Malcolm Gladwell, Eclectic Detective
The themes of this collection are a good way to characterize the author himself: a minor genius who unwittingly demonstrates the hazards of statistical reasoning.
New York Times Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:51:32 GMT
'Let the Great World Spin' rolls to the National Book Award
Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, a portrait of a decaying 1974 New York, won the National Book Award for fiction Wednesday ...
USATODAY Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:58:10 GMT
Army Relents; Allows Limited Media At Palin Event
Army officials had said they would prohibit coverage of Palin's on-post event, saying it would turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
NPR Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:28:00 -0500
Colum McCann Wins National Book Award
Colum McCann won for his novel "Let the Great World Spin," while T.J. Stiles won in the nonfiction category.
New York Times Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:43:39 GMT
New Book Exonerates Jefferson in DNA Controversy
TAMPA, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'In Defense Of Thomas Jefferson' (ISBN: 978-0-312-56100-0), has just been published by St. Martins Press and concerns the major historical controversy surrounding Mr. Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings. 'In Defense'...
Send2Press Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:31 GMT
Voters Choose Flannery O'Connor in National Book Award Poll
In an online poll conducted by the National Book Foundation, the O'Connor collection "The Complete Stories" was named the best work to have won the National Book Award for fiction in the contest's 60-year history.
New York Times Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:41:23 GMT
Library Leader in Era of Change to Step Down
Paul LeClerc announced that he would step down as president of the New York Public Library in 2011.
New York Times Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:47 GMT
Books That Will Help You Understand Afghanistan
The conflict in Afghanistan dominates headlines, but many people seek a deeper understanding of the country and the war the U.S. is fighting there. In the first of a series of suggestions for an Afghanistan "reading list," Washington Post special military ...
NPR Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
'Googled': From Brainchild To Behemoth
How much do you know about the company that knows so much about you? In Googled: The End of the World as We Know It, Ken Auletta chronicles the growth of Google, from the brainchild of two computer science graduate students, toiling in a California garage,...
NPR Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500
Books of The Times: The Queasy Side of Theodore Roosevelt's Diplomatic Voyage
This incendiary new book angrily and persuasively connects Theodore Roosevelt's noxious racial views to his foreign policy miscalculations in Asia.
New York Times Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:29:35 GMT
Newly Released Books
Fiction by Penelope Lively, Ha Jin, Lauren Grodstein, Charles Cumming, Paul Auster and Jim Kokoris.
New York Times Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:34:47 GMT
Palin launches book tour in Michigan
Sarah Palin launched her book tour here Wednesday in what her fans hope will be the first stop of the 2012 presidential contest.
USATODAY Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:50:51 GMT
Barbara Kingsolver's 'Lacuna' lacks traction
Sprawling, ambitious but often somewhat impersonal, Barbara Kingsolver's new novel The Lacuna is a solid book that feels a little ...
USATODAY Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:29:32 GMT
Book roundup: Four women of considerable influence
New biographies explore the lives of four very different women: Louisa May Alcott, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, Ayn Rand and Dorothea ...
USATODAY Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:28:42 GMT
'Open' by Andre Agassi
A literate and absorbing chronicle of the tennis star's lifelong search for identity and serenity, on and off the court. A literate and absorbing chronicle of the te...
LA Times Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:22:00 -0800
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing
Stephen King is at No. 1 again; Andre Agassi's "Open" follows other memoirs to the top 10; and Anthony Horowitz is winding down ...
USATODAY Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:19:48 GMT
Buried under awards
As the fantasy world's renaissance man collects yet another award, he talks to Michelle PauliNeil Gaiman's sweep of this year's children's fiction prizes with The Graveyard Book continued today after the Booktrust teenage prize came his way at a ceremony i...
Guardian Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:29:22 GMT
Bad sex award shortlist pits Philip Roth against stiff competition
Pulitzer prize-winning novelist Philip Roth is up against Amos Oz, Paul Theroux and Nick Cave on the bad sex award shortlistThe story of the seduction of a lesbian by an ageing stage actor, which includes an eye-watering scene with a green dildo, has won P...
Guardian Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:57:50 GMT
The Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov
Claire Armitstead, Sarah Crown and Penguin editor Alexis Kirschbaum debate the morality of publication and literary merit of Nabokov's fabled final novel, The Original of Laura. Should The Original of Laura have been published? Leave your comments here.Cla...
Guardian Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:18:47 GMT
Mavericky, but more lipstick than pit bull
There should be a feeling of palpable glee running through Sarah Palin's memoir: Now, finally, she gets to talk, unfiltered and unedited.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT
'The Vintage Caper' by Peter Mayle
A delicious romp through Bordeaux and Marseille. The author of "A Year in Provence" returns with a delicious romp through Bordeaux and Marseille.
LA Times Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800
'The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch' by Konrad Ventana: New Novel Investigates the Loss of Beauty and Inspiration in Hollywood Neo-noir
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- From the very first page, to the final departing scene, 'The Unbearable Sadness of Zilch' (ISBN: 9781440158261) by Konrad Ventana is a riveting narrative that shines a detective's flashlight into the darkest of ...
Send2Press Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:25:26 GMT
Nabokov's Last Puzzle
The unfinished "Original of Laura" comes ready for devotees to read and remix.
New York Times Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:48:49 GMT
Nonsense about Jews and liberalism
Norman Podhoretz is baffled, bewildered, frustrated, mystified, indignant, infuriated. Why are Jews liberal? Why in national elections do they generally vote as much as 3-1 for the Democratic candidate for president even when the rest of the country is vo...
The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT
A military analyst's insights on Civil War
The American Civil War has been exhaustively researched and written about. Popular and scholarly historians from Alan Nevins and Shelby Foote to James McPherson and Stephen Sears, not to mention scores of others, have all rendered their rich portraits of A...
The Philadelphia Inquirer Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT
'Changing My Mind' by Zadie Smith
The British writer reflects on Greta Garbo, literary trends, Oscar parties and a trip to Liberia, among other things, in a lively, unselfconscious, rigorous, erudite collection. ...
LA Times Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800
The Morning After
Mary Karr's third memoir layers the pangs of recovery with those of motherhood, divorce and making art.
New York Times Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:10:29 GMT
Best Children's Books About Thanksgiving
Check out my brief reviews of some of the best children's books about Thanksgiving. The books range from the nonfiction book 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving to humorous children's Thanksgiving picture books to books about the beauties of nature. What are ...
About Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:10:29 GMT
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo, is an odd and engrossing novel-length fairy tale. In fact, it has a lot in common with Grimm's fairy tales. The hero, Despereaux Tilling, is a mouse with large ears. The Tale of Despereaux is not only a excellent...
About Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:10:29 GMT
Spotlight on Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats was born on March 11, 1916. He died on May 6, 1983, at the age of sixty-seven. The talented artist and author is remembered as something of a pioneer in his use of African American children as main characters and in his use of mixed media ...
About Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:10:29 GMT
'Party Line' is Certain to Excite the Literary World, May Also Touch the Very Dreams of its Readers
ALBANY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sageous Press has announced the release of 'Party Line' (ISBN: 978-0-578-03593-2). a new novel by Peter A. Luber. This, Luber's second foray into the realm of dreams, establishes a unique vision which serves not only t...
Send2Press Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:59:26 GMT
Joe Fury and the Hard Death
A private eye is faced with his one of toughest cases when reality begins to crumble around him.
warpcoresf.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:59:26 GMT
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Can Harry do anything to prevent Voldemort from taking over the world of wizards in his sixth year at Hogwarts?
warpcoresf.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:59:26 GMT
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Shabby ice cream vans lead double lives as fighting alien robots in this toy-based movie.
warpcoresf.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:59:26 GMT
Cloud and Ashes by Greer Gilman
You encounter them sometimes, stories that haunt you without you ever knowing quite why or how. Stories that are good, yes, you are sure of that, but what makes them so? "Jack Daw's Pack," which leads off this novel or collection or what have you, is drunk...
sfsite.com Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
The kingdoms of Hallandren and Idris have been estranged from one another for 300 years over political and religious differences. The kingdom of Hallandren is ostentatious, colorful and worships its "returned" as living gods. They make use of a biochromati...
sfsite.com Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT
Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner
Matt Richter is good at doing favors for people. A former cop, he's good at finding things out and making people talk. He's also very, very dead. As the only self-willed zombie in the alternate dimension where the haven city of Nekropolis is built, he's so...
sfsite.com Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT
Colin Beavan: No Impact Man blog to book, film
Colin Beavan is known as the guy who went a year without toilet paper. It was part of his and his family's step-by-step yearlong experiment living a low-impact life off the grid in Manhattan. His book, "No Impact Man," eponymous blog (...
SF Gate Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT
'The Music Room,' by William Fiennes
The Music Room A Memoir By William Fiennes (W.W. Norton; 216 pages; $24.95) The extraordinary backdrop of author William Fiennes' childhood was staged nearly 700 years before his birth, in 14th century England, when a moated castle began to be passed down....
SF Gate Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT
NYT: Jim Carroll, poet and punk rocker, dead at 60
Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote "The Basketball Diaries," died Friday. He was 60. He died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan, his ex-wife Rosemary Carroll told the New York Times. In the 1970s, Carroll was a fixture of the burgeon...
SF Gate Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:42:20 PDT
Sex work: The ultimate dirty job
A Q&A with the editor of "Hos, Hookers, Call Girls and Rent Boys," a series of essays by sex workers in the U.S. on their lives and times.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:42:20 PDT
2009 National Book Award winners
There was a bit of gallows humor at the 60th annual National Book Awards ceremony in New York last night. Host Andy Borowitz said that when he was first invited to emcee the awards, he was so honored that he said he would have done it for free. As it ...
Christian Science Monitor Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:42:20 PDT
Guest blog: "Twilight" moves into "Nightlight"
Cult-wise, now we know the Twilight books have really arrived. No, we're not talking about author Stephenie Meyer's appearance on Oprah, or about the "Twilight Series" coffee beans offered by one enterprising company in brews like "Bella's Blend". The news...
Christian Science Monitor Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:42:20 PDT
The Original of Laura
When Vladimir Nabokov died in Switzerland in 1977, he left explicit instructions for his heirs to destroy the penciled index cards that made up his work to date on his unfinished 18th novel, The Original of Laura (Dying is Fun). Véra, his loyal wife and am...
Christian Science Monitor Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:42:20 PDT
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Book Reviews: Carrie Fisher can't stop writing or talking about her life, but who can really blame her? With stories like these, there's no need for her to hide behind fiction any more.
Variety Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:30:16 EST
Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film and Fashion From the Bohemian Surf Boom
Book Reviews: In 1963, Variety wrote about a new musical fad called "surfing music" and predicted it would "take hold of the teenage market on a national scale."
Variety Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:27:09 EST
The Man Who Owns the News (Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch)
Book Reviews: You do realize how fabulously plugged in Michael Wolff is, don't you? The media chronicler has so much in common with Rupert Murdoch that he can't help sharing it in "The Man Who Owns the News."
Variety Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:24:57 EST
Books of The Times: 'You Know That Chicken Is Chicken, Right?'
Jonathan Safran Foer uses his literary gifts to give the reader some very visceral, very gruesome descriptions of factory farming and the slaughterhouse.
New York Times
Paul McCartney biography is a 'Life' less special
Most people see the life of Paul McCartney as two distinct chapters ?? one with the Beatles and one without. But not Peter ...
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