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Author Recounts 'The Buffalo Saga'
News | www.npr.org | 3 hours 18 minutes ago
The Buffalo Soldiers have been called the unsung heroes of World War II. James Harden Daugherty was only 19 when he was drafted in the U.S. Army. He left the United States, where he was still abiding by "Coloreds Only" Jim Crow laws, to help fight for freedom and liberation for those abroad.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120668822&ft=1&f=1033
Cover of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue
Blog | oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com | 6 hours 20 minutes ago
The Delete Key Awards have shown through finalists James McGreevey and Newt Gingrich that neither Democrats nor Republicans have a monopoly on bad writing. Should a politician make the 2010 shortlist due out in February? I haven’t read Going Rogue, but reviews suggest that it could be a candidate.
Lips Touch
Blog | www.phoenixbookcompany.com | 9 hours 42 minutes ago
In this deliciously tempting collection of stories, Laini Taylor and illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, offer fragrant, forbidden fruit that begs to be tasted, relished and devoured. The stories in Lips Touch are three tales of supernatural love, each pivoting on a kiss that is no mere kiss, but an
Middle grade fantasy & science fiction review roundup
Blog | www.wandsandworlds.com | 12 hours 12 minutes ago
I've been busy these days reading YA SFF for the Cybils, and haven't had much time to read the middle grade books. If you're looking for good fantasy or science fiction for middle grade readers, Cybils panelist Charlotte has rounded up MG SFF reviews for the week on her blog, Charlotte's Library.
http://www.wandsandworlds.com/blog1/2009/11/middle-grade-fantasy-science-fiction.html
Dull Boy sounds great--I'm definitely going to che...
Blog | writingya.blogspot.com | 14 hours 20 minutes ago
This is a favorite genre subdivision -- epic heroes and heroines. Not quite as good as X-men, or the MiB, none of these novels have quite the same feel as comic book pages beneath one's fingers... but you've gotta admit, they're pretty darned close. Warrior priestesses are pretty much superheroes.
Word Play: Going global
News | www.latimes.com | 16 hours 18 minutes ago
Children's books translated or imported from other parts of the globe can be, well, a bit odd. Even the beloved Roald Dahl , a widely recognized classic in the world of children's literature, can be, for many American readers, an acquired taste -- less so for kids, to be sure, who eat up his
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-caw-word-play22-2009nov22,0,6296198.story
Your favorite family novels
News | www.chicagotribune.com | 18 hours 18 minutes ago
Over the river and through the woods and across cyberspace they came, the many e-mails responding to my request for suggestions about great family novels. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I thought it was an excellent time to reflect upon which books are best at exploring families -- good
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/chi-1122-ae-lit-life-sidebarnov22,0,1480017.column
Non-fiction: "Woodrow Wilson: A Biography," by John Milton Cooper Jr.
News | www.post-gazette.com | 19 hours 18 minutes ago
Franklin Roosevelt probably engendered more words about his career than any other 20th-century president, but I wager Woodrow Wilson isn't far behind.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1014899-148.stm?cmpid=books.xml
Book Review: War Dances by Sherman Alexie
Blog | blogcritics.org | Nov 21, 2009
That's the ultimate magic trick behind a short story and Sherman Alexie is a conjurer without equal. <img alt="" border="0"
Crime Fiction -- The Novels of Benjamin Black
News | irish-fiction.suite101.com | Nov 21, 2009
Benjamin Black better known among literary circles as John Banville has successfully entered the detective thriller and crime fiction genre with his noir mystery trilogy.
http://irish-fiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/crime_fiction_the_novels_of_benjamin_black
