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Feature:The Alfred Hitchcock Story (and analysis)The Alfred Hitchcock Story, recently reissued by Titan books, was originally published in 1999. The book features write-ups by Ken
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 12-Oct-2008 00:58
Playboy and Hugh Hefner
Aren’t you just dying to know? Yes? No? Not really? Too bad. This latest book has the title of “Mr.
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Oct-2008 19:04
Memoir Lives Life As A Widow
Anne Roiphe was so dependent on her husband she literally didn't know how to open the front door without him. In her memoir of widowhood, she also remembers how he told her, years before he died, that he felt their marriage had been so strong, she would be able to find happiness again.
Source : npr.org | 11-Oct-2008 14:00
The Booker Prize: Our London Cabbie's Review
Who needs the Booker Prize committee when we have our own Will Grozier? The London cabbie reviews the short list of books ahead of Tuesday's announcement of the Man Booker prizewinner.
Source : npr.org | 11-Oct-2008 14:00
Publishers Weekly’s best sellers
Publishers Weekly has released the list of best selling books, courtesy of the AP. Some of those titles include:
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Oct-2008 12:58
A Furious Voice, Forged In The 'Fire' Of Prejudice
Jamaican-American novelist Michelle Cliff's essays — urgent, stripped of lyrical excess, discomfiting but illuminating — bear witness to a rough life that has shaped a radical, powerful and essential artist.
Source : npr.org | 10-Oct-2008 23:03
‘Lake Rescue’ encourages weight loss with fat character
USA Today notes that an experiment was conducted by having 33 obese girls read Lake Rescue by Annie Bryant. The
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 18:14
‘A Most Wanted Man’
Such is the title to the latest by John le Carré. USA Today calls him a “master of the spy
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 17:44
Photographer Captures MLK's 'Most Daring Dream'
Photographer Robert Houston chronicled Martin Luther King's 1968 Poor People's Campaign. Now his images can be seen in the exhibit, "Most Daring Dream," at Morgan State University. For more, Farai Chideya talks with Aaron Bryant, curator of Houston's exhibition.
Source : npr.org | 10-Oct-2008 15:39
Re-release of a childhood classic
USA Today notes that Marlo Thomas’ 1973 children’s classic Free to Be … You and Me is being re-released.
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 12:58
Book Review: Once Were Cops
Once again, Bruen proves his prowess as a contemporary noir author with this chilling look at how easy it could
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 06:58
Book Review: The Last Undercover
With twenty-six years as an FBI agent and numerous undercover assignments under his belt, Hamer provides a compelling narrative into
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 06:43
Book Review: Holidays on Ice
Sedaris turns his considerable wit and slightly skewed outlook on the Holidays with six additional short stories, including one never
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 06:28
Book Review: Chocolate-A Healthy Passion
Chocoholics celebrated news that chocolate is actually good for you; now learn more about the benefits and history of the
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 06:13
Book Review: Arsnic Soup for Lovers
At a mere two pages each, these wickedly delicious little treats can be savored while waiting in line for your
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 05:58
Book Review: Weaving Without a Loom
Artist and art educator Dr. Rainey updates her classic 1966 guide to off-loom weaving in this new release that includes
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 05:43
Book Review: Phony!
Andrea Stanfield’s purgative narrative demonstrates how easy it was to create a false background that enabled her to land a
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 05:28
Book Review: Schwalm Embroidery
Originating in Germany, this whitework embroidery form incorporates a number of techniques including pulled fabric, needlelace, drawn thread and needleweaving
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 05:13
Book Review: The Lover's Knot
Nell Fitzgerald was delighted with the lovingly stitched wedding quilt she received from her grandmother, Eleanor Cassidy. Nell’s joy evaporated
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Oct-2008 04:58
French Novelist Awarded Nobel Literature Prize
French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has been awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for literature. Antoine Compagnon, a professor of French Literature at Columbia University, says there are two periods in Le Clezio's work: it was more experimental in the 1960s and '70s, and later it featured traveling and exoticism.
Source : npr.org | 10-Oct-2008 00:08
More on Lincoln’s legacy
“Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief” is the title to the latest book by James M. McPherson.
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 09-Oct-2008 19:07
German critic dismisses Le Clezio as boring
Berlin - Top German literary critic Sigrid Loeffler called Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio 'a fairly bizarre choice' for the Nobel
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 09-Oct-2008 18:22
Chef Jeff's Redemption Story
Jeff Henderson rose from Los Angeles' mean streets to become the executive chef at two top Las Vegas hotels, and wrote a best selling memoir. Now he aims to pass on what he's learned to other struggling young adults in a new reality TV show titled The Chef Jeff Project.
Source : npr.org | 09-Oct-2008 18:00
Celebrating Grace Paley's Uniquely Feminine Voice
Writer Alix Kates Shulman remembers the 1960s as an age where men dominated the literary scene — that is, until Grace Paley's quirky urban voice and modernist short stories began to challenge the notion of what constituted great reading.
Source : npr.org | 09-Oct-2008 15:35
French Novelist Wins Nobel Prize In Literature
The Swedish Academy praised Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio for his adventurous novels, essays and children's literature. His work is often about wanderers, people on a quest for meaning and grappling with national histories.
Source : npr.org | 09-Oct-2008 14:29
Controversy Embroils Nobel Literature Prize
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature is announced this morning and it's already drawing attention — for the wrong reasons. Last week, a Nobel official seemed to nix the possibility of an American winner when he said, "Europe still is the center of the literary world ... not the United States."
Source : npr.org | 09-Oct-2008 13:18
King’s kids could cancel book deal
The AP notes that: “A lawsuit involving the three surviving children of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 09-Oct-2008 13:02
Novels Stitch Tightly Woven Tales Of Freedom
Alan Cheuse reviews two historical novels, both with protagonists immersed in sewing and slavery: Breena Clarke's Stand the Storm and Frances de Pontes Peebles' The Seamstress.
Source : npr.org | 08-Oct-2008 22:43
Controversial novel is finally published
The AP notes that the controversial Shirley Jones novel titled “The Jewel of Medina” was published last Monday.
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 08-Oct-2008 17:48
U.S. author of anti-Obama book being deported from Kenya
The AP notes that the author of the anti-Obama book titled “The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 08-Oct-2008 13:03
Tina Fey will write humor book
Reuters reports that Tina Fey, the Saturday Night Live veteran who is being praised for her parody of Sarah Palin,
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 08-Oct-2008 11:14
'Goldengrove' Traces The Contours Of Grief
Nico, the 13-year-old narrator of Francine Prose's new novel, struggles to deal with the loss of her older sister. With her parents barely able to cope, Nico must navigate grief and growing up alone.
Source : npr.org | 08-Oct-2008 03:20
Le Carre Tackles Terror In 'A Most Wanted Man'
John le Carre, a one-time British intelligence officer, has been writing spy stories for more than 40 years. In his latest novel, he explores the complexities of the war on terror.
Source : npr.org | 07-Oct-2008 23:23
Kenya Deports 'Obama Nation' Author
Kenyan authorities have deported Jerome Corsi, the author of The Obama Nation: Leftists Politics and the Cult of Personality. Immigration officials said he didn't have a work permit. Corsi was detained at his hotel and ordered to leave the country.
Source : npr.org | 07-Oct-2008 22:34
Grief — And Growing Up — In 'Goldengrove'
When her sister drowns, 13-year-old Nico must navigate grief and growing up at the same time. Francine Prose's Goldengrove captures the confusion of adolescence tenderly and without condescension.
Source : npr.org | 07-Oct-2008 22:05
New Robinson novel boring reviewer notes
... But to get to it, be prepared to read about piano teachers, gardens, grocery store orders and myriad other
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 07-Oct-2008 17:18
The Prose Of Adolescence, And Sudden Loss
In Francine Prose's new novel, Goldengrove, a sister's sudden death leaves a young girl adrift. Prose is the author of 15 previous novels, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, as well as the nonfiction book Reading Like a Writer.
Source : npr.org | 07-Oct-2008 17:14
Sarah Vowell Finds Humor In Puritan History
Think the Pilgrims were all straight-laced seriousness and tight buckles? Think again, says author Sarah Vowell. In her new book, The Wordy Shipmates, Vowell explores the lively history of America's ancestors. Just who were those folks living in the "shining city on a hill"?
Source : npr.org | 07-Oct-2008 17:09
Rev. Run, Wife Justine Talk Family Values
These days, Reverend Run and his wife, Justine, are best known for their MTV reality show, Run's House. The couple has written a book together, titled Take Back the Family: A Challenge to America's Parents. They join NPR's Tony Cox.
Source : npr.org | 07-Oct-2008 16:58
Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young%@&*!
That is the title to Art Spiegelman’s re-released classic.
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 07-Oct-2008 12:59
Book Review: Vampire Beach Hunted by Alex Duval
Good teenage reading material. Vampires live side by side with humans - but not everyone is happy about it.
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 07-Oct-2008 01:02
Book Review: Manga School wi Selena Lin Draw Your Own Manga by Lin Selena
Manga is proving to be one of the most popular drawing styles currently in vogue.
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 07-Oct-2008 00:47
Book Review: Drawing from your Imagination by Ron Tiner
A perfect gift for a budding artist who wants to know more about imaginative drawing.
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 07-Oct-2008 00:32
Book Review: The Vampire of Ropraz by Jacques Chessex and Donald Wilson
Based on a true story, it highlights the fear and cruelty which humankind sometimes adopts towards those who are different,
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 07-Oct-2008 00:17
Book Review: Ice Cream Con by Jimmy Docherty
This book is guaranteed to raise a smile what with mystery gangsters, exploding bubble gum, missing diamonds and an ice-cream
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 07-Oct-2008 00:02
Obama Biography Spotlights Potential First Lady
To national audience, Michelle Obama is well-known because of her husband's presidential candidacy. But the attorney and businesswoman has an impressive and distinguished career of her own. Liza Mundy, author of Michelle, a new biography of Michelle Obama, writes about the Chicago native's professional aspirations and how they coincided with her Sen. Barack Obama's political journey.
Source : npr.org | 06-Oct-2008 22:51