Former GOP presidential candidate and governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee surprised practically all of the country a few months back when he ably and deftly spoofed himself on an episode of Saturday Night Live, proving that he was not only a good sport ...
The National Book Festival, which has become a flagship event for area bibliophiles, just announced its 2008 author line-up. The festival, held rain or shine on the National Mall, will take place on Sept. 27 and once again be hosted by First Lady Laura ...
MONDAY: Those of you interested in questions of population growth and its relationship to female sexual autonomy will want to catch Robert Engelman, vice president for programs at the Worldwatch Institute, as he discusses his new book, More: Population, ...
Last month was National Poetry Month. But for poets and proselytizers of poetry, the work never stops. Local poet and human dynamo Deborah Ager is the driving force behind 32 Poems, one of the most respected poetry journals in the country, one that has, ...
Most first-time novelists never actually become first-time novelists; in most cases “first novels” end up abandoned as real life overwhelms the time commitment and intellectual energy necessary to take a book from concept to completion. Those lucky ...
You’re sitting around with your friends at a local dive bar. The beer and the conversation are flowing. It’s late, and you start thinking of those “let’s-pursue-our-dreams” things you should all do together. Maybe it’s “we should start a band,” or “we ...
Wendy Kaufman over at The Happy Booker (via City Desk) alerts us to the sad news that , the 14th Street independent bookstore that focused primarily on travel and international titles, will soon be shutting its doors after only four years in business. ...
Ever read a book (required or otherwise) and upon finishing it thought to yourself, "Wow. That was terrible. I totally feel dumber after reading that?" I know I have. Well, like any good scientist, I decided to see how well my personal experience ...
Noticeably absent from the fiction nominees was Denis Johnson's Tree of Smoke, which won the National Book Award for fiction but has taken a beating by a number of critics in recent weeks, notably B.R. Myers in the December issue of The Atlantic. Myers ...
On a rainy summer night in a house on the banks of Lake Geneva in 1816, five people found themselves passing the time by reading aloud from a recently published collection of supernatural tales and ghost stories. Bored with the stories, and believing ...
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