While I don't usually think of the paper as a great source for literary news, USA Today today confounded my expectations and printed both an article on Irene Nemirovsky and an excerpt from her newly-released book Fire in the Blood.Nemirovsky wrote over twenty books before she was killed in Auschwitz in 1942, but Suite Francaise, … Continue reading Undiscovered

The radio show Fresh Air has just posted two good author interviews:Alan Greenspan talks about his latest book The Age of Turbulence. (Find it here.) Unlike Bloomberg.com, I didn't find him easy or breezy (see yesterday's posting on that, below), but he's very interesting nonetheless. Listen for the discussion of his romance with Ayn Rand … Continue reading Air Fresheners

I just stumbled upon the blog Beyond the Bestseller and was impressed with today's item, a list of suggested books. I'd actually like to read many of them:Three Bags Full, in which a flock of sheep solves the murder of their herder,Museum: Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Danny Danziger, andChasing … Continue reading Recommended Recommendations