Sat 6 Mar 2010
Sunday Routine | Rebecca Stead: Pen Down, Brain Off
Filed under: Upper West Side (NYC), Stead, Rebecca, Writing and Writers, Books and Literature, Families and Family Life, Children and Youth — @ 1:25 am

Rebecca Stead, an author of children’s books, at home on West 107th Street, with her younger son, Eli.Why the author of the prize-winning children’s book “When You Reach Me” sets aside Sunday as a time for not writing.


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Thu 4 Mar 2010
Book on Spitzer’s Downfall Sets Off Angry Replies
Filed under: Constantine, Lloyd, Books and Literature, Ethics, Spitzer, Eliot L, Politics and Government — @ 4:10 am

Eliot Spitzer called an account by his former senior adviser “self-serving and largely inaccurate.”


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Sat 27 Feb 2010
Arts | Westchester: A Tragedy of Freedom and Humanity Denied
Filed under: Morrison, Toni, Opera, Westchester County (NY), Books and Literature — @ 4:34 am

Toni Morrison wrote the libretto for “Flight to Freedom: The Story of Margaret Garner,” returning to the tragedy which inspired “Beloved,” her 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.


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Thu 25 Feb 2010
Selma G. Hirsh, Humanitarian, Dies at 92
Filed under: American Jewish Committee, Hirsh, Selma G, Writing and Writers, Books and Literature, Deaths (Obituaries) — @ 6:35 am

A longtime executive of the American Jewish Committee, Ms. Hirsh also co-wrote a history of the organization.


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Thu 11 Feb 2010
Unsealed Letters Offer Glimpse of Salinger
Filed under: Salinger, J D, Morgan Library & Museum, Letters, Books and Literature — @ 7:23 pm

A set of 11 letters that are being made public offer a view of his writing habits and his fascination with pop culture.


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Thu 11 Feb 2010
Salinger’s Letters, Once a Secret, Share a New Story
Filed under: Salinger, J D, Morgan Library & Museum, Letters, Books and Literature — @ 6:34 pm

Two weeks after J.D. Salinger’s death at age 91, 11 letters by the private author are being made public.


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Tue 9 Feb 2010
Big City: Seeing How Far $100 Can Go
Filed under: Books and Literature, Philanthropy — @ 12:38 am

A Brooklyn writer is celebrating four years of giving her friends cash and asking them to find ways to donate.


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Tue 9 Feb 2010
Big City: Seeing How Far $100, and a Bit of Creative Generosity, Can Go
Filed under: Books and Literature, Philanthropy — @ 12:06 am

A writer in Brooklyn is celebrating four years of giving her friends a fistful of cash and challenging them to find interesting ways to donate.


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Mon 8 Feb 2010
Seeing How Far $100, and a Bit of Creative Generosity, Can Go
Filed under: Books and Literature, Philanthropy — @ 10:22 pm

A writer in Brooklyn is celebrating four years of giving her friends a fistful of cash and challenging them to find interesting ways to donate.


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Fri 5 Feb 2010
NYC: Did Salinger Leave a Word for Posterity?
Filed under: Salinger, J D, Archives and Records, Writing and Writers, Books and Literature — @ 4:46 am

Hoping for any unpublished works, yellowing letters or random notes to complete an artist’s biography.


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