Books

Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 2:41pm

In the News: Books and Oscar Nods

The 2012 Academy Awards Nominations List was announced this week. The academy invites us to “celebrate the movies in all of us,” but celebrating and recognizing the books and tales that led to the movies is a little more my speed.

Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:28am

Happy Beloved Author Birthday Week!

As Google reminds us with its delightful doodle,* Mark Twain was born 176 years ago today. Also born this week: L.M. Montgomery (today) and Louisa May Alcott, Madeleine L’Engle, and C.S. Lewis (all yesterday).

Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 9:45am

Once Upon a Time There Was a Book

The literary world has been enchanted by the art and poetic gesture of a mysterious book sculptor. At the beginning of March 2011, the first of seven intricate paper sculptures was anonymously left at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh (guardian.co.uk).