Rethinking Postmodernism(s).: Charles S. Peirce and the Pragmatist Negotiations of Thomas Pynchon, Toni Morrison, and Jonathan Safran Foer. (Postmodern Studies)
Bookninja (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Every few years this crops up and, being a feminist, I largely agree with the criticism leveled against the system, but the opinions become so vehement and emotional from both sides that I’m starting to think we may need to hire some sociologists to do an empirical study of the entire process to see what’s [...]
rediff Movies (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Oprah Winfrey's flick is generating huge Oscar buzz.
the Literary Saloon (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
What a surprise: the Wall Street Journal (well, Juan Williams, writing there) finds there's: 'Precious' Little of Value in Ghetto Lit . This is apparently: "the fastest-growing segment of African-American letters, a genre called "ghetto lit" or "gangster lit."" (This claim seems anecdotal rather than factual; I'd love to see the numbers (and definitions ...).) Anyway,...
The LRC Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Here are the answers: Charles Dodgson [ Lewis Carroll] Alexsei Peshkov [Maxim Gorki] Publius Ovidius Nas [Ovid] Thomas Kennerly, Jr. [Tom Wolfe] Francois Marie Arouet [Voltaire] Marian Cross [George Eliot] Theodore Geisel [Dr. Seuss] Isabella Van Wagener [...]
Isak (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Novelist Carleen Brice has started a website with a hilarious, but very valid premise. She says what's what in the current issue of Poets & Writers: ... it's hard for anyone--of any color--to make it as a novelist without the support of a wide audience, which for black authors, means the support of white folks. That's why I a black author, started the blog White Readers Meet Black Authors ... Whether...
Literanista (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Love this: EDWIDGE DANTICAT Age: 40 Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Current Location: Miami, FL Occupation: Writer 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you? Funny, neurotic, sensitive and, I hope, kind 2. What dish do you make well? Rice and beans 3. What was your favorite song when you were in high school? “It's Raining Men” by The Weather Girls 4. What...
Isak (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Hat tip to the SheWrites community for the video.
The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Because of the IMPAC award’s global reach and egalitarian process, it’s always interesting to dig deeper into the longlist.
School Essays (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Roaring Twenties was a significant period for various spheres of life in the United States. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement during that period, which still has its impact on literature and art. You are about to start writing an essay on the Harlem Renaissance. Do not worry if you [...]
365 Gay News (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Zora Neale Hurston, a folklorist, novelist and anthropologist, was a staple figure during the Harlem Renaissance.
<HTMLGIANT> (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
AMBIDEXTROUS AUTHORS — Dorothy Parker, Toni Morrison, and Raymond Carver belong to a group of ambidextrous authors who have the facility to place both hands at the sides of their respective cheeks simultaneously. During photo shoots, they are keen on demonstrating this ability. Their adroit use of two hands at the keyboard have led to prolific and [...]
Powell's Books: Overview (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
A Mercy (Vintage International) by Toni Morrison, a review from Harper's Magazine by John Leonard.
MyWeaverville.com (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
November 2009 programs at the Weaverville Library: Book Clubs, Sit & Knit, Storytimes, Film Night, Teen Book Character Costume Party.
Isak (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Sorry news from Scholastic: It has decided to censor Love Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle by keeping it out of school book fairs because one of the characters in the young adult title is being raised by gay parents. The book will still be sold in Scholastic's newsletter, but it was banned from the fairs after Myracle refused an invitation to remove the two moms from her story. Myracle, for her part, eloquently...
<HTMLGIANT> (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Not exactly Literary Doppelgangers — more like “What I’m really thinking.”
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