The Farther Shore Week Begins
I mentioned the other day that the Litblog Co-Op selected Matthew Eck’s The Farther Shore as the Winter 2007 Read This! title. LBC member sites will discuss this really strong book throughout the week. To get us started this Monday morning, The Emerging Writers Network provides a book review. Check back throughout the week for more about…
continue readingHenkin Reads in New York
Well, I’m sure that Joshua Henkins reads frequently in New York. He probably reads the newspaper, Internet sites, and a fair amount of novels. So that’s not really worthy of a headline. But the fact that he’s giving a reading is a little bit more news. Henkin is appearing tonight at Congregation Shaare Zedek at 212 West…
continue readingCussler to Appear at Powell’s
Bestselling author Clive Cussler is scheduled to appear at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. The appearance is at 7pm at their 3415 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard location. Call 1-800-878-7323 for more details.
continue readingNational Book Award Winners
The Associated Press is reporting that Denis Johnson won the National Book Award for Tree of Smoke earlier this evening. Sherman Alexie, Tim Weiner, and Robert Hass were other winners.
continue readingRIP Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 84. I’m afraid I must admit that I never read a single word of Norman Mailer’s work. It’s one of my darkest bookish secrets, but oh well. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t well-aware of the massive swath he cut in American literature. Over at…
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