Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Reading/Watching

  • Finishing Books

    Do you finish all of the books that you begin to read? I don’t. It’s quite common for me to put aside a book after a chapter or two, if I’m not engaged by the story or the voice. My TBR pile is always stacked high and there are always other choices. Plus a finite…

  • Rome

    Fridays seem to be about Reading and Watching this year. Mr. C. and I have been watching the DVD’s of the HBO/BBC series called ROME. I just love it. Blood and guts, history and personal stakes, it’s everything I look for in historical fiction. What have you been reading or watching lately that really works…

  • A Wonderful Read

    Why is it that no matter how extensive your T.B.R. (To Be Read) pile is, no matter how high and how wide, it always seems deficient once you dig into it? I had a great reading month in December, and made a serious dent in my T.B.R. pile, but still. There was a lot left…

  • Guest Blog Post at Writers Read

    I did a guest blog post for a pair of blogs about authors reading and they both went up yesterday. The first is at America Reads. The second is at Writers Read. Pop by and have a look! Then tell me what you’re reading…

  • Another Fun Movie

    Here’s one I had forgotten about, until I saw it in the rental joint the other day. If you’ve never watched COLD COMFORT FARM, then do so ASAP. It’s a wonderful movie, with a big fat HEA. And I realized this time that the heroine is none other than actress Kate Beckinsale, who starred in…