Posted on July 23, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
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Posted on July 23, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
From the time of Homer, a boy’s search for his father has been a classic theme of literature and memoir. In The Tender Bar, J. R. Moehringer’s memoir of growing up without a father, a boy finds many fathers — the denizens of Publicans, a tavern in Manhasset, NY. Manhasset was the fictionalized setting for [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
This summer I’ve been taking a couple of online courses for writers through Piedmont. With each lesson the instructors share a couple of links that might be of interest to the class. Here’s a few I’d like to pass along: Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story — A teacher’s workshop from The Annenberg Foundation. [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Silvia at Po Moyemu has started a new book club for homeschool parents. The next meeting will be August 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at the Barracks Road Barnes & Noble. More information here.
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Posted on July 20, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Cliff of Perpetual Folly has a story up at Ray’s Road Review. It starts off with a dead cow, and ends up someplace even darker. By the time the story reached its climax I felt I was racing to keep up with the main character, Albert — lots of tension.
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Posted on July 17, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
The University of Virginia is offering a new slate of Personal Enrichment courses, including several writing seminars. Registration begins August 13. Fiction Writing Workshop Introduction to Creative Writing The Nature of the Hero and How to Create One Writing for Children Writing Your Life: A Nonfiction Workshop
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Posted on July 17, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Last gasp of Ayn Randianism? We can only hope so. Now I didn’t know this: The BB&T Charitable Foundation, based in North Carolina, is another backer of things Randian in academia. BB&T?? That’s my bank! I may have to pull my accounts. (via the ever-vigilant edrants)
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Posted on July 14, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
This book has been out for some time — I think I read it last year — but this review just popped up in my inbox from Powell’s Books. I thought I’d pass it along because Misquoting Jesus is a very informative, thought-provoking, and readable account of how the New Testament came to take the [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
A beautiful young girl arrives at a convent as a postulant. She quickly attracts the admiration of many of her sisters, and the envy of some. Before the year is out, she will exhibit signs of God’s grace in her own body. Or are they signs of Satan’s curse? Are these the manifestations of holiness, [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Vulture overhears a deal: Last week, we hear, agent Ellen Levine at Trident Media closed a deal for a postapocalyptic vampire trilogy with editor Mark Tavani at Ballantine. Now, if we reported on every postapocalyptic vampire trilogy out there, we’d never have time to write anything else. But this postapocalyptic vampire trilogy sold, we hear, [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Mr. Glass occasionally passes along a pithy quote of the day. Today’s was too good not to share: A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. – Thomas Mann
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Posted on July 12, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
From Shedworking, “the only daily updated guide to the lifestyles of shedworkers and those who work in shedlike atmospheres,” comes this interesting bit of trivia about Mark Twain’s work habits: Mark Twain wrote some of his most famous works in his octagonal shed/study including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
I love the New York Times. Being a small town gal, I appreciate the Times for opening my eyes to a larger world. Why, just a few weeks ago, they did a lengthy investigation into drying clothes on a line. And today Leslie Kaufman reveals the secrets of cooking dinner! Thank goodness these exotic tribal [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Eager to enjoy (and perhaps cash in on) the Harry Potter phenomenon, but reluctant to let Satanic occult literature into your home? Nancy Brown had the same problem. Four years ago, the Harry Potter books were not allowed in the Brown home. A literature enthusiast and stay-at-home mom who has home-schooled for 12 years, Brown [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
From Publisher’s Weekly: by Edward Nawotka — Publishers Weekly, 7/10/2007 7:40:00 AM Ian Lloyd, the owner of the Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, Va., has committed $20,000 to build “The Ultimate Southern Library” and invited Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance member stores to submit proposals for suitable titles. In return, he will purchase the titles from [...]
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