I Wore Chains to My Father’s Funeral by Charles P. Norman. Powerful stuff. Here’s a quote: “When I entered, clanking like Shakespeare’s...

(as linked by bookninja) You read the title right. Apparently “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” includes a reader’s discussion...

This cookbook looks intriguing (as do the other ones mentioned), but I wonder if any of the grandmas use their microwaves? Publishers Put...

I enjoyed this article from WritingSpirit Blog about Louisa May Alcott’s writing methods. WritingSpirit has found articles from The...

Shannon Hale has posted some pretty interesting questions on her blog about book reviews, particularly the star rating system at...

Never thought I’d hear someone complain that children’s books are too realistic: Anne Fine deplores ‘gritty realism’ of modern children’s...

This blog is “hilarious”! I wonder when the whole sarcastic quotation mark thing started? #links

From the New Yorker #links

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0731/p09s02-coop.html #links

Japanese publisher prints horror novel on toilet roll – Telegraph #links

BBC NEWS: Glowing monkeys ‘to aid research’ #links

I’m not sure if I’ve ever actually read a Miss Marple story (though I love the Masterpiece Mystery versions!), so I don’t think this new...

An interview with one of my favorite authors: A Conversation With Jeffrey Eugenides – Video Library – The New York Times #links #video

Essay – Bad Eating Makes for Good Reading – NYTimes.com #links

Hooray! My friend, famous author Peta has published a story in an online journal. Here it is: http://sfwp.org/archives/380 #links...

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/19/special_sauces/ This article talks about adding emphasis to words by...

A fascinating essay from the New York Times. #links

A bookcase/coffin! I’ve been wondering what to do with mine. #links

Another intriguing news clip from NPR: Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong #links #npr

Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction

 : OUPblog #links