by Michelle | Aug 2, 2010 | Non-fiction, The Literary World
Have you read William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind? In it, a fourteen year old William uses the information he found in a library book to rig a windmill in his village, providing much needed electricity and running water. His narrative is charming...
by ta | Jul 30, 2010 | Author Interview, The Literary World
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by Michelle | Jul 29, 2010 | The Literary World
“Here’s a publishing plot twist: One of the book world’s top moneymakers, Janet Evanovich, has switched literary homes.” No worries, there will be more Stephanie Plum in store for readers. [via The Associated Press] MTV shares an opinion on the...
by ta | Jul 22, 2010 | The Literary World
Julianne Moore, best known for her work on the big screen, also has children’s book writer on her resume. And pretty soon her book series, Freckleface Strawberry, will be heading to the off-Broadway stage. [via Playbill.com] Elizabeth Gilbert briefly mentions...
by Michelle | Jul 12, 2010 | The Literary World
Entertainment Weekly got the goods on the six titles Stephen King thinks you should be reading this summer. Among them: Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy and William Boyd’s Ordinary Thunderstorms. For the complete list, click here. Of Boyd’s novel,...
by Michelle | Jul 8, 2010 | The Literary World
Over on Publisher’s Weekly’s blog, Shelf Talker, Elizabeth Bluemle is talking fictional characters she’d let her daughter date. And she’s asking you the same. So how about it? Which fictional guys would you be happy to see your daughter date?...
