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This week's Unshelved is made possible by the Louis L'Amour Centennial National Library Celebration. In my household, where fully three-quarters of the adults hale from Montana, Louis L'Amour is required reading. On his hundredth birthday, Bantam books is giving away the centennial edition of his memoir Education of a Wandering Man free to any lending library in the U.S. Posted by Bill on 6/29/2008...
Maybe I’ve read too many books by Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour, but I like my western characters to be physically and emotionally tough. The Colton brothers meet the first criteria, but fall short in the second. They both experience horrible nightmares and flashbacks after being held captive by Cochise and tortured, and the difficulty [...]
Moderator: Below, edited, is an OverDrive release. The Obama title is from Crown, a Random House subsidiary. - D.R. Public libraries can now offer e-books by best-selling authors such as Barack Obama, Dean Koontz, and Christopher Paolini to their patrons. OverDrive, the leading digital book distributor to public libraries, has arranged to offer Random House, [...]
Just for fun, another writers’ blog; this month, she is spot-lighting Westerns. If you are thirsting for something newer than Zane Gray and Louis L'Amour, check it out. Does anyone need an explanation for the title?
Your birthday today: You have a very friendly disposition and are liked by everyone. You are happy and fond of pleasure, but when working, you concentrate all your efforts and turn out a job well done. You are sincere and generous in your love. Since there is nobody written into the book for today, perhaps you should use your friendly disposition to include a few of these birthday notables in your...
Louis Dearborn LaMoore, the man we know as the writer Louis L'Amour, was born 100 years ago on March 22, 1908. Here are some highlights of his life, adapted from his online biography: L'Amour spent his early life in North Dakota,...
B orn today: Randolph Caldecott, illustrator, Chester, England, 1846; Louis L'Amour, Western novelist, Jamestown, N.D., 1908; Gabrielle Roy, novelist, St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, 1909; Nicholas Monsarrat, novelist, Liverpool, England, 1910; William Shatner, actor, singer, sci-fi novelist, Montreal, 1931; Bob Costas, journalist, New York City, 1952. Died: Thomas Carew, poet, playwright, London,...
Authentic Golden Age Stories of the Old West
PHOENIX, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A new line of golden age western
stories was announced to attendees of the 18th annual national Festival of
the West show this week. The novel "Branded Outlaw" will kick off release
of 33 western stories penned by master storyteller L. Ron Hubbard to be
published beginning this summer.
In making the announcement, Galaxy...
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush and his political base enter a three-sided showdown today when the Supreme Court considers the District of Columbia's handgun ban -- a case that will shape how cities and states regulate guns in the future.
