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Book Banter Vol. 28: “Stuck up readers”
– An interview with Salman Rushdie, and his deep involvement in the movie based on his novel, Midnight’s Children. – Happy World Book Night! – Are you a book snob? (I am, but at least I’m getting...
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Book Banter Vol. 29: “Choose Your Own Addiction”
– Coffee helps creativity, but some writers find amphetamines work better. – A New Republic reviewer isn’t crazy about Isabel Allende’s newest novel. (On a side note: 5 books that influenced Allende.)...
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Book Banter Vol. 30: In a Pigeon Hold
– Mo Willems reveals his secrets to writing children’s books that kids love the most. – The winners of Lambda Literary’s outstanding novelists and emerging writers are announced. – Writer David...
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Book Banter Vol. 31: “Most Well Read Cities”
– Amazon ranks the most well read cities. (In my humble opinion, Atlanta should be higher.) – Who wrote the best novel on Zelda Fitzgerald? – Book-shelf voyeurism. I love it! – Packing away your...
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Book Banter Vol 32: “Dear Diary”
– The diaries of Susan Sontag. (She loved lists.) – The diary of a Hitler diary hoax. – Why we love young adult fiction. – 20 amazing outdoor libraries and bookstores from around the world. – Your...
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Book Banter Vol. 33: “Cover Me”
Skipping just one day of Book Banter has set me back quite a bit. I’m either going to need to keep up with it every weekday, or just list fewer links! – A two-year old judges books by their covers. –...
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Book Banter 34: “Likability”
– Claire Messud eloquently tells off a Publisher’s Weekly interviewer for asking a stupid question. The full interview is here. – Dr. Jane Aronson writes about adopting across continents. –...
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Book Banter 35: “The Future of Shakespeare”
– Sick of all the Gatsby links yet? No? OK, then. This is about reading Gatsby in Beijing. – A book about ethical fashion, in light of that horrible factory collapse in Bangladesh. – A cartoon...
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Book Banter Vol. 36: “Poetic Justice”
It’s been a week of events at the girls’ school, so I’ve largely been playing mommy, not writer. But here’s a list of links I’ve gathered over the past week on books, writing and publishing: – So...
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Book Banter Vol 27: “Two Thumbs Up”
– I went to see Gatsby Friday night after reading multiple bad reviews of the movie. But I couldn’t help myself. Gatsby is Gatsby. And not only was I not disappointed, I loved it. This review describes...
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Book Banter Vol. 28: “Best Beach Reads”
Admittedly, I’m a bit freaked out right now. I’m not even close to being finished with my manuscript submissions for school on Sunday. It’ll get done, right? On with the links… – Looking for a great...
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Book Banter Vol. 29: “Shaken, Not Stirred”
– The cocktail chart of film & literature characters. (Daisy Buchanan sure does love her mint juleps.) – In case you missed it, the best beach reads from ArtsATL. – Sugar Mule’s current issue, No...
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Just another writer’s weekend…
I had another one of those amazing weekends with writers that nourishes the soul. First, I attended a reading with Anis Shivani and Ajay Vishwanathan as part of the Lost in the Letters reading series,...
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