Ellen Meister‘s soon-to-be-published first novel is going to also be released on audio, read by none other than Lisa Kudrow. I just listened to this audio clip and cannot wait to hear the rest: Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA
The wonderful and talented Don Capone asked me to be part of a project recently and I eagerly accepted. Today he has announced the details. I am honored to be included in the anthology and am excited to see the final product. You can read more about it at the web site: Rebel Press.
Did you watch the National Spelling Bee last night? As usual, it was fantastic, but the best moment was when Saryn Hooks spelled a word, was told she was incorrect and disqualified, only to be readmitted to the contest because, in fact, she had spelled it correctly but the judges had it wrong. After that she was ON FIRE, but she did not win. … Read More Ursprache
This is a fascinating story from today’s paper–Remains are identified as a boy pirate: He was a boy, no more than 11, when pirates captured the ship he and his mother were sailing on in the Caribbean. As he watched the pirates haul off the ship’s cargo of sugar and tobacco, John King made a decision: He would leave his mother and join the … Read More boy pirate found
I’m pleased to see that edifice WRECKED is back in action with a newly redesigned site and fresh content.
Roger Ebert reviews An Inconvenient Truth: In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to.
The spring/summer issue of Tarpaulin Sky is live and features work by Benjamin Buchholz (I’ve just recently become aquainted with this fellow and his writing–quite interesting stuff). Anyway, please do give him a read: Mailcall & Nowords .
This is happy, welcome news (oh, how I love the turning of the tide!–Shunned Dixie Chicks top 2 charts: The Dixie Chicks are on top of the pop and country charts with their first album since criticizing President Bush three years ago. They did it without the support of country radio, which largely ignored them after singer Natalie Maines told a London audience in … Read More fantastique!
Even though it appears the real estate market in our area has gone bust, we are undaunted and are preparing to sell our house. As I type, painters are working on the trim. After they leave, we’ll fix the landscaping at the front, etc. etc. But the other major thing I must do is have a yard/garage/tag sale (what do you call it? Depends … Read More can I really be bothered?
Read in this in the paper this morning–Honorary degrees redux: Tributes to Updike go on sale: In recent years, Updike has been getting rid of keepsakes. Two years ago, he cleaned out his barn and cellar, which were overflowing with books, and donated the goods to Manchester by the Book, a bookstore in Manchester-by-the-Sea. Some of the books had Updike’s handwritten notes in the … Read More spring cleaning
Check out Alan Cheuse’s recommendations in Summer’s Most Magical Form of Transport: Books: Books take us anywhere and everywhere. We look at letters on the page and translate them into scenes in our mind. When we read a wonderful novel, it’s as though, as my dear old late friend John Gardner used to say, we’re falling into a vivid, continuous waking dream. Short stories, … Read More "we’re falling into a vivid, continuous waking dream"
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