After tackling the subject of, well, everything, Bill Bryson will be back this fall with a book on a seemingly simpler subject: William Shakespeare. But it's not as easy a topic as you might think. Scholars know surprisingly little about the bard.Bryson writes, "We don’t know exactly how many plays he wrote or in what … Continue reading "Your monument shall be my gentle verse"
What’s Cooking
Bill Buford will be on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midmorning" show Monday morning at 10am Central time. You will be able to hear the show or find the archived broadcast on their website.Buford, a one-time fiction editor a the New Yorker, quit his job to learn the cooking trade under various chefs, starting with Mario Batali. … Continue reading What’s Cooking
You’re Well Above Average
According to an AP/Ipsos poll released Wednesday, fully a quarter of Americans did not read a book last year. The Bible tops the list among admitted readers, with popular fiction, histories, biographies and mysteries high up as well. Almost every other category had a readership of under five percent of respondents. You can read the … Continue reading You’re Well Above Average
