Edventures
Mary Huber joins us in Studio A to talk about the upcoming Jane Austen Edventure to England in January.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThe Wharton Salon at The Mount
The Wharton Salon joins The Mount’s year-long celebration of Edith Wharton’s 150th birthday by putting Edith Wharton herself onstage this year in The Inner House, August 15-26. Adapted by Dennis...
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Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece
Henry James has had many biographers, but Michael Gorra has taken an original approach to this great American novelist, combining elements of biography, criticism, and travelogue in re-creating the...
View ArticleWill Schwalbe - The End of Your Life Book Club
When Will Schwalbe’s mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer life for her family and friends didn’t come to a stop, but morphed into something even more beautiful. Her compassion towards others...
View Article"The Accursed" by Joyce Carol Oates
The Accursed is a major historical novel from Joyce Carol Oates - an eerie, unforgettable story of possession, power, and loss in early-twentieth-century» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article"Who Was Dracula?: Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood" by Jim Steinmeyer
In more than a century of vampires in pop culture, only one lord of the night truly stands out: Dracula. Though the name may conjure up images of Bela» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleRead Local! Red Hook Literary Festival
This year’s Read Local! Red Hook Literary Festival takes place this Friday through Sunday. The fest will include “Stories on Stage” Hudson Valley Actors» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWoodstock Writer's Festival - April 18-21
The Woodstock Writers Festival is a collection of writers and their readers who meet for the weekend in Woodstock, NY from April 18-21. It is the 4th» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article"Wool" by Hugh Howey
Wool is by Hugh Howey. In the summer of 2011, Wool was released as a standalone story with little thought that it would ever become so popular. It soon» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleIdeas Matter: New York Council for the Humanities and Summer Reading
We are very happy to continue our new regular feature on The Roundtable, entitled – Ideas Matter: Checking in with the Public Humanities. It is our chance» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article"E. B. White on Dogs" edited by Martha White
In E. B. White on Dogs, the author's granddaughter and manager of his literary estate, Martha White, has compiled the best and funniest of his essays,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleLydia Davis
Lydia Davis, winner of the 2013 Man Booker International Prize, has been called one of the quiet giants . . . of American fiction by the Los Angeles Times» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleConfronting The Classics With Mary Beard
In Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations, Mary Beard, drawing on thirty years of teaching and writing about Greek and Roman» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article“Sydney and Violet" by Stephen Klaidman
Largely forgotten today, Sydney and Violet Schiff were ubiquitous, almost Zelig-like figures in the most important literary movement of the twentieth» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleJohn Irving: On Adaptation At The Williamstown Film Festival 10/30
Novelist John Irving is known for his legendary novels, The World According to Garp, The Hotel New Hampshire, A Widow for One Year and A Prayer for Owen» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article“Norman Mailer: A Double Life” By J. Michael Lennon
Norman Mailer was one of the giants of American letters and one of the most celebrated public figures of his time. He was a novelist, journalist,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleIdeas Matter: PA Humanities Council's "Based On The Book: Bestseller Cinema"
This morning we spotlight the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and their upcoming "Based on the Book: Bestseller Cinema" presentation in Haverford, PA on» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article"A Reader's Book Of Days: True Tales From The Lives And Works Of Writers For...
At this time of year there are all kinds of almanacs that come out that list important days and times in the year in advance - but for readers, those...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article"Critical Mass: Four Decades Of Essays, Reviews, Hand Grenades And Hurrahs"...
From his early 70s dispatches as a critic for the Village Voice on rock and roll, comedy, movies, and television to the literary criticism of the 80s...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleIdeas Matter: MASS Humanities Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart...
This morning we’ll discuss MassHumanities Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care – it’s a six-month long program that allows...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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