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Links: That Settles That

Peter Matthiessen took the fiction prize at last night’s National Book Awards…. …at which Maxine Hong Kingston announced that she’s on page 173 of a poem. College kids love Chu… more →

Mark Athitakis' American Fiction Notes

QUOTES: On Losing Sight of God

rhodoraonline wrote 2 months ago: When modern philosophies pronounced God is dead, it was  divine in human that died, not God. H. B.  … more →

Tags: God, Perception, clouding of perception, limitations of perception, losing sight of God, Rabbi Nachmann of Bratzlav, Rainer Maria Rilke, spirituality, The Snow Leapord

The Young One — 1 comment

S. wrote 3 months ago: Many get caught up in Luis Buñuel the surrealist but forget that he was also a humanist, as he repre … more →

Tags: 1960s, 19.60, Civil Rights, Luis Buñuel, México

President Obama must free Leonard Peltier

rogerhollander wrote 5 months ago:  Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman January 23, 2009 www.freepress.org The welcome news that Presi … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Criminal Justice, Race, roger hollander, Amnesty International, Prisoner Abuse, harvey wasserman, Bob Fitrakis, Leonard Peltier

Ken Arnold: What and How I Read in 2008

kenarnold wrote 6 months ago: Occasionally, I have written a blog about my favorite books of the year. Inevitably, I end up talkin … more →

Tags: Publishing, Book Review, eBooks, james Gleick, jane mayer, kindle, Philip Roth, Ron Suskind

Reading Murder Books and Trying to Stay Hip — 13 comments

Pete McDonald wrote 6 months ago: I’m telling you man, this book has it all. Except fly fishing. … more →

Tags: Lit., Florida, Worthless Opinions, offseason entertainment, Shadow Country, Great Books, worthwhile dead tree, one month to catch and release season, winter hiatus reading

Lost Man's River on Youtube — 4 comments

Pete McDonald wrote 7 months ago: The six part series of Peter Matthiessen’s “Lost Man’s River” is on Yo … more →

Tags: Florida, media, Pimped Content, Video, Everglades, Lost Man's River, offseason entertainment, shut-in season, Swamps

5 Gifts That Won't Help You Catch Squat — 13 comments

Pete McDonald wrote 7 months ago: But we like them anyhow. Tarpon. Standard inflight or train commute entertainment while we pretend … more →

Tags: Fly Fishing, Stupid Stuff, Worthless Opinions, stripers forever, tarpon dvd, recession shopping special, tangentially fishing related, everyone loves gift guides, notice the enumerated headline!

"Shadow Country," book for January 2009 — 2 comments

blatherblog wrote 7 months ago: Peter Matthiessen, 2004, author of "Shadow Country: A New Rendering of the Watson Legend. … more →

Tags: New York Times Book Review, Book Club, Books, Reading, Authors, Writers, Literature, History, Life

National Book Award for Shadow Country

rhlibrary wrote 7 months ago: It was announced last night that Peter Matthiessen has won the 2008 National Book Award for fiction … more →

Tags: Announcements, Awards, National Book Award, Shadow Country

Links: That Settles That

Mark Athitakis wrote 8 months ago: Peter Matthiessen took the fiction prize at last night’s National Book Awards…. …a … more →

Tags: Chuck Klosterman, Maxine Hong Kingston, Philip Roth

National Book Awards

bookworm wrote 8 months ago: National Book Awards were announced yesterday. The winners are: Fiction: Shadow Country … more →

Tags: Fiction, National Book Award, Reading, Books, Annette Gordon-Reed, Mark Doty, Judy Blundell

The Last (?) Word on the Shadow Country Controversy — 1 comment

Mark Athitakis wrote 8 months ago: The happily resurrected MobyLives points to a story in today’s New York Times about the debate … more →

Links: Below the Fold — 1 comment

Mark Athitakis wrote 8 months ago: You already know how the story ends, but Rolling Stone’s David Foster Wallace feature still ha … more →

Tags: Danielle Steel, David Foster Wallace, Dennis Cooper, Jonathan Franzen

National Book Award Finalists

bookworm wrote 9 months ago: National Book Award finalists were announced yesterday, and I haven’t read any of them…. … more →

Tags: National Book Award, Books, aleksandar hemon, Rachel Kushner, Marilynne Robinson, salvatore scibona, Drew Gilpin Faust, Annette Gordon-Reed, jane mayer

Our 4 National Book Award Finalists!

rhjen wrote 9 months ago:                               We’re thrilled to announce that Random House, Inc has four Nati … more →

Tags: Announcements, Awards, National Book Award, Maxine Hong Kingston, jane mayer, Tim Tharp, Drew Gilpin Faust

9,000 Hours With Salvatore Scibona — 2 comments

Mark Athitakis wrote 9 months ago: I’ve only read one of the fiction finalists for the National Book Award—Marilynne Robins … more →

Tags: Marilynne Robinson, salvatore scibona

2008 National Book Award Finalists

s.m.h. wrote 9 months ago: Click to read descriptions of each finalist. The finalists for the 2008 National Book Award for Fict … more →

Tags: Books, Aleksander Hemon, Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, National Book Award, salvatore scibona

Why do Elitist Liberals Support Obama? — 267 comments

bostonboomer wrote 9 months ago: A few days ago, I heard famed nature writer and novelist Peter Mathiessen interviewed on the NPR s … more →

Tags: Presidential Election 2008, media, General, Barack Obama, chris bowers

peter matthiessen | zen master

gron wrote 9 months ago: NOTES from the UNDERGROUND No. 156 | October 9, 2008 PETER MATTHIESSEN (NPR Oct. 8, 2008) First: I … more →

Tags: norbert blei, Poetry, Zen, Zen Master, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse


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