The 10 Best Books of 2012 The venerable New York Times has declared its choices for the year’s 10 (5 fiction, 5 nonfiction) books. New York Times Best Of 2012: Alternative Reads But the folks at Huffington Post take issue with the New York Times‘s choices, calling its list “pretty dull” and also, apparently, pretty […]
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Here’s quite a variety of new lists of the best books of 2012. The Whatever Holiday Shopping Guide Returns Next Monday Author John Scalzi will offer a shopping guide to which you can contribute: So: Starting Monday, December 3rd, the Whatever Holiday Shopping Guide Returns! If you’re a writer or other creator, this will be an
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Over on my other blog I wrote recently about the fate of women who are lucky enough to reach older adulthood. Here, in no particular order, are some books that portray older women. Fiction All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence The Book of Eve by Constance Beresford-Howe As We
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Here are a few more entries for this year’s list of lists: The 10 best books of 2012 From The Washington Post. Presents five selections each in fiction and nonfiction. There are also links to other lists: best graphic novels of 2012, 50 notable works of fiction, 50 notable works of nonfiction, best audiobooks of
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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
Top 7 Literary Cities in Europe Tourism-Review.com explores “the top seven European cities for literary tourists”: Edinburgh, Scotland Dublin, Ireland London, England Paris, France St. Petersburg, Russia Stockholm, Sweden Norwich, England A List of the Greatest Lists in Literature Speaking of lists, The Atlantic offers this one: “our favorite lists in literature, from short to
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5 Most Popular Books on Books Do you have irresistible desire for books? Do you feel passionate about reading or has the book changed your life? If yes then read about some interesting plots that revolve around books or book connoisseurs resembling you. Here goes a list of top 5 well-received titles that celebrate books
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Forgotten Chapters of Boston’s Literary History People may know about Longfellow and Poe, but do they know about the ongoing literary feud between these two sons of New England? They will after perusing this marvelous digital exhibit from the Boston Public Library and the Massachusetts Historical Society, which explores some of the “forgotten chapters” of
Tonight is Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game here in the U. S. Why not celebrate by reading a book about the national pastime? Here are some suggestions, both fiction and nonfiction. Fiction Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris The Natural by Bernard Malamud The Brothers K by David James Duncan The Great American
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Happy July 4th to everyone in the U. S. Although the record heat and drought have nixed most of the fireworks displays here in the midwest, you can still celebrate with an all-American book. Here are a couple of lists to choose from: The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1891-1991, from BookRiot 88 books that shaped
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