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The Sexist Land of Oz
As I mentioned last week, I just finished reading the last book in the Oz quartet by Greg Maguire. This prompted me to reread the first two L. Frank Baum novels in preparation for rereading all four Maguire books. Most people are familiar with the first. Less are familiar with the 2nd book. It has a number of problems ( Read more... ) -
Books, Old and New
Today's a busy day, but here are a few lunchtime items for you to chew on:- Hello Milo. It is the 50th Anniversary of "The Phantom Tollbooth". The article talks about a roundtable discussion with the author and illustratror, Norman Juster (author of the wonderful "The Dot and the Line") and Jules Feiffer (author of so many wonderful books), ( Read more... )
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Books on the Brain
Today's lunchtime news chum is all related to books....- Writing on Demand. Today, the LA Times is conducting an event where Neil LaBute and Theresa Rebeck are writing a play live, based on a topic suggested by the readers. This made me remember the time that Harlan Ellison sat in the window of "A Change of Hobbit" in Westwood and wrote science ( Read more... )
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Booking a Loss
Borders appears to a goner, moving towards liquidation. Supposedly the sales will start Friday ( Read more... ) -
That's Entertainment
Continuing with the process of clearing out the lunchtime news chum links... here are three items related to entertainment:- Gershwin. What would you do if you were tuning and cleaning George Gershwin's piano, and found a slip of paper that was stuck between the keys? Stick it in your pocket to throw away later? That's what happened to Bruce Lloyd ( Read more... )
