Stunt journalist Stefan Fatsis trained with the Denver Broncos football team for three months to become a big-league place kicker. He tells the story in his new book A Few Seconds of Panic : A 5-foot-8, 170-pound, 43-year-old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL. Fatsis recently took part in an online chat with readers of the … Continue reading Stefan Fatsis
Author: Anders
It’s Official
The voters have spoken, and their choice for the Best of the Booker Prize winners is Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. Thirty-six percent of the votes cast in the competition were for Rushdie's allegorical history of India.Details of the BotB are here--David E
For Highpockets
Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl's latest summer reading recommendations include a book that a friend of mine has long raved about. The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread is finally available again. First printed in 1965, TGTSSB tells the story of nine-year-old Morris Bird III and his hike home across Cleveland. You can even read an excerpt … Continue reading For Highpockets
Musings from Magers and Quinn 