Blogs about: William Kennedy

What is it with cars in novels?

Azalea wrote 5 days ago: Years ago I picked up Empire Falls to read because I thought it had to do with upstate NY (the Empir … more →

Tags: albany-ny, Claire Cook, dishcloth, Elmore-Pisgah, Emma, Empire Falls, Jane Austen, Lily Sugar'n Cream, Mrs. Elton

A Few Recent Reads

hstbooks wrote 4 weeks ago: … more →

Tags: Book Stuff, Alberto Moravia, Joseph O' Connor, Peter Ustinov, Richard Wilson

Five Questions with Mindy Friddle, author of Secret Keepers — 3 comments

jillianclemmons wrote 1 month ago: Written with the warmth of Lee Smith and the magical touch of Alice Hoffman, Secret Keepers is a beg … more →

Tags: readers, Author Interviews, mindy friddle, Secret Keepers, The Garden Angel, Ironweed, the bluest eye, toni morrison, Ann Tyler

Reading and Flirting With Fakename — 15 comments

fakename2 wrote 2 months ago: Maybe.  The reading is for certain;  the flirting part is iffy.  We’ll get to that later.  One … more →

Tags: Books, sex in books, Flirting, Janet Evanovich, Reading

c'mon man, its vintage base ball — 1 comment

felicia wrote 2 months ago: the lovely Gritlad – coverboy for extreme antiquated sports!! this fine portrait graced the c … more →

Tags: gritlad, Vintage Baseball

The Crying Map

Tony Fitzpatrick wrote 3 months ago: In the exqiusite Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Ironweed, author William Kennedy introduces us to Fra … more →

Tags: hobo, hobo alphabet, Art, Ironweed

Forgiveness — 1 comment

familyfaithonline wrote 4 months ago: William Kennedy won a Pulitzer prize for Ironweed, the story of Francis Phelan, a man who accidental … more →

Tags: Faith Development, God, Incarnation, Forgiveness, Grace, Michaelangelo, Pieta, Failures, false pride

Albany Weed: William Kennedy

charlieblizz wrote 6 months ago: My knowledge of William Kennedy is admittedly limited. Like many authors that I have come to read mu … more →

Tags: Writers, small town, Albany, Billy Phelen, Francis Phelen, Ironweed, legs, Billy Phelen's Greatest Game, Hunter Thompson

The Swedish Bikini Team Legend — 5 comments

Patrick Scullin wrote 8 months ago:   A first-- ad characters get a 'Playboy' cover and pictorial     Sixteen years ago, five s … more →

Tags: Advertising/Marketing, Patrick Scullin, swedish bikini team, Old Milwaukee, Hal Riney & Partners, Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill, Stroh Brewery, Playboy

Fear And Loathing After JFK Was Assassinated — 1 comment

hstbooks wrote 10 months ago: Quite possibly the first time Hunter used the phrase “Fear and Loathing” was November 2 … more →

Tags: My Stuff, Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, the proud highway, JFK, John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Hunter S. Thompson Rolling Stone Tributes In Issues 970 And 1036

hstbooks wrote 11 months ago: Writing for Rolling Stone magazine was a huge part of Hunter’s life and he was a huge part of … more →

Tags: HST Rolling Stone, Battle of Aspen, Douglas Brinkley, fear and loathing in las vegas, Gene McGarr, George Mc Govern, Gonzo, Gonzo Journalism, Hunter S. Thompson

Sunday Morsel 2

mjneal wrote 1 year ago: …that only a bet on the impossible makes sense. It is an act of faith and courage requiring an … more →

Tags: roscoe, sunday morsel

This Just Ain't Right

cedricstudio wrote 1 year ago: Warning: This post is way off-topic. Please indulge me. I just finished listening to today’s … more →

Tags: bill kennedy, Focus on the Family, injustice, Judicial System


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