Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our Imprisoned Sisters)
30 Points of View (Free subscription) | yesterday
Happiness, according to Dr. Shaw in Wally Lamb's knockout of a novel She's Come Undone, is something one builds out of “insight and good habits.” Dr. Shaw tells Dolores, the novel's main character, that she needs to “orchestrate” happiness, and “work at it,” because “you don't catch it as it ...
Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A select dozen new Christmas-themed books, including Augusten Burroughs, Garrison Keillor, Wally Lamb, Trixie Koontz, Linda Lael Miller, Anne Perry, Heather Graham... Christmas - Holidays - Garrison Keillor - Kids and Teens - People and Society
Boswell and Books (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Some lights, some snowflakes, and putting our Christmas books up at the front of the store be just what we need to make the store feel a bit more festive. Thanks to Jocelyn for hanging them around the store. I didn't buy too much holiday-themed merchandise; the rewards can be high, but there's a lot of marking down involved. I couldn't resist the South African candles that we used in our Africa display,...
Bookninja (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
After years of chick-lit for the skinny jeans and ridiculous heels set, we now have what I’ll dub Chunk-lit: chick-lit with fat heroines. Wally Lamb, what hast thou wrought? As a long time lover of fat-bottomed girls, but long time hater of chick-lit, I reserve judgement on this issue. “Chick lit” has relied for years on [...]
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...
At Home With Books (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Please visit the sign-up page if you would like to join this challenge. The Rules: The challenge starts January 1, 2010 and ends December 31, 2010. Crossover from other challenges is allowed. Choose the level at which you would like to participate, post about it and come back and leave a link to your post in Mister Linky. Titles and authors do not have to be predetermined, and can change at any time....
Savvy Verse & Wit (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Welcome to Mailbox Monday , sponsored by Marcia of The Printed Page , where bloggers reveal their bookish finds from the bookstore, giveaways, the library, and other venues. These are the books I've collected via co-workers in the last few weeks that I kept forgetting to put in previous Mailbox Monday posts: Shop Indie Bookstores 1. Scandal Becomes Her by Shirlee Busbee Shop Indie Bookstores 2. The...
Joystory (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
moar funny pictures Following is the library book portion of my Read-a-Thon pool--so far. There are more on order I'm hoping will arrive in time. The list is in sections indicating purpose if any as the bulk of the NF is related to NaNo prep. Just because NF: Title: Dewey : a small-town library cat who who touched the world Author: Myron, Vicki. Publisher: Grand Central Pub., 2008. this one I'm already...
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Last week Wednesday, my wife and I attended the unveiling of the official poster and program of authors and activities for the Miami Book Fair International presented by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at ECCO Pizzateca and Lounge in downtown Miami. Created by Jeff Kinney , author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, the poster's subtle visual humor was a welcome addition to the array from...
Pomgirl (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
I haven't done a meme in ages. This one involves answering a series of questions with the titles of books you've read this year. Describe yourself: She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb) How do you feel? Restless (William Boyd) Describe where you currently live: The Spare Room (Helen Garner) If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Northern Lights (Philip Pullman) Your favourite form of transportation?...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Wally Lamb's novel about a marriage after the Columbine massacre is just one of several books now out in paper.
greylocknews (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
upstreet, an award-winning independent literary annual, is seeking quality submissions—with an edge—of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, for its sixth issue. Each issue features an author interview; the first five interviews were with Jim Shepard, Lydia Davis, Wally Lamb,...
The Kindle Reader (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
This is part two of the list of 100 best beach books chosen by the audiences of National Public Radio. See the previous Kindle Reader post for part one. Kindle-worthy titles are listed below in bold type. Kindle holdouts are in italics and link to dead tree editions of the book. Of the 100 titles on the complete list, 68 are now available in Kindle editions. 51. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 52....
Bellefonte, PA - Photo A Day (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
We went to Clyde Peeling's Repile Land yesterday. So I have some photos to show you over the next several weeks. Clyde's is about an hour from Bellefonte. If you want to learn more about visiting Clyde Peeling's, go here: Clyde Peeling's Reptiland It's located in Allenwood, PA. To see more of Camera Critters hosted by Misty, go here: http://camera-critters.blogspot.com/ To see a photo of my Pet Pride...
Romance Bandits (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
by Caren Crane So, a while back I blogged about joining this book club at work. I joined the book club for several reasons. First, I liked the lady who invited me (we are old friends from leading Girl Scouts). Second, it was a great way to "network" a bit and get to know people who work in departments with whom I rarely or never interface. Last - and certainly not least - I knew the group...
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seo.sincordia | 05/13/2009
Noted American author and teacher Wally Lamb will be this year’s keynote speaker at York Prep ’s Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Lamb’s novels, She’s Come Undone (1992) and I Know This Much Is True (1998), were #1 New York Times bestsellers as well as New York Times Book Review “Notable Books of the Year” and Oprah’s Book Club selections. He is also the editor of Couldn’t...
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