Any reader seriously interested in Russian literature should approach this book with caution. Clearly, Elif Batuman is a Russophile. But in these “adventures with Russian books and the people who read them”, as she casts her eye over her favourite authors, the project seems largely driven by a search to find new, improbable “angles”. In the pursuit of Tolstoy’s murderer or the relationship between .. more …
And so, this column.I’ll be here once a week – on Fridays, in the hope that your weekend might allow you to go to the library or bookstore – to recommend books concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.These won’t necessarily be brand-new books (though some will), and I certainly won’t be trying to suggest that I agree with every word in every one of them. But they will be good, useful books, .. more …
By Sean O’Riordan Saturday, April 09, 2011TAOISEACH Enda Kenny should have a great golf handicap after being gifted membership of three clubs, according to information released on Oireachtas members’ interests.The Mayo man is an honorary member of the K Club, a life member of Ballinrobe Golf Club and a captain/guest at Kilkenny’s Mount Juliet. The only other details listed on his interests is an .. more …
FICTIONAL characters, a rainbow and a tree were used to celebrate World Book Day in the upper Calder Valley.Events were held at schools and book shops on the day when one million books were given away across the United Kingdom and Ireland.Among local schools taking part were Cragg Vale Primary School, where each year dressed up as characters from famous books. The themes were Fairytale, Alice in .. more …
Oprah Winfrey told the 1997 graduating class of Wellesley College that failure is God’s way of saying “Excuse me, you’re moving in the wrong direction.” She also said that when you are doing what you were created to do, it should feel like breathing.The talk show host was spot on with me because the last six months as a strategic communications consultant ( whatever the hell that is ) at a large .. more …
When Gina Frangello was last interviewed for Bookslut, nearly seven years ago, she hadn’t yet published her first novel, My Sister’s Continent , nor had it received the accolades it would in these pages and beyond. She was the executive editor of an acclaimed Chicago-based literary journal, Other Voices, which, among its decades’ long history, had published in 1999 a short story of Pam Houston’s .. more …
Once again, the Middleburg Heights Community Church will be teeter-tottering to raise money for Church Street Ministries and St. Paul’s UCC in Cleveland. Beginning today and lasting through Sunday, the teeter-totter marathon will take place on the front lawn of the church at the intersection of Bagley Road and Big Creek Parkway in Middleburg Heights. During this 48-hour period, the teeter-totter .. more …
If you read the San Saba News regularly, you probably know the Pierian Study Club enjoys having parties. In fact, monthly meetings are typically festive occasions that include beautiful table decorations and delicious food. Sometimes, the hostesses bring out “the good dishes” as a way of making the experience even more special.What you may not know is that the purpose of the Club is “to cooperate .. more …
As they contemplate their post-college careers, many students with a passion for both academia and writing face a tough dilemma ” go on to graduate school and publish research for the eyes of a knowledgeable few, or “dumb down” their intellectuality to have wider readership.While it seems hardly possible to combine the two, Slate Magazine columnist Stephen Metcalf spoke on ways to strike the .. more …
For the past 14 years, I enjoyed writing book reviews in a monthly column I called “New Books for Little Readers.” With editor Mark Pettus’ blessings, I am switching to adult books. As I am a nonfiction book writer, you’ll find this column addresses new nonfiction far more than fiction. I hope you will enjoy my choices, many of which can be found at the local public library.Back in the .. more …
Ralph Ellison was the first novelist to portray the Black experience as a critical part of the American experience. His seminal novel, “Invisible Man,” was his only major work, but his letters, articles and fiction work established him as one of the most important writers in history. “Invisible Man” encapsulated the feelings of Black men and women as second-class citizens during the heart of the .. more …
(US NEWS SOURCE) January 31, 2011 – A new eBook library launched a little more than a week ago. It aims to make lending and borrowing ebooks simple, free, and legal. eBookLendingLibrary.com launched on January 17, and already has hundreds of members borrowing and lending Kindle and Nook ebooks free of charge.”I’ve already lent out 5 books and borrowed 3,” said Bill Howard from New York City. ” .. more …
(US NEWS SOURCE) January 17, 2011 – There is a new website that has made a splash in the online ebook marketplace. It is called eBookLendingLibrary.com , and it allows for users to lend ebooks to and from others free of charge. The way the site works is that each user can post the eBooks that they have available to lend out. These eBooks must be legally lendable on the Amazon Kindle or Barnes .. more …
Monica Saunders sat in the back of a Prince George’s County courtroom crying, her down jacket still zipped. Saunders and her family spent two hours in their car Tuesday morning, waiting to find out a weather delay had postponed a hearing to determine whether her daughter will be tried as an adult for first-degree murder.Charde M. Walls, now 18, of Oxon Hill is charged with first-degree murder in .. more …
Hooked on Canadian Books: The Good, the Better and the Best Canadian Novels since 1984 by T. F. Rigelhof (Cormorant Books, $32)”For me,” writes T. F. Rigelhof in the introduction to Hooked on Canadian Books, “reading a novel means any of at least a half dozen things, three of which are reflected in the phrase ‘good, better, and the best’.”In this collection of reviews, essays and commentaries, the .. more …
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