Book Reviews page updated

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

The Book Reviews page has been updated with book reviews, near-reviews, and pithy book mentions from the last six months or so of CvilleWords. Coming soon: The February Round-up!

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When books were the stars

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Right around Oscar time, MoviePosterAddict posted 79 Years of Best Picture Winners in Posters. As I scanned through the gallery, I noticed something unexpected: many of the posters of movies adapted from novels actually featured a book in their layout, something you’d never see today. Here are a few examples: Rebecca, 1940. How Green Was [...]

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Next up in VQR

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Check the comments for a sneak peek at the next issue of VQR.

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Conversations and Connections April 5

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Registration is open for the second annual Conversations and Connections Conference: Join us on April 5, 2008 in Washington, DC for a different kind of writer’s conference. The Second Annual Conversations and Connections will help you get the connections and information you need to take your writing — and publishing — to the next level. [...]

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Paul Bibeau at Book Festival

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

This morning while waiting to be interviewed on WINA*, I heard from Jane Foy that Paul Bibeau will be a speaker well worth hearing at this year’s Book Festival. He’ll be on the panel,”Dracula vs. Frankenstein: A Monster Mash of Fact and Fiction,” on Friday, March 28, at 6 p.m. Jane got my blood to [...]

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2008 Tournament of Books judges announced

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Ted Genoways of VQR is one. More Genoways: his frank account of VQR finances. Very innnnnteresting.

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Free download of “Beautiful Children”

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Random House really, really believes in Charles Bock‘s debut novel, Beautiful Children. You’ve seen the ads, you’ve read the reviews, you’ve doubted the hype: now download the entire book and decide for yourself. (Via TEV) Personally, when I’m trying to form a snap judgment about an suspiciously overhyped debut, I skip right to the acknowledgments. [...]

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New contest from Internet Review of Books

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Have you heard of the Internet Review of Books? From their blog: Newspapers are gradually withering away. Sad to say, among the first things to go have been book sections, and the space given to reviews in most papers shrinks daily. We aim to fill this gap with the Internet Review of Books, an online [...]

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Will Shortz to speak at UVA

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

This one is going on the calendar for sure: Will Shortz Location: Chemistry 402 Date and Time: Wednesday April 2, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (EST) Description: Come see Will Shortz, crossword editor of The New York Times whose puzzles appear in the Cavalier Daily. He is puzzle master for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” [...]

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Viggo? McCarthy? The Road?

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Who knew this? Did you know this? That Viggo Mortensen is starring in a film version of Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road? Pinky knew it.

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“Garfield minus Garfield”

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

You’ve suspected it all along: the only thing preventing Garfield from being an indictment of modern American anomie is Garfield himself. Behold Garfield minus Garfield: poignant, disturbing, moving, and much, much funnier. (Via Bookslut)

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VaBook author writes Book World review

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Michael Sims, author of Apollo’s Fire and member of the Science Writing panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book, had a book review published in this past Sunday’s Washington Post Book World. He covered two new books on the topic of death and dying: Irving Yalom‘s Staring at the Sun, and David Shields‘ The [...]

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Book discussion at New Dominion Bookshop Mar. 15

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

On Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 Mariflo Stephens will lead the New Dominion book group discussion of Lionel Shriver‘s We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin is the gripping international bestseller about motherhood gone awry. Eva never really wanted to be a mother—and certainly not the mother of the unlovable [...]

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Totally overwhelmed with joy and sparkles and fireworks

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

I won an Oscar pool! A certain J. S. at the Indiana University-Bloomington Office of the Registrar runs an annual Oscar pool, and this year, I won with 7 out 8 correct! Here were my picks: Best Actor: George Clooney for “Michael Clayton” Daniel Day-Lewis for “There Will Be Blood” Johnny Depp for “Sweeney Todd” [...]

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I, Comma

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

You Are a Comma You are open minded and extremely optimistic. You enjoy almost all facets of life. You can find the good in almost anything.You keep yourself busy with tons of friends, activities, and interests. You find it hard to turn down an opportunity, even if you are pressed for time. Your friends find [...]

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