March 24 In an event that will last until March 27th, Amazon has lowered the price of many of the games available on the Kindle platform to 99 cents, including the extremely popular board game, “Scrabble”.  

47 years later, Fleming Estate orders Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sequel

READ on March 23 Either the Fleming Estate is somehow low on money despite the sheer amount of money they must make off the James Bond franchise, or they’ve just had a derp moment.  

Viz’s Haikasoru Brings You Rocket Girls

READ on March 16 For those of you who spend your time with your hands down your pants, Haikasoru, a VIZ media brand has been bringing us Japanese Sci-fi for a good while now and lucky for us we have the pleasure of enjoying a new release.  

100 Months Gets eBook Treatment

READ on March 15 Last year, the final book from John Hicklenton titled 100 Months was released about 7 months after the much loved artist decided to nobly end his life after a ten year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Now fans of digital books will get their chance to get the graphic novel on their eReaders.  

Conan The Barbarian – Trailer

WATCH on March 13 I dunno guys and gals, I can think of only one word that should be uttered during this movie, but I’m apprehensive to use it.  

How Long Does It Take To Write A Chapter Of Harry Potter On A Bathroom Stall?

READ on March 3 Apparently it takes 4 hours and 3 sharpies.  

Your Parental Sales Tip of the Day From WPR

READ on March 2 I know that most of my friends that read this site are parents too, and well this is for all of you parents out there that want to get some Dr. Seuss books for dirt cheap and FREE shipping.  

Slingo For Amazon Kindle – 99 Cents (Updated: It is the Free App of the Day on iOS)

PLAY on February 28 My favorite “game” on the Kindle platform is a simple slot machine – bingo hybrid called Slingo.  

New WPR Contest Gives You A Chance To Win More Swag!

FEATURED on February 28 What’s up for grabs this time around? Why it’s a signed copy with a nice note he wrote for you in his book Lockdown: Escape from Furnace by Alexander Gordon Smith. You’ll thank us for sure when this series becomes huge and the book is worth a down payment on a house.  

Judge John Hodgman Adjudicates Your Face

PLAY, READ on February 19 If you’re looking for another podcast to drown out the barking dogs and/or constant, derisive laughter inside your head, then look no further than the Judge John Hodgman Podcast.  

Alexander Gordon Smith Interview

READ on February 15 I had the pleasure of being able to do an interview with Alexander Gordon Smith, the author of the Furnace book series. He was super nice and willing to help me out and I have to give him major props for his awesome response to my questions (no matter how ridiculous they were). A co-worker of mine said she’d read his books based off his answers...