Month: August 2007

August 10, 2007

>The New Yorker: "Magda Mandela" by Hari Kunzru

>The title character is a loud brassy woman who likes older men (“I like a old man,” she says) and has taken up residence…
August 9, 2007

>1001 Books

>Do you know about that book published last year, the handy reference to 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, edited by Peter…
August 9, 2007

>More "Young Frankenstein — the Musical"

>I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that the new Mel Brooks musical, Young Frankenstein, was set for tryouts in Seattle and will open…
August 8, 2007

>The Debutante Ball

>Gail Baker just sent me a link to the “Grog” (Group Blog) she’s joined — a bunch of debut authors (Gail’s got a non-fiction…
August 8, 2007

>Man Booker Prize

>The long list for the Man Booker Prize has been announced. The short list will be announced on Thursday, September 6. Check out the…
August 8, 2007

>The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird

>According to the Staunton News Leader this morning, the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge has announced a “Big Read” in our area…
August 7, 2007

>The Felsenfeld Movement

>Did you see the piece “Namesake” in the July 30 issue of The New Yorker? I found it especially fun because I’ve just learned…
August 5, 2007

>The New Yorker: "So It Is In Life" by Daniil Kharms

>This week we have a series of short fictions by Daniil Kharms, a Russian writer who died in 1942. They might be called flash…
August 5, 2007

>The New Yorker: "Wasps" by A. L. Kennedy

>Although I can picture the family in this story and Kennedy’s language is lyrical and fluid, ultimately I don’t find anything terribly interesting here…
August 4, 2007

>Roy Kesey Interview

>Sean Carman interviews Roy Kesey in the latest issue of Hobart Online.
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