The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson
Monday April 28, 2008
In the bleak future of Jeanette Winterson's The Stone Gods, the inhabitants of Orbus are running out of planet. The unchecked consumption of fossil fuels has finally run its course. ... Read More
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Wednesday April 23, 2008
Jhumpa Lahiri's second collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth, finds her at the rising peak of her literary powers. These stories are longer (nearly novella length in some cases) than ... Read More
Earth Day 2008
Tuesday April 22, 2008
Earth Day brings environmental awareness to the forefront of our attention, reminding us to be conscious of our choices everyday. Do something - get active today. There's plenty of information ... Read More
The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes
Monday April 21, 2008
In the first paragraph of Jonathan Barnes' The Somnambulist the omniscient narrator suggests that nothing is as it seems, that perhaps this is a phantasmagoric imagination, a conceit of illusion, ... Read More
Earth Day - Green Book Challenge!
Wednesday April 16, 2008
April 22 is Earth Day, and in honor of the Earth (and her day), I thought I'd propose a challenge.
Environmental writing comes in many forms - novels, stories, memoirs, essays, ... Read More
The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Sunday April 13, 2008
In The Open Road, Pico Iyer sheds light on the Dalai Lama - political leader, Nobel laureate, spiritual luminary, and the man who opened Tibet to the world.
There couldn't ... Read More
My Revolutions by Hari Kunzru
Friday April 11, 2008
Hari Kunzru's My Revolutions is a thrilling novel with a plot that readers will find more than relevant in today's political climate. Idealism, anger, and social ambition fuel the ... Read More
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao wins Pulitzer
Tuesday April 8, 2008
Junot Diaz was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction yesterday for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, a fusion of a multi-generational view into immigrant experience with one nerd's ... Read More
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
Sunday April 6, 2008
In Brain Rules, developmental molecular biologist John Medina gives credence to the very real benefits of the mid-afternoon nap, explains why multi-tasking is a dangerous myth, and suggests creative possibilities ... Read More
Celebrate National Poetry Month
Tuesday April 1, 2008
For the 12th year running, April is National Poetry Month, deemed so by the Acadamy of American Poets back in 1996 and celebrated creatively throughout the month:
Poetry and The Creative ... Read More