We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

From C-Ville: Monday, October 29 Past-life researcher leaves this life The current issue of What Is Enlightenment, a quarterly magazine about spirituality, contains a brief obituary for Dr. Ian Stevenson, the founder of UVA’s Division of Perceptual Studies (formerly the Division of Personality Studies), an arm of the Department of Psychiatric Medicine. Stevenson’s research focused [...]

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Students show interest in local politics

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Peter Kleeman, City Council candidate, tells why LEC students are hip. (Full disclosure: my daughter is a student there).

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J-MRL young adult & teen blog

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Teens and young adults can keep up with what’s new at the library with J-MRL’s teen blog. Book reviews, announcements, links, ‘n’ more.

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Critical mass at Critical Mass

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

The National Book Critics Circle is running a collection of guest posts on its blog called The Critical Library Series. So far the list of distinguished contributors includes John Updike, Morris Dickstein, Joan Acocella, Wendy Lesser, Edmund White, Katha Pollitt, Cynthia Ozick, Sam Tanenhaus, Anne Fadiman, and Colm Toibin, each of whom has offered a [...]

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“The irrational nature of a procrastinator”

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

It’s from a diet and fitness site, but maybe this article about procrastination will light a fire anywhere it’s needed. I liked this counterintuitive tip: Erase your To-Do List every day or week and start over. Running lists end up with items that stick around too long, sink to the bottom and end up as [...]

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Kudos to Clifford

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Perpetual Folly meets Best American Mystery Stories 2007!

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And I thought it took ME a long time to write a story…

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Think other writers are whipping out short stories like Joyce Carol Oates on steroids? Try twelve edits over three years. Of course, for me, it’s more like three edits over twelve years…HT: Practicing Writing When it comes time to submit, beware of Drawer Q.

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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

James Wood was stunned like a downer beef by the cliches of pulp fiction in No Country for Old Men. But I liked it. I liked the violence, I liked the guns, I liked the senselessness. As always, McCarthy is a master at portraying filth, squalor, and meaninglessness, and what better gallery for that talent [...]

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The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

The one good thing about being sick is that, as long as you’re not delirious with pain or fever, the forced inactivity gives you plenty of time to catch up on your reading. That’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the past couple of weeks as waves of flu, bronchitis, and various nasty bugs pass [...]

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Booker Shortlist available on-line?

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

The Booker Prize Foundation is in negotiations with publishers to make all the shortlisted novels available online. That would be very cool. (Unless you’re one of the authors, perhaps.) By the way, one Booker judge’s opinion of Anne Enright‘s The Gathering is not one that sits well with all members of the public. “We found [...]

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Throwing in the towel

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

Kind of a sad post at Ecstatic Days. I always think, Oh, if I were only published, I’d have it made. But Jeff Vandermeer writes: I’m deeply upset this morning because of something that happened, really, more than a week ago. Which is to say, a friend who is a published novelist–an excellent writer–basically decided [...]

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What Kind of Reader Are You?

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Literate Good Citizen     You read to inform or entertain yourself, but you’re not nerdy about it. You’ve read most major classics (in school) and you have a favorite genre or two. Dedicated Reader     Book Snob     Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm     Fad Reader [...]

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Ladies Who Launch…novels?

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

  I ordered some shoes the other day from Naturalizer. They arrived by UPS yesterday, and inside the box was the usual array of coupons and special offers (let me know if you need $10 off a pair of Naturalizers), including a $3.00 rebate offer “On the purchase of the novel. Enjoy your Naturalizer shoes [...]

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The news from South America: More from VQR

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

From my inbox: VQR Event – South America: Untold Stories WHEN: Wednesday, October 17, 7:00 p.m. WHERE: UVA Rotunda, Dome Room, Charlottesville. (Parking available at the Central Grounds Parking Garage.) COST: Free and open to the public. To mark the publication of VQR’s special issue on South America, join us to hear talks by: Daniel [...]

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Lecture: Native Americans in Greene County

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough

From JMRL, a good follow-up to this past weekend’s Columbus Day events: Archeology Lecture at Greene County Library “The Embrace of the High Hills: The History of Native Americans in Greene County.” a lecture by Carole Nash. October 25, 2007,   7:00 pm The First People of Greene County had been here over 400 generations when [...]

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