Media Week in Review – May 19th – 24th

Life just never slows down, does it? If you had a crazy week and missed some of our blogs here in Media Reviews, here’s your chance to get caught up. We started off the week with a closer look at virtual book tours with a chat with Jean Hackensmith, an author who has done quite a bit of virtual touring and found success in this new way to market. We then took at look at popular author Jan Brett’s website, which has over four thousand activities, including drawing lessons, coloring pages, and a concentration game. Does one of your children … Continue reading

35 Miles from Shore – Emilio Corsetti III

The year is 1970. The country is up in arms over the war in Vietnam. In just two days, four students will be shot and killed at Kent State. At JFK, a DC-9 jet prepares to take off, with fifty-seven passengers and six crew members. Its destination is the Caribbean island of St. Maarten. A plane that size doesn’t have the fuel capacity to make a flight like that without stopping to refuel, but every time the plane lands and then takes off again, it costs the airline money. The price of the tickets isn’t quite enough to make up … Continue reading