Today’s links. The Most Dysfunctional Families in Literature Neuroses run rampant across three generations of the Middlestein family in Jami Attenberg’s sublime new novel, The Middlesteins. See why Attenberg includes the families from the following books on her list: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver A Game […]
This week’s links. Did You Just Pay Too Much for That eBook? If you own any kind of ereader (Kindle, Nook, iPad or other tablet, Kobo), you must read this article by Shannon Rupp. When she goes in search of a novel published in 1924, this is what she found: So as a consumer on
Today is the birthday of Irish author Flann O’Brien (real name: Brian O’Nolan).
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Today is the birthday of novelist Anne Rice.
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Today is the birthday of American novelist Thomas Wolfe.
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Today is the birthday of poet Wallace Stevens.
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Today is the birthday of novelist Tim O’Brien.
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In honor of Truman Capote‘s birthday, today’s featured review is In Cold Blood, the book that changed writing forever.
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The acclaimed creator of Harry Potter is excited about new book for adults – USATODAY.com. Read this exclusive interview with J. K. Rowling in preparation for tomorrow’s launch of her new novel for adults, A Casual Vacancy.
Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: Why the Best Mysteries Are Written in English From the pen of Otto Penzler: It is an inarguable fact that virtually everything of interest and significance in the history of detective fiction has been written in the English language, mainly by American and English authors. This is not
