Ava Gardner: Love is Nothing
Sunday April 30, 2006
In Ava Gardner: Love is Nothing, Lee Server takes the reader from Ava Gardner's childhood in tobacco country, North Carolina to the Big Apple and then on to Hollywood and ... Read More
Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley
Thursday April 27, 2006
Walter Mosley's novel about two boys, one ensconced in a life of privilege and the other in a life of hardship, explores the true meaning of fortune. In spite of ... Read More
This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes
Tuesday April 25, 2006
Richard Novak is a modern-day Everyman, a middle-aged divorcé trading stocks out of his home. He has done such a good job getting his life under control that he needs ... Read More
2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - March by Geraldine Brooks
Tuesday April 18, 2006
On Monday, Geraldine Brooks' novel March was awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. March is the story of a well-meaning Union army chaplain during the Civl War, a character ... Read More
From a little Spark bursts a mighty flame. - Dante
Monday April 17, 2006
Muriel Spark, born Muriel Camberg in Edinburgh in 1918, died Thursday in Florence at the age of 88. She wrote her most famous work, The Prime of Miss Jean ... Read More
The Wave by Walter Mosley
Thursday April 13, 2006
"The Wave is what happens when you let your imagination run away with you. From a more average author, it might be a shame but from Walter Mosley, one of ... Read More
The New York Times Book Review Podcast
Monday April 10, 2006
I just discovered the New York Times Book Review Podcast. The podcast is published to the web on Friday and is hosted by NYTBR editor, Sam Tanenhaus, who discusses ... Read More
The Revelation Will Not Be Televised
Friday April 7, 2006
In the near future, there is no separation of church and state. The Christian Right in theocratic America has positioned pastors among politicians and what passes for Christianity in ... Read More
IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Shortlist
Thursday April 6, 2006
Time again for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award shortlist (my how it flies), the richest literary award on the planet. This year, the contenders are:
Graceland by Chris Abani
Maps for ... Read More
The Grumpy Old Bookman's Novel
Monday April 3, 2006
Lit blogger Michael Allen (aka The Grumpy Old Bookman) is publishing his twelfth novel, How and Why Lisa's Dad Got to Be Famous, this week in the U.K. He ... Read More