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Dinner With Buddha
Roland Merullo’s DINNER WITH BUDDHA is Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week for April 20, 2015
The Loft Celebrates 40th Birthday
THE LOFT, the country’s largest nonprofit literary arts center, is set to celebrates its 40th birthday in August. It was started by Marly Rusoff when, as a young bookseller in Minneapolis, she gathered a number of poets and writers in a room above her campus bookstore… see more…
Four Years in the Mountains of Kurdistan
FOUR YEARS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF KURDISTAN Aram Haigaz first-hand account of his exile following the Armenian Genocide of 1915, makes Kirkus Reviews’ list of essential reads on this long neglected historical tragedy
Where They Found Her
Kimberly McCreight’s WHERE THEY FOUND HER receives a Kirkus Starred review (February 15, 2015)and also early praise from Jody Picoult and Gillian Flynn.
The International Bank of Bob
Bob Harris’ THE INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BOB was selected as one of the ten Best Books of 2014 by China Times, announced at a ceremony in Taipei on January 10, 2015. Bob spoke to the audience through a video he made.
Carol Wall Dies at Age 63
Carol Wall, author of MISTER OWITA’S GUIDE TO GARDENING and cherished mother, wife and teacher has passed away at age 63. See more here…
Something Rich and Strange
Ron Rash’s story collection SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE receives a Booklist Starred Review (November 15, 2015)
Something Rich and Strange
Ron Rash speaks about his new story collection SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE and his writing life with Kerri Miller of Minnesota Public Radio. See here a great interview…
The World Made Straight
The movie based on Ron Rash’s novel THE WORLD MADE STRAIGHT, called a coming-of-age thriller, starring Jeremy Irvine is planned for distribution by Millennium Entertainment in February 2015. See more here…
Pat Conroy Honored by The Citadel
Pat Conroy, a former point guard on the Citadel’s basketball team (class of 1967) and an avid fan of the sport will be honored in November 2014 by his alma mater when he is inducted as an honorary member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame… See Post and Courier (SC) report on this here…