December 2012
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Books by Glenn Schaeffer’s Bed
A voracious and eclectic reader, Glenn‘s working on a novel set during the Dust Bowl on the southern plains. Here are his current reads. Why Does the World Exist? by Jim Holt. Holt’s existential inquiry concerns “Why is there something instead of nothing.” Leibnitz redux. It is high physics, classical Christian theology, and values philosophy, [...]
What Do New Writers REALLY Need to Know? Part 2
The Stars and the Moon By Ross Howell This is the second in a series of posts leading up to the 2013 AWP Conference in Boston at which Eric Olsen will moderate a panel on “What We Wish We’d Known” as young writers just starting our careers. Join us March 9, 1:30-2:45 pm, in room [...]
Books by Cheryl Olsen’s Bed
Maybe it’s because it’s the holidays and I’m busy with other stuff. Or because my seasonal sentimentality makes it hard to let go. Or because every nightstand should have a reference—and reverence—section. Whatever the reason, several wonderful books seem to have taken up permanent residence on mine, and I’m happy to have them there. The [...]
Writers on Sleds: Not a Metaphor
Resident prankster Dick Cummins sent this video to add to your holiday smiles. It features appropriately-attired golden girl Sandra Cisneros (see our review of her new book) doing an awesome loop-de-loop; shred head/playwright Sherry Kramer (in a sunshine yellow snow suit) coming from behind to nail a series of great snowboard moves—on a sled!; and [...]
What Do New Writers REALLY Need to Know?
What We Wish We’d Known By Eric Olsen Please mark your calendars for Saturday, March 9, 2013, 1:30-2:45 pm, in room 206 of the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, when novelists Lucy Silag, Jane Smiley, Vu Tran, and Doug Unger will be discussing “What We Wish We’d Known” at the annual meeting of the Association [...]
Books by Sohini Sen’s Bed
Sohini Sen is a feature writer and business journalist for Business Standard, based in Bombay, India. She’s an avid reader and a dancer who says she suffers from hyper-activity. “I am always on the move—trying out something new every other day. I am perennially broke and extremely happy. I buy more books each month than [...]
Joy Harjo’s Poetry on the Table
Word lovers are a generous and appreciative lot. Witness this by Doug Borsom, reporting on the Thanksgiving segment on NPR’s “Morning Edition” about a new poetry anthology, The Hungry Ear. “The poems in the collection are about food and its role in our social connections,” he explains. “Snippets of some of the poems were read [...]
Our December Newsletter Is Out!
With a subject line like “Rock the world with words, the perpetual gift,” you know it’s full of good stuff to make your season brighter. Merry merry!
December Calendar
A blissfully uncomplicated December calendar seems a gift in itself, leaving more time to appreciate the wonders of winter. Old friend Doug Borsom wrote: “Thanksgiving morning, NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ carried a segment about a new poetry anthology The Hungry Ear. The poems in the collection are about food and its role in our social connections. . . In the anchor position and [...]
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