Website of the Day: Feedbooks


Updated 05/13/09 9:45 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Website of the Day: Feedbooks

The e-reader market is a funny one. Consumers gawk, but complain about the price of the device and downloads. Still, 33 percent of you admit to owning an electronic book gizmo like Amazon's Kindle, which has quickly become a travel essential for celebs. If you've committed to an e-reader you can fill 'er up for free, you just have to know where to get your reading material. Feedbooks is a handy Read more

Top Five Literary Websites and Communities


Updated 10/08/08 8:48 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 6 comments

Top Five Literary Websites and Communities

2007 brought an increased awareness of the many interesting literary websites and communities online that allow readers all over the world to share their book recommendations, reviews and even spoilers. I am a newfound Library Thing convert. It's an online service to help people catalog their books. You can access your catalog from anywhere (seriously, you can get it from your cell). It also Read more

IACP Announces Cookbook Award Winners


Updated 06/05/11 4:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

2011 IACP Cookbook Award Winners

The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) are currently gathered in Austin, TX, for their annual weeklong conference. Last night, Dave Arnold, the director of technology for The French Culinary Institute and Chris Young, the co-author of Modernist Cuisine, hosted the 2011 Cookbook Awards Gala. Among the winners? The New York Times and Food52's Amanda Hesser and French Read more

Website of the Day: Good Reads


Updated 09/15/11 3:14 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 4 comments

Website of the Day: Good Reads

I love settling down by the fire with a good book, some hot tea, and holiday cheer, but sometimes it's nice to digest a book with a good old-fashioned book review. I've become intrigued with literary communities lately so I was excited to learn about Good Reads, a site with a mission to improve the process of reading and learning throughout the world. The site allows you to see what your Read more