Words on Words
Welcome to Fran's latest updates on the literary / theater / writing
/ cinema scene.
Summer to Fall
If you haven't already done so, check out www.titlepage.tv. Each episode (6 in total so far) is thematically related presenting 4 authors in conversation about their latest work.
The last talked about how we read works giving us insight into varied cultures. Many authors did not want to be a teacher of their particular background since the concept of culture is so broad and may represent millions of people. Instead it was suggested that each work should be looked at as an example of another perspective (not representative of an entire nation or ethnicity).
LOOKING FORWARD TO:
Brooklyn Book Festival: Sept. 14,2008
www.Brooklynbookfestival.org
National Book Awards:November 19, 2008
www.Nationalbookfoundation.org
Queens College Evening Readings
www.qc.edu/readings
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recently read:
THREE CUPS OF TEA - Greg Mortenson
EXIT GHOST - Philip Roth ( if you're a Roth fan and have read THE GHOST WRITER, you wilL appreciate this).
Currently reading:
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK -Geraldine Brooks
THE BOOK THIEF - Markus Zusak
THE SPACE BETWEEN US:a novel- Thrity
Umrigar
Next up:
THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS - Richard Russo
A MADMAN DREAMS OF TURING
MACHINES- Janna Levin
HAPPY READING
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