by | Jun 5, 2008 | Literary News
from the AP via CNN.com Frost house vandals learn about poetic justice Poet Robert Frost’s summer home trashed during teen’s beer party 28 young people charged, most with trespassing More than $10,000 in damage was done to the house Teens learn about...
by | Jun 4, 2008 | Literary News
from the UK Guardian When Hemingway turned his hand to verse Poems – unpublishable at the time – were scribbled at end of story collection Mark Brown, arts correspondentWednesday June 4, 2008The Guardian Ernest Hemingway, pictured in 1944. Photograph:...
by | Jun 3, 2008 | Literary News
from TwinCities.com Playwright/actor is a fine dramaturge with the ear of a poet By Dominic P. Papatola dpapatola@pioneerpress.com When 26-year-old actor Matthew Amendt decided to write a play, he could have done what plenty of others his age have done: scribbled...
by | Jun 2, 2008 | Literary News
from USAToday Star-crossed booksellers make the Hollywood scene By Jocelyn McClurg and Carol Memmott, USA TODAY The buttoned-down publishing industry went Hollywood over the weekend as booksellers gathered for BookExpo America, their annual convention. USA...
by | Jun 2, 2008 | Literary News
from the New York Times Puzzles: Noah’s Art Amy Goldstein, Mike Shenk and Robert Leighton No. 1 Finding the Perfect Word (pdf) No. 2 Breaking Your Word (pdf) No. 3 Get a Word In Edgewise (pdf) No. 4 From the Word Go (pdf) No. 5 In So Many Words (pdf) No....
by | May 24, 2008 | Literary News
from the New York Times Volumes to Go Before You Die By WILLIAM GRIMES Published: May 23, 2008 An odd book fell into my hands recently, a doorstopper with the irresistible title “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” That sounds like a challenge, with a subtle...
