Posted on January 23, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
1. Spaces are still available in Winter Writing Classes beginning this Saturday. Call 296-1922 to reserve a spot or come to the first class with your registration form and payment if you decide at the last minute. Visit the website for course descriptions and registration forms. 2. The price of 24-hour access to the WriterHouse [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
September A great month for historical fiction: Bedlam South: A Novel, Mark Grisham, pub. 2008, F ** First novel for John Grisham’s brother Mark and his co-author, David Donaldson. I liked this book for its local ties, but faulted it on craft in my review for C-Ville. The Heretic’s daughter : a novel, Kathleen Kent, [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Invaluable tips for would-be authors from the no-nonsense book How NOT to Write a Novel – Times Online "The plot of a typical unpublished novel introduces a protagonist, then introduces her mother, father, three brothers and her cat, giving each a long scene in which they exhibit their typical behaviors one after another. This is [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Inauguration Day | Popular Science Incredible.
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Posted on January 20, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Shelf Awareness "The book is still the best transportation device to take us through time, to new worlds and ideas. Once you've tasted it, it's hard to give it up." — Peter H. Reynolds Ward Six: Lolita "The Lolita we see is so painfully mediated that we are asked to create her out of scraps [...]
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Posted on January 19, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
You’ve been waiting for it — the Festival of the Book preliminary schedule is now on-line. Check back for updates between now and March 18. If you’re ready to start planning your visit, the “book bag” feature is also ready to go.
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Posted on January 19, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
My excuse for getting so little reading done in August? Uh … it was hot! August Later, at the Bar: A Novel in Stories, Rebecca Barry, pub. 2008, F *** “A novel in stories” is a tricky concept. Without an overall narrative arc, it’s really only a story collection. WriterHouse members selected Later, at the [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Bloggers Search for Best Social Networking Books Site – mediabistro.com: GalleyCat “Here are the results so far, after 206 votes: 27 percent use Library Thing, 20 percent use Shelfari and 25 percent use GoodReads. 45 percent don’t use any social networking site for books. Follow this link to participate in the poll.”I vote for LibraryThing. [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Does it pay to enter the Book Festival Mixed Bag challenges? Oh yes it does! I won a lovely Virginia Festival of the Book 2009 bag stuffed with valuable coupons. Current challenge: Name a great place to read a book.
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Posted on January 17, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
I saw you reading: What: Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon Where: Bodo’s on Preston Avenue When: Tuesday a.m., January 13, 2009
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Posted on January 17, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
FEBRUARY: What Was Lost, by Catherine O’Flynn. Discussion begins February 9. MARCH: Book: Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout. Discussion begins March 4. Join us! Registration is free.
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Posted on January 17, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Summertime, and the reading was … skimpy. Not really. I didn’t read many books this month, but the ones I did read were very rewarding. July The Master Bedroom: A Novel, Tessa Hadley, pub. 2008, F **** A quiet but gripping novel of a lonely woman who returns to her childhood home and causes lots [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
It’s that time of year again! The Hook Short Story contest is underway. John Grisham will be judging again this year. Deadline for entries is February 3, 2009 — that’s not far off! The grand-prize winner receives $700, second place $200, and third place, $100. Next comes the fame. The grand prize-winning story will be [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
From the library: The exciting news is that all THE BIG READ programs are now listed on the website. Program brochures and Readers Guides will soon be available at all branch libraries. The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library invites all book groups, organizations, and individuals to join us in THE BIG READ during February and March 2009. [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
New Dominion Bookshop will host a reading and book-signing by Sarah Collins Honenberger who will present selections from her new novel Waltzing Cowboys Saturday, January 17 at 11:00 AM Aging cowboy Rhue Hogan can’t remember falling off the wild mare, but the leg cast and burial of his best friend are enough to send him [...]
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