Month: March 2011

March 31, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Atria" by Ramona Ausubel

> I didn’t care for this one much, and I think the reason for that is I don’t understand why Hazel does what she…
March 31, 2011

>Write Hope: Benefit for Japan

> Write Hope: About Write Hope I’m surprised that I’m just now hearing about this, but Write Hope was formed by a bunch of…
March 29, 2011

>Finalists announced for Man Booker International: Man Booker Prize news

> Finalists announced for Man Booker International: Man Booker Prize news The thirteen authors on the list are: Wang Anyi (China) Juan Goytisolo (Spain)…
March 27, 2011

>Bracketology

> By this point in March Madness, I’ve usually lost interest. After all, my team, Northwestern, has NEVER been to the NCAA tournament. (They’ve…
March 25, 2011

>The Impact of my Kindle on my Book Buying Habit

> I bought a Kindle a couple of months ago. Part of my thinking was that I would read newspapers and magazines on it,…
March 23, 2011

>The New Yorker: "U.F.O. in Kushiro" by Haruki Murakami

> This story is only available to subscribers, but then it’s a re-run from 10 years ago. The story carries a note from the…
March 22, 2011

>Reviews of In an Uncharted Country

> It’s been about a year and a half since my book, In an Uncharted Country (Press 53), came out. I’ve been pleased with…
March 20, 2011

>Virginia Festival of the Book–Friday and Saturday

> The Virginia Festival of the Book continued on Friday, and all of the programs I went to were great. First, I headed over…
March 18, 2011

>Virginia Festival of the Book

> I missed opening day of the Virginia Festival of the Book, but I did get over there yesterday for a couple of programs….
March 16, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Rollingwood" by Ben Marcus

> Ben Marcus has a new novel coming out next year, The Flame Alphabet, but from what I’ve read about that book, this story…