An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
Friday February 29, 2008
Set in 1931 England, An Incomplete Revenge begins with a deceptively simple quest for psychologist and investigator Maisie to explore a rural town in Kent for a prospective land buyer, ... Read More
Queen of Darkness Returns
Wednesday February 27, 2008
In 2005, Anne Rice turned away from her Vampire Chronicles and towards religious fiction, declaring that she would never again write about vampires. Recently however, Rice told Time Magazine that ... Read More
Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home by Kim Sunée
Sunday February 24, 2008
Abandoned at the age of three in a Korean marketplace, Kim Sunée is adopted and raised by a New Orleans couple. Later in life, she moves to France with multimillionaire ... Read More
The Best of the Booker
Thursday February 21, 2008
In the 2008 celebration of the Booker Prize's 40th birthday, the public will be invited to help choose The Best of the Booker. The Best of the Booker will be ... Read More
Ginsberg's First Howl
Monday February 18, 2008
Reed College in Oregon has discovered what is believed to be the first ever recording of Allen Ginsberg reading "Howl," the epic poem of the beat generation.
In February 1956, ... Read More
Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes
Sunday February 17, 2008
Mark Penn, the man who identified "Soccer Moms" as a crucial constituency in President Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign, is known for his ability to detect relatively small patterns of behavior ... Read More
Werewolves of Los Angeles
Saturday February 16, 2008
Sharp Teeth takes the werewolf myth to new heights. It poses the question, "if there were werewolves - not just a single werewolf or even sporadic instances of lycanthropy, but ... Read More
Northern Bias of Southern Literature?
Wednesday February 13, 2008
Check out this Oxford American article in which North Carolina author David Payne (Back to Wando Passo) explores the marginalization of Southern writers, calling it an example of a Northern ... Read More
Design Flaws of the Human Condition
Monday February 11, 2008
Through a hilarious series of events, two strangers find themselves railroaded into an anger-management class, where they soon become fast friends. Iris is there because of an eminently justifiable meltdown ... Read More
NBCC Good Reads Winter List and Local Events
Friday February 8, 2008
Last fall, the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) polled their 800 members and all former winners and finalists of the NBCC Award, asking for their book recommendations. Thus was born ... Read More
The Blue Door by David Fulmer
Sunday February 3, 2008
Fulmer's taste for murder mystery set in vibrant and unique times and places now sets him off onto the dope and drink-ridden streets of 1962 South Philly, where boxing, murder, ... Read More