The indefatigable John Jodzio, author of If You Lived Here You'd Already Be Home, is taking his act on the road. He's touring the West Coast. If you'll be out that way, check him out. And please encourage your friends to go to his readings:Saturday, 9/4 -- Portland -- Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak, 7pmTuesday, … Continue reading Bon Voyage
Beautiful Words
Toronto's Postertext makes posters that use words from classic books to make pictures for your wall. You can choose Moby Dick, Kafka's The Metamorphis, and even the New Testament. Decorate your mind as well as your wall. See them all at postertext.com.Tip of the hat to Flavorwire.--David E
"They’re apes and we’re apes.”
In order to write her latest novel, Ape House (available September 7), Sara Gruen--author of the bestselling novel Water for Elephants--studied linguistics and a system of lexigrams so that she could communicate directly with the bonobos living at the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa. Gruen now considers them to be part of her … Continue reading "They’re apes and we’re apes.”