STEPHEN KING'S GLASS MENAGERIE by James Parker Published: New York Times, November 5, 2009 UNDER THE DOME By Stephen King 1,074 pp. Scribner. US$35 Now that the town halls have blazed with vituperation, and fantastical patriots are girding themselves for fascist/socialist lockdown, Americans of a certain vintage must be feeling a familiar circumambient thrill. Boomers, you know what I’m talking...
R. A. Salvatore mentioned something during his talk at the World's Biggest Bookstore that Guy Gavriel Kay said to him. Mr. Kay, in discussing the Lord of the Rings movies said something along the lines of, "Do you realize that no one from now on will approach the Lord of the Rings the way we did, by reading the book?" At the time I thought that was improbable. Tolkien's books are classics,...
When an enormous transparent dome settles over a small town in Maine in Stephen King’s new novel, it’s just fine with Big Jim, the local tyrant-in-waiting, and his pet goon squad.
Michael DaleyMichael Daley is another artist we saw at APE (yes, I'm still digging through the pile of links I accrued.) His work is playful yet ominous. Check out, for example, this piece inspired by Stephen King's "IT."
I've started 3 different books in the last 3 days and can't seem to settle on what I want to read. It's the middle of Saturday afternoon, and I'm bored, I decided to make a list of odd thoughts ... My son has 3 birthday parties in 8 days this month. At what age do the kids' birthday parties stop? This summer we finally broke down and bought the child a Nintendo DS. Guess who plays it almost as much...
In hardcover: Charlaine Harris' A Touch of Dead is down six positions, ending its third week on the charts at number 12. For more info about this title: Canada , USA , Europe . R. A. Salvatore's The Ghost King is down two spots, finishing its third week on the prestigious list at number 19. For more info about this title: Canada , USA , Europe . Joe Schreiber's Star Wars: Death Troopers debuts at number...
I am always interested in what authors have to say about HOW they write and the craft of writing a novel. I found some interesting videos on You Tube which I hope you’ll enjoy! John Irving: On Writing Joyce Carol Oates: On Writing Characters Stephen King: How You Know When You are a Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger [...]
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I'm not the biggest Stephen King fan in the world. I find that he can be hit or miss, which is probably to be expected of a writer so prolific as he. I haven't read everything of his; not even close. I've read some stuff of his that I liked a good amount ( Salem's Lot ), some stuff that I enjoyed a bit less but still liked just fine ( Carrie ), some stuff that I outright bounced off ( Dreamcatcher...
The holiday-shopping price war between mega-retailers has expanded into the DVD market, with Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon cutting online prices for pre-ordered DVDs well below cost.
The Pixies are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Doolittle album by giving away a free live EP. NPR reviews (and excerpts from) Paul Auster's latest novel, Invisible. The Telegraph also reviews the book. The Times Picayune visits New Orleans'...
I still think it a significant difference that when people like me on the American Left protest a war we believe immoral we hold up horrific photographs of maimed and dead children bombed by our country in the current war,...
NEW YORK - Walmart is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.
Orthodox Christianity: Brothers in Christ Prelates of the Christian East manage to avoid a rupture On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review 'Under the Dome' By STEPHEN KING Reviewed by JAMES PARKER When an enormous transparent dome settles over a small town in Maine in Stephen King's new novel, it's just fine with Big Jim, the local tyrant-in-waiting, and his pet goon squad. in waiting In attendance, especially...
Seriously! Go have a look. It seems my book The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math's Most Contentious Brainteaser made the list! And to think I wasn't planning to do a blog post today. Browsing through the other entries, it looks like my reading list just got a bit longer. (Of course, they will have to get in line behind Stephen King's forthcoming magnum opus , coming out on Tuesday....
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