Winner of the PEN 2009 Prison Writing Contest
I Wore Chains to My Father’s Funeral by Charles P. Norman. Powerful stuff. Here’s a quote: “When I entered, clanking like Shakespeare’s...
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Sep 3, 20091 min read
Mashup discussion guides
(as linked by bookninja) You read the title right. Apparently “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” includes a reader’s discussion...
Aug 31, 20091 min read
A cookbook by Asian grandmas
This cookbook looks intriguing (as do the other ones mentioned), but I wonder if any of the grandmas use their microwaves? Publishers Put...
Aug 28, 20091 min read
A blog written by sunlight, not artificial light
I enjoyed this article from WritingSpirit Blog about Louisa May Alcott’s writing methods. WritingSpirit has found articles from The...
Aug 27, 20092 min read
Rating books
Shannon Hale has posted some pretty interesting questions on her blog about book reviews, particularly the star rating system at...
Aug 26, 20091 min read
Anne Fine deplores ‘gritty realism’ of modern children’s books – Times Onlin
Never thought I’d hear someone complain that children’s books are too realistic: Anne Fine deplores ‘gritty realism’ of modern children’s...
Aug 24, 20091 min read
The “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks
This blog is “hilarious”! I wonder when the whole sarcastic quotation mark thing started? #links
Aug 10, 20091 min read
The story behind the Little House on the Prairie
From the New Yorker #links
Aug 3, 20091 min read
Ah so
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0731/p09s02-coop.html #links
Jun 3, 20091 min read
A toilet paper novel?
Japanese publisher prints horror novel on toilet roll – Telegraph #links
May 27, 20091 min read
GFP monkeys?
BBC NEWS: Glowing monkeys ‘to aid research’ #links
May 21, 20091 min read
The Complete Miss Marple
I’m not sure if I’ve ever actually read a Miss Marple story (though I love the Masterpiece Mystery versions!), so I don’t think this new...
May 15, 20091 min read
A Conversation With Jeffrey Eugenides
An interview with one of my favorite authors: A Conversation With Jeffrey Eugenides – Video Library – The New York Times #links #video
May 1, 20091 min read
Essay – Bad Eating Makes for Good Reading – NYTimes.com
Essay – Bad Eating Makes for Good Reading – NYTimes.com #links
Apr 30, 20091 min read
Short story
Hooray! My friend, famous author Peta has published a story in an online journal. Here it is: http://sfwp.org/archives/380 #links...
Apr 20, 20091 min read
An Awesomelicious Article
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/19/special_sauces/ This article talks about adding emphasis to words by...
Apr 17, 20091 min read
Ancient Roman Literary Culture
A fascinating essay from the New York Times. #links
Apr 15, 20091 min read
Umm…what a great idea?
A bookcase/coffin! I’ve been wondering what to do with mine. #links
Apr 7, 20091 min read
Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong : NPR
Another intriguing news clip from NPR: Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong #links #npr
Apr 6, 20091 min read
Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction : OUPblog
Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction
: OUPblog #links
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