Lessons from a Foreign Correspondent
Wednesday January 24, 2007
I was lucky this morning to wake to a gorgeous and instructive elegy for Ryszard Kapuscinski, the Polish journalist and writer, by Lawrence Weschler, former staff writer at The New ... Read More
2007 Caldecott, Newbery Winners Named
Tuesday January 23, 2007
The American Library Association announced the winners of its literary awards at its midwinter meeting in Seattle this week. The Newbery Medal for children's literature went to “The Higher Power ... Read More
BookMooch
Monday January 22, 2007
I just discovered a new way to trade in books you don't want for books you do...If you haven't seen it already, BookMooch is worth checking out. List books you ... Read More
Call for Submissions: Her Circle Ezine
Friday January 19, 2007
I wanted to pass on a call for submissions that came in recently from the ezine, Her Circle, which "is dedicated to exploring the feminine experience in the
world community." The ... Read More
Colorado Writers
Wednesday January 17, 2007
On a recent trip to visit family in Colorado, I ducked into this Steamboat Springs bookstore to see what I could discover about the local literary scene. A compilation of ... Read More
Sentimentality and "The Optimist's Daughter"
Tuesday January 9, 2007
A friend recently loaned me "The Optimist's Daughter," Eudora Welty's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a woman returning home to the South to be with her sick father. I was struck ... Read More
January 2007 Deadlines
Thursday January 4, 2007
If one of your New Year's resolutions was to send out more short stories to contests, then it's time to act. The next few months are prime application times: BkMk ... Read More