Articles Tagged with #books
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place
What was the book about? It’s about three children who are raised in the woods by wolves, and then they’re found and brought back to a...
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Birnbaum V.
Ron Rash, Redux
Our man in Boston talks with writer Ron Rash about his latest book, America’s great regional voices, the high percentage of readers in New Zealand and Australia, and the misery that accompanies putting a novel together, where it’s rather more fun to stick pencils in your eyes.
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Our Passions, Our Day Jobs
Down and Out in a Repurposed Troop Carrier
Stunt memoirs are ubiquitous: writers who eat, pray, and love straight into their bank accounts. But what happens when the material for your book—for which you took a dozen amusement park jobs to acquire—isn’t all hijinks and zany locals? What if it’s rather nice?
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Reading Roulette
Nikolai Klimontovich
Our series of contemporary Russian literature continues—six months, six stories from some of Russia’s best working writers, plus interviews with their authors, all of it sponsored by Powells.com. This month we feature one of Moscow’s finest chroniclers.
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
狼王梦 (Lang Wang Meng)
What was the book about? It is an animal story. It is about a mother wolf and her son. What was your favorite part? She hopes her son can become...
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
Barbapapa: La Robe
What was the book about? This book is about Barbabelle, who wants a dress and who decides to make it herself. What was your favorite part? My favorite part is...
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Birnbaum V.
Jess Walter
Our man in Boston sits down with the author of The Financial Lives of the Poets to talk about his latest novel, how to survive in Hollywood, the ins and outs of contemporary publishing, and that unheralded Paris of the Northwest, Spokane.
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
The Gruffalo’s Child
What was the book about? It was about the Gruffalo’s child trying to find the Big Bad Mouse. What was your favorite part? When the little mouse was...
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
La Mammouth Académie
What was the book about? This book is about a mammoth named Oscar who is going to school and finds funny footprints, with two feet instead of four. One day,...
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
Relato de un Náufrago
What was the book about? The story was about a sailor from Colombia who was in a navy ship. A big wave crashes the ship and the sailor falls out...
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Spoofs & Satire
Fifty States of Grey
A trilogy of erotic novels are sweeping America, scheduled to sell 20 million copies this week. Here, a state-by-state guide on how the books are being adapted for local markets.
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Birnbaum V.
Kathryn Harrison
Our man in Boston and the author discuss her latest novel, Enchantments, the writing process, how book reviewing works at the New York Times, what it’s like to be nastied, and the life and times of two writers raising children without a television in the house.