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the Literary Saloon (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The New York Times Book Review 's list of its 100 Notable Books of 2009 is out, and what is most notable is how few of the books are translations ..... A number of the books are under review at the complete review : Fiction: The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker Every Man Dies Alone (Alone in Berlin) by Hans Fallada Generosity by Richard Powers Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer Non-fiction:...
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Mindful Hack (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In the age of neuro-everything, I am hardly surprised to hear about the neuronovel . Jonah Lehrer at Frontal Cortex reports, The last dozen years or so have seen the emergence of a new strain within the Anglo-American novel. What has been variously referred to as the novel of consciousness or the psychological or confessional novel-the novel, at any rate, about the workings of a mind-has transformed...
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Voices of New Orleans (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Booklist singled out Steve De Jarnatt's "Ribiaux Rising" for special notice in their review of The Best American Short Stories 2009: "....a powerful and ironic piece set in the midst of Hurricane Katrina." I have no idea where it first appeared but it's nice to see it make it into the new volume (along with Annie Proulx, Richard Powers and Jill McCorkle among many others.)
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bookeywookey (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Three very important words: new Richard Powers. A writer who just can't stop writing about how what we know makes up who we are. A theme that has kept me returning to him book after book. Although I count his Gold Bug Variations as among my Top-10, I cannot say I have enjoyed all his books equally,in fact, there are two I just couldn't get through. But in the ones I have read, like The Echo Maker and...
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bookeywookey (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Today’s question was suggested by Barbara : Do you think any current author is of the same caliber as Dickens, Austen, Bronte, or any of the classic authors? If so, who, and why do you think so? If not, why not? What books from this era might be read 100 years from now? I am not sure what qualities Barbara thinks give Dickens, Austen, and Bronte their status but I would say that, through a combination...
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Alison Kent (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
This article made the rounds awhile ago, but I just read it yesterday: How to Write a Great Novel. It doesn’t give tips but dishes on a few authors and their writing habits. Richard Powers lounges in bed all day and speaks his novels aloud to a laptop computer with voice-recognition software. Junot Diaz, author of [...]
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
If, as a character in Richard Powers' provocative new novel suggests, happiness is a virus, then can we say the crowd was infected at Wednesday's ``Evenings With . . .'' event at Miami Book Fair International?
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Novelist Richard Powers thrives at the intersection of science and wonder, raising questions that illuminate the human condition. In his provocative ninth novel, he poses an intriguing query guaranteed to spark the imagination: What would happen if we discovered a gene for happiness?
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Poetry & Poets in Rags (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
though, about other content, namely book reviews, that sit unchanged for years even though the reviewer might have second thoughts. Would it be fair or ethical to revise those reviews because the critic has rethought his or her opinions? The question arose after I read James Wood's dismissive critique of Richard Powers' new novel, "Generosity," in the New Yorker. from Bob Hoover: Pittsburgh...
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Charlie's Design Diary (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Zen Style Town This is the wonderfully zen New York City apartment of design icon Donna Karan . Ms. Karan has created an empire with her chic, well tailored and wearable designs. Her Upper West Side apartment, with sweeping views over Central Park is spacious and tranquil. It's a retreat from her hectic days in the fashion industry. Architect Bonetti Kozerski worked closely with Ms. Karan to create...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Novelist Richard Powers thrives at the intersection of science and wonder, raising questions that illuminate the human condition. In his provocative ninth novel, he poses an intriguing query guaranteed to spark the imagination: What would happen if we discovered a gene for happiness?
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Just Too Techy - Half Man/Half Geek (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Richard Powers lounges in bed all day and speaks his novels aloud to a laptop computer with voice-recognition software. Junot Diaz, author of the Pulitzer-prize winning novel "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," shuts himself in the bathroom and perches on the edge of the tub with his notebook when he's tackling a knotty passage. Hilary Mantel, whose Tudor drama "Wolf Hall"...
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Isak (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Alexandra Alter has an interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal about the unusual tactics that seventeen writers have for crafting their fiction. Junot Díaz, Edwidge Danticat, Kazuo Ishiguro, Hillary Mantel, Richard Powers, and Orhan Pamuk are among those who divulge their secrets. Here's part of Colum McCann's story: When he's in the middle of a novel, Colum McCann sometimes prints out...
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Grassroots Modern (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Danes have it. Whether it’s furniture, textiles, architecture, or photography, they can do no wrong. Danish photographer Kim Høltermand is a perfect example of that. Check out his AMAZING architecture portfolio and tell me if you disagree. More of his work can also be found here. Gobs of eye candy after the jump! [...] Related posts: Architectural Photography :: Johannes Heuckeroth...
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Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Book lovers, get ready to celebrate because the 26th edition of the nation’s finest and largest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair International (Fair), is just around the corner. Presented by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College (MDC), the Fair will take place Nov. 8 – 15 at the college’s Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave., in downtown Miami. The Fair...
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