A Personal Hiatus & Some Pre-programmed Posts (but perhaps pictures soon too….)
A June wedding means a June honeymoon, and both of them require a June hiatus on the blogging front. The […]
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N.C. Events, Reviews/Recommendations
N.C. Events: Taylor, Southern, and Dessen & Smart Bitches On Heaving Bosoms
As some readers here may know, I’m getting married on Saturday, June 6, and will soon be flying off to
Reviews/Recommendations
Trading Coasts: Sherlock Holmes in America
Though it had previously slipped under my radar, a new anthology edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, and
Literary News, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
N.C. Events: Anna Deavere Smith To Appear At North Carolina Literary Festival
The North Carolina Literary Festival has announced that Anna Deavere Smith — actress, playwright and author — will deliver the
D.C. Events, Film & Theater, Southern Literature
D.C. Events: The Glass Menagerie
Last week, I had a rare opportunity to see a mid-morning production of a play — the Olney Theatre’s production
Literary News, Reviews/Recommendations
Recommendations: Kyle Semmel & Ryan Effgen
I’ve been giving lots of bandwidth here to my friend and fellow writer Kyle Semmel — but only because he’s
D.C. Events, Interviews, Writing
Alan Cheuse Discusses “A Trance After Breakfast,” His New Collection of Travel Essays
Throughout the course of his distinguished career, Alan Cheuse has proven himself adept at a variety of forms: the novel,
D.C. Events, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Michael Dirda on N.C. Writers
Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda seems to have taken a shine to a couple of North Carolina’s finest writers
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Iran’s Nuclear Threat: Two Timely New Thrillers
My review in today’s Washington Post (Tuesday, May 26) could hardly have been timed better — a testament to the
Interviews, Mysteries/Thrillers
Revenge Of The Plant Kingdom: An Interview With Amy Stewart, Author of Wicked Plants
A couple of years back, I needed a poisonous plant to spike a drink and kill a man. This was
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Bonnie & Clyde: 75 Years Later
This weekend — Saturday, May 23, to be precise — marks the 75th anniversary of the day Bonnie and Clyde
Literary News
A Quick Recommendation — With An Eye Toward Literary Journals And Translations
Given all the recent talk about the potential closing of literary journals (including both the New England Review and the