Howdy-Ho Book Lovers, it’s that time again (YAY)! Weekly book news brought to you by people who google too often.
- Rita Dove talks about the Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry (that countless college students will be delving into next year in their Intro to Poetry Classes).
- A debate on whether feminism is to blame for the “hook-up culture” on The Good Men Project.
- Wall Street Journal – Best Nonfiction of 2011 (because everyone is following in David Letterman’s footsteps and concocting their top ten lists for the year – I’m guilty as well. I think my favorite top 10 list is Top 10 Numbers from 1 to 10 – seems so obvious that number 1 should be 3).
- Phoebe Journal has a new Nonfiction contest with two fabulous judges. Submit here.
- Atlantic – A Tumultuous Year in Books.
- Volunteers save books in Egypt. Now if we could only save them in the US – we’d be golden.
- Top 10 Books for Travelers (AKA my traveler spirit best friend – Sarah Dion).
- Jane Austen letters going digital. In case any of you were planning to travel to England just to get your food-greased fingertips on the glass encasing the letters – now you’ll be able to view them online.
- Phantom Tollbooth 50 Year Anniversary (For Nat)
- Harold Ross Legendary Editor, article on NPR.
- Most Memorable Words of 2011 from Huffington Post. (My family seems to think that the most memorable words of 2012 will be death & doom. Too many history channel explanations for the end of the world).
- 10 Literary Figures you wouldn’t want to have Christmas Dinner with…Who are yours? Mine would definitely be Humbert Humbert (Lolita), or anyone from Goon Squad – especially Lou. BAH!
- The Today Show visits Hemingway’s home in Cuba. Have you ever been? My boss went a few months ago and brought me back a book from the home with a sticker saying it was from there. Now if I could only get my hands on an Occupy Wall Street stuck book.
- In mention of the volunteers in Egypt – Thousands of books were burned. It reminds me of reading Markus Zusak’, The Book Thief.
Egypt Book Burning
Breaks My Heart
- Hans Christian Anderson sparks LGBT celebration in Denmark.
- Plot twists you’re tired of reading according to Huffington Post. That picture of Star Wars is upsetting.
- 131 Steps to Writing a Novel. I think this is not only exhausting, but hilarious. My advice: “Just Keep Swimming.”
- Daniel Radcliffe to Host SNL. For all you Harry Potter fans out there – here’s some news. Cheers!
- Just one more article reminding me why I don’t have a facebook and even when I try, I can’t get through it.
- 70% of Books in Egypt Fire are destroyed. Send your books their way. Calling all Book Crossing users.
- The IPad is re-writing books now, what else can it do? And why Goodnight Moon…because everyone now says, “Goodnight, IPad”
And that’s it for this weeks book news. Hope you enjoyed our telecast this evening. Now back to regularly scheduled programming.
