The Trumpet of the Swan - 7/11/2007 9:41:35 PM
E.B. White was born on July 11 1899 in Mount Vernon New York. White is known as a famous novelist and essayist known for The Trumpet of the Swan Charlotte's...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258150.htm
Harry Potter-dom Slipping into Oblivion? - 7/11/2007 9:41:35 PM
With the much-anticipated release of the final Harry Potter book just days away we must now pause for a few moments to reflect... What was life like before the young...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258148.htm
Where's Your Dictionary When You Need It? - 7/11/2007 9:41:35 PM
I both love and hate reading in bed when I want to fall asleep. Some days I can only get in a few words of reading before my lids close...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258151.htm
Who's the Greatest Wizard of Them All... - 7/11/2007 9:41:35 PM
I can hear Harry Potter now: "Mirror mirror on the wall. Who's the greatest wizard of them all?(Well I can imagine it anyway...) You can find out who was voted the...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258152.htm
What About the "Other" Shelley? - 7/11/2007 9:41:35 PM
It's true. When somebody mentions Shelley which Shelley comes to mind? Is it the famous author of Frankenstein or the revolutionary Romantic poet (famous for his association with Lord Byron...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258144.htm
Hemingway's Cats - 7/11/2007 9:41:35 PM
Ernest Hemingway's six-toed cats are in the news again according to an AP article via Forbes.com. The cats are listed as an attraction of the Hemingway Home & Museum in...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258147.htm
100 Years of Heinlein... - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
On July 7 1907 Robert Heinlein was born in Butler Missouri. He would become one of the greatest masters of the science fiction genre (with Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258146.htm
Emma Lazarus - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
Who wrote the poem that appears by the Statue of Liberty? Emma Lazarus is famous as the poet of The New Colossus which appears on the plaque by the Statue of...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258149.htm
To Kill a Mockingbird - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
Why would you kill a mockingbird? Harper Lee is famous for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (she also received the Pulitzer Prize). In this famous work of fiction Harper Lee...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258142.htm
The 4th! - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
It's the 4th of July. We call it Independence Day in the U.S.--the day we all hang out watch the fireworks and think about how many years this country has...
http://classiclit.about.com/b/a/258132.htm
I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
In the psychological thriller I Heard That Song Before Mary Higgins Clark takes the reader deep into the mysteries of the human mind where memories may be the most dangerous...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256466.htm
The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
In The Partly Cloudy Patriot Sarah Vowell known for her journalistic contributions to PRI's This American Life travels through the American past and in doing so investigates the roads of...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256465.htm
Fiona Sampson at The Guardian's Poetry Workshop - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
The Guardian's Poetry Workshop for July features award-winning British poet Fiona Sampson with an exercies on listening to poetry: "In short listening is a way of paying attention which notices one...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256464.htm
Man Booker International Prize - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
The award ceremony for the Man Booker International Prize took place in Oxford today. For Chair of Judges Elaine Showalter?s speech and to view Chinua Achebe?s acceptance speech please go to...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256463.htm
Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
"Clare a Ph.D. psychologist and divorce therapist is a widow whose husband died in what may have been a hunting accident. Her step-daughter Haley is married with two young children...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256462.htm
Harry Potter Book Reviews and Trivia Questions - 7/11/2007 9:41:36 PM
Amid rumours and spoilers and speculation about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows one thing is certain - we'll have the seventh and final book of J.K. Rowling's world of...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256461.htm
This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley - 7/11/2007 9:41:37 PM
No more excuses. "Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls " bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. Anyone can write a novel now and in this essential...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256459.htm
Books for Dad - 7/11/2007 9:41:37 PM
How about sending Dad a good book for Father's Day? Even if he doesn't read it you can! And to help ensure your successful choice we've pulled a few out...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256458.htm
NYTBR: "Get With the Program" - 7/11/2007 9:41:37 PM
In yesterday's NYTBR essay (June 10 2007) Rachel Donadio explores the use of technology by novelists: Richard Powers uses Microsoft OneNote to map character interaction; Vikram chandra similarly uses Microsoft...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256457.htm
Oprah's Book Club: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - 7/11/2007 9:41:37 PM
Jeffrey Eugenides' first novel The Virgin Suicides was translated into fifteen languages and made into a feature film. Middlesex published in 2002 met with similar acclaim. In fact it won...
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/a/256456.htm