Reading can be glamorous, as Marilyn Monroe so effortlessly demonstrates.
–Allison Geller
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Reading can be glamorous, as Marilyn Monroe so effortlessly demonstrates. –Allison Geller One of the oldest adages about writing is “Write what you know,” and Cristina Henríquez proves that this is at least a good place to start. Her highly acclaimed first novel, The World in Half, follows a young woman who is, like Cristina herself, a Chicagoan with roots in Panama. However, the novel departs from [...] Last week, an AP article seemed to suggest that university presses are about to go the way of the Titanic. The article’s grim assessment of the situation faced by Louisiana State University Press, among others, would make it seem that all such presses have become great dark financial voids, sucking in money without returning revenue. [...] He did it with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and now he’s moving on to Alice in Wonderland. Trust Tim Burton to take the already strange to a new level of creepy. [via Jezebel] Sometimes the best books take us places we wouldn’t go ourselves. Like strip clubs, for instance. The best [...] Inspired by Esquire magazine cover featuring Bar Refaeli, check out some favorite literary quotes written on half-naked hunks! [via Lemondrop] Save the date! ThrillerFest 2009 is coming to NYC July 8-11. [via Thriller Writers] Looking for free reads online? Take a look at this list, for starters. [via Genre Reviews] Calling all dog lovers! [...] Nothing like parking yourself on a bench for a good read. So what if it’s just to look at the pictures? –Allison Geller Photo: Mookio via Flickr.com Carlos Ruiz Zafón is a Barcelona native who lives and writes in Los Angeles. Originally a young adult fiction author, he switched to “adult” fiction in 2001 with the bestseller The Shadow of the Wind (or La sombra del viento), to which his latest novel, The Angel’s Game (or El juego del ángel) functions as [...] A woman absorbed in a book: a timeless scenario, from way before this lovely picture was taken in 1890. –Allison Geller Photo courtesy the National Media Museum/Flick On May 7, Washington, DC, welcomed a new café catering to its vibrant independent writer/artist scene. The April 24 press release announces: “this is not that CAFÉ, an art project that reclaims the traditional function of the coffeehouse as a place for social interaction and idea exchange, transforms The Phillips Collection’s café space into an [...] Playwrights’ Platform Summer Festival of New Plays in Boston, Mass. (June 18-20, 8 p.m.) – Come support the aspiring writers of Playwrights’ Platform who have written the vibrant short plays constituting this summer’s festival. After each performance, the audience members will vote on their favorite plays and actors for [...] |
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