Category Archives: reading & writing

Where Is William Wharton?

Posted on May. 3, 2007 by Jody

UPDATE (Oct. 30/08): Apparently he died yesterday. I’m saddened by the news. See William Wharton, 1925-2008. William Wharton is the author of Birdy, Dad, A Midnight Clear, and many other excellent books. He has written non-fiction, too, including Ever After: … Continue reading →

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Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007

Posted on Apr. 12, 2007 by Phillip

Kurt Vonnegut died yesterday. I only read his short stories. UPDATE: Nearly every paper on the planet has published an article about Kurt Vonnegut in the past 24 hours. Here’s one from the Globe and Mail.

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Arthur Koestler Quotes

Posted on Mar. 8, 2007 by Phillip

I’ve been reading Arthur Koestler‘s book The Sleepwalkers. Here are some quotes: …I have been interested, for a long time, in the psychological process of discovery as the most concise manifestation of man’s creative faculty — and in that converse … Continue reading →

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Penis, Vagina, Vulva, and Scrotum

Posted on Mar. 5, 2007 by Jody

A bunch of idiots want to ban the award (the Newbery, for children’s literature) winning book The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron because it contains the word “scrotum” several times. The author writes about the controversy: There’s a … Continue reading →

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Beethoven And Libraries

Posted on Feb. 22, 2007 by Jody

I’m cleaning out my Bloglines posts that I’ve marked “Keep New”. Here are two from J-Walk I’ve had for months: Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, an interactive, Flash-required application that can help you appreciate this wonderful piece of … Continue reading →

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