Posted on June 18, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Telegraph readers were asked to send in a piece of prose “crammed with as many infuriating phrases as possible.” Britons rose to the occasion — it’s not rocket science, ya know — and proved literally beyond a shadow of a doubt that they’re all singing from the same hymn sheet. As for the ten winners: [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
From National Geographic Adventure Magazine: The 100 greatest adventure books of all time. Topping the list – 1. The Worst Journey in the World, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1922) As War and Peace is to novels, so is The Worst Journey in the World to the literature of polar travel: the one to beat. The author [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
I can never resist an accent quiz. Tip of the hat to lowercase liberty for this one. What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)Midland (“Midland” is not necessarily the same thing as “Midwest”) The default, lowest-common-denominator American accent that newscasters try to imitate. Since it’s a neutral accent, just because you have [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
The New York Sun jumps late on the bandwagon: In one sense, the democratization of discourse about books is a good thing, and should lead to a widening of our intellectual horizons. The more people there are out there reading, making discoveries, and advocating for their favorite books, the better. But book bloggers have also [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Statistics make my heart go pitter-pat. Specifically, well done, well displayed, meaningful statistics that provide insight into a complex phenomenon — mmmm, what could be better? (It can even be a matter of life and death.) So it’s no wonder I fell deeply in love with Edward Tufte’s The Visual Display of Quantitative Information the [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Over at The Huffington Post publicist/acquiring editor Lissa Warren explains why aspiring authors should skip Book Expo America and head for the hills instead: What I’m trying to say is this: when it comes to getting published, there’s a process in place and people who want to write books should respect it. But that means [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Can a book on improvisational acting change your life? It worked for this guy.
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Posted on June 13, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Digging to America begins with a pre-9/11 tradition: the welcome home party at the airport terminal gate. The extended Donaldson family and, on a much smaller scale, the Yazdan family, have gathered at the gate to welcome the newest members of their families, two infant daughters adopted from Korea. Through the irresistable efforts of Bitsy [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Please don’t advertise your website before it’s available. Make sure you have it up and running and full of good stuff before you let the URL out of the bag. We don’t have time to check back later. Good author websites: http://www.katharineweber.com/ http://www.victoriazackheim.com/ http://www.roxanarobinson.com/ http://www.gaylebrandeis.com/ http://www.immortalgame.com/
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Posted on June 13, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Is there something in the water of the Shenandoah? I just ran across yet another Valley author’s website: emilierichards.com. Richards has written more than 50 books. Here’s a review of her latest (scroll down to “Touching Stars.”)
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Posted on June 12, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Conversational Reading has a link to the latest issue of Bookforum, which is 100% online. The big feature is Fiction into Film, with an essay by Philip Lopate, reflections from adapters and adaptees, and a list of all-time best adaptations.
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Posted on June 12, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Cville resident James Weissman tells his traveler’s tale in today’s New York Times.
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Posted on June 11, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Thanks to Bellascribe, I now have the joy of knowing that Christopher Plummer recreated Vladimir Nabokov’s lectures on Kafka in a movie called, naturally enough, Nabokov on Kafka. But I also have the sorrow of knowing it’s not available on Neflix.
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Posted on June 11, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
When John Cornwell was a boy in post-WWII London he was fortunate enough to be chosen for a scholarship to a minor seminary, a boarding school for boys who hoped to become priests. Fortunate, because he felt he had a vocation for the priesthood, because the school, Cotton College, was in the scenic West Midlands, [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Just wanted to call your attention to a comment on one of my previous posts. Matthew Lowes points us to yWriter, whose author in turn recommends Freemind mind-mapping software. Spacejock.com also has some articles on writing and publishing you might enjoy. So, enjoy!
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