by | Mar 22, 2013 | Literary News
from MediaBistro’s GalleyCat Chinua Achebe Has Died By Jason Boog The Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe has passed away. He was 82 years old. Achebe wrote Things Fall Apart in 1958, his first novel and also his most well-known book. He also wrote Anthills of the...
by | Mar 18, 2013 | Literary News, Projects
from I AM NUMBER FOUR Pittacus Lore Answers: The Fall of Five To celebrate the announcement of Book 4′s title, Pittacus Lore has answered one of YOUR burning questions about The Fall of Five! When we asked for fan questions on our Facebook page, many of you wanted to...
by | Mar 15, 2013 | Literary News
from Kahn’s Corner 100 years, 94 books 1913: The Inside of the Cup by Winston Churchill 1914: The Eyes of the World by Harold Bell Wright 1915: The Turmoil by Booth Tarkington 1916: Seventeen by Booth Tarkington 1917: Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells...
by | Feb 27, 2013 | Literary News
from Brain Pickings The Art of Kissing: A 1936 Guide for Lovers by Maria Popova “Like a bee that settles on the fragrant pistils of a flower, and sips in the nectar for honey, so should you sip in the nectar from between the lips of your love.” Between Edison’s...
by | Feb 26, 2013 | Literary News
from Shelf Awareness Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems by Marilyn Singer, illus. by Josee Masse In Marilyn Singer’s fun, thoughtful and beautifully written collection, each of her 14 reverso poems spins a familiar fairy tale in a new direction.Singer...
by | Feb 22, 2013 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from Project Orange Slice About Project Orange Slice Project Orange Slice takes a novel and applies it to a blog format (ad free). Chapters released daily. Dates and times announced via Twitter (we promise not to annoy you with multiple tweets). Once the last chapter...