For a long time I resisted posting book reviews here because I was afraid of being pigeonholed. Nearly all of my publications are reviews but that is just one venue I use for my writing. It appears my reviews bring readers to my site but hopefully they find more when they start looking around. Here… Continue reading Books Read in 2008
Month: January 2009
Return of Story of the Month
The Story of the Month feature has been missing the last few months. Either I didn’t read much short fiction or nothing I read stuck. In November, I even had a story ready to post. It was something I read shortly before the end of October and I wasn’t sure if it really fit the… Continue reading Return of Story of the Month
John Updike Passes Away
John Updike has left this world. I will miss his writing in New Yorker magazine. My condolences to his family.
An Hour of Comedy
Friday evening was fun. When I arrived they were accepting raffle entries to win two tickets to the next “Evenings With Authors” night. Three Dog Bakery was a sponsor and there was a big basket with little treat bags. Tom Holiday with the Board of Trustees served as the host. He introduced Markoe and they started… Continue reading An Hour of Comedy
The Thurber House
James Thurber was a student at The Ohio State University before going on fame and fortune at the New Yorker. The house he lived in with his parents and siblings is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1984 it was turned into a museum and literary arts center. They sponsor several programs all… Continue reading The Thurber House
Wyoming Book Festival in September 2009
Since June 2008 I’ve been able to access statistics on my site visitors such as search terms used to get here and where they are from. To my surprise, I’ve had visitors from all of the continental United States except for Wyoming. This made me curious about Wyoming itself. I had no idea about 48%… Continue reading Wyoming Book Festival in September 2009
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon
This book was made into a movie starring Lindsay Lohan, Alison Pill and Megan Fox. Though I did not watch the movie as part of the Lit Flicks Challenge I can see how the novel could easily be adapted. Many Young Adult novels follow a formula. In one, the main character gets into an impossible situation… Continue reading Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon
Sue Miller Reading Recap
Sue Miller has been busy of late. The paperback edition of The Senator’s Wife went on sale last Tuesday. She’s doing a workshop at Ohio State University and did a reading at the Wexner Center for the Arts last night as part of the OSU Department of English’s Visiting Writer program. Tonight she’ll be at… Continue reading Sue Miller Reading Recap
Sue Miller Reading Tonight!
I went to a reading of The Senator’s Wife by Sue Miller earlier this evening. It was a lot of fun. I’ll post more about it this week but wanted to mention it was a good time! She’s one class act.
Lit Flicks Challenge Update
 Here is my initial list of novels for the challenge: The Good German Devil In a Blue Dress A Good Year The Name of The Rose Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen My updated list looks like this: The Good German Devil In a Blue Dress A Good Year Twilight Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen… Continue reading Lit Flicks Challenge Update