Month: June 2009

June 10, 2009

>New Issue: Freight Stories

>Freight Stories No. 5 is now live, with fiction by Michael Martone, Alicia Gifford, and others.
June 7, 2009

>So long, Readerville; Hello, BookBalloon

>I think I was a member of Readerville, but I never participated there. But any site that promotes reading and books is a good…
June 5, 2009

>End of Residency

>I’m heading home today after my two-week residency at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. It’s been a good, productive time, and I’ve…
June 3, 2009

>Orange to Robinson

>Marilynne Robinson has won the Orange Prize for her novel Home. The prize is awarded for the best novel by a woman. From the…
June 3, 2009

>Residency Report

>Just 2 writing days left (here at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. Last night, the 4 remaining artists watched “Badlands” in the TV room–1973…
June 2, 2009

>Orson Scott Card’s "Boot Camp"

>I confess I have not read Orson Scott Card‘s work, and I didn’t realize he was local. He apparently teaches at Southern Virginia University–a…
June 1, 2009

>Andrew’s Book Club June Picks

>I love it when Andrew picks a book I already have, and he’s done that this time with Josh Weil’s The New Valley. That’s…
June 1, 2009

>Press 53 Open Awards 2009

>Congratulations to the winners of the Press 53 2009 Open Awards.